Getting Started

If I said this lesson was about patronage, benefaction and clients in Roman society, would you have much interest? Maybe not. What if I said, “This lesson will introduce you to the social setting for understanding grace?” That just moved the topic into relevance, right? 

Let’s join Dr. deSilva for a discussion of the social institutions and expectations that explain our relationship to the divine Patron. You may be surprised at how useful this image is in our understanding of our eternal security.