Shawn's teaching examines Genesis 18-19, focusing on Sodom and Gomorrah, Sarah's laughter, Lot's actions, and divine messengers as God's representatives, not preincarnate Jesus.

Circumcision and baptism symbolize dedication but require heart transformation. True faith, love, and spiritual growth are essential, transcending rituals. Abraham's faith exemplifies joy and commitment.

Covenant with God and Abraham; spiritual growth is divine, not human-driven. Emphasizes humility, faith over law, spiritual over physical transformation, and heart's circumcision.

Paul's allegory in Galatians 4 contrasts Hagar's bondage with Sarah's freedom, symbolizing liberation through faith in Christ and the heavenly Jerusalem, not the Law.

Believers are adopted as God's heirs through faith, not merit, moving from servitude to freedom in Christ. Spiritual maturity involves embracing God's guidance over human efforts.

Hagar's divine encounter highlights faith over law, paralleling Paul's teachings. Shawn emphasizes spiritual maturity, adoption as God's children, and freedom in Christ.

The teaching explores the "angel of the Lord" as the preincarnate Christ, supporting a binitarian view of God, and discusses Ishmael's role in divine plans across faiths.

Genesis 16 highlights Sarai offering Hagar to Abram, leading to conflict and prophecy. Shawn's teaching emphasizes monogamy, gender equality in Christ, and women's roles.

Shawn's teaching explores Abram's covenant with God, symbolic rituals, and contrasts Old and New Covenants, emphasizing faith, sacrifice, and spiritual transformation.

Faith is confidence in God's promises, essential for righteousness, exemplified by biblical figures. Genuine faith, as per James, is shown through love and actions.