2015 New Year Area-Wide Worship Service
On 12 January there was a new year area-wide worship service. This is the first one of the three lectures I speak on Romans from January to March. I speak once a month for the three months. On the 12, I spoke twice both in the morning and the afternoon. The morning lesson is an exhortation from Romans. The title is “pure faith.” I think it is very applicable to Japanese Christians who bring their previous religious experiences to Christianity. As a result, their faith is not as pure as the Bible teaches.
In the afternoon I spoke and explained the historical and cultural backgrounds of Romans and the message of Romans 1-4. I think both lessons went well. The second lecture will be on 21 February.