Berean Bible Church - Virginia

Today we have some Christians quoting the Book of Enoch as if it were Scripture, or at least a true interpretation of Scripture in order to prove their view, while others dismiss it as a fabricated legend without merit, or worse, heresy.

A look at the apostasy of Cain, Baalam and Korah and the chiasm of Jude.

Jude's history lesson was also a reminder to the Church itself. An incentive for them to steer clear from these men and their influence.

What does the Bible say about hell as a place of eternal conscious punishment?

In our darkest moments of life, where is God to be found?

So what is a chiasm or symmetric parallelism? It is a writing style that uses a unique repetition pattern to show clarity and emphasis within a story.

If you believe that marriage is only between a man and a woman and that homosexuality is a sin, why would you expect people who don't follow Christ to embrace that?

Why was it that Yahweh judged Sodom? Was it because of their in-hospitality or violence?

An eye-opening look at the traits and sayings of a Rabbi, and how Yeshua followed the same pattern.

In Jude's second example of apostasy and judgment, Jude mentions sinning messengers. Let's examine verse 6 and see if it helps us determine if these messengers are human or divine.

Angels, what are they? Some say angel simply means messenger and always implied a human entity with a message. What examples do we find in the Scriptures to defend or dismiss such a view?

Jude reminds his readers to remember the judgement that came down upon Israel for their disbelief after being miraculously brought out of Egypt, and warns them of doing the same. A timely message applicable to America too.

Being a biblical father is much more than just having kids and prociding for them. God's Word is able to teach all we need to be a father, so study and apply it.

Verse four is actually an introductory verse on apostasy. The next three verses give us illustrations of three different aspects of apostasy.

I said in our first study of Jude that there were 14 triads in this book, but I now see twenty of these triads in the twenty five verses of Jude. So what's up with these triads?

Jude’s purpose in writing was to warn the church against overlooking false teachers who had infiltrated it. They were people who perverted grace.

Jude echos many of the New testament texts that discuss those who are called by God. What does this mean?

Jude is an Epistle that has to do primarily not with doctrinal apostasy, although that is here, but with moral apostasy. In other words, the apostasy about which Jude is concerned is moral apostasy, departure from the faith in the moral sense.

What are some of the difference between the old and new covenant? Who were the NT scriptures written to and how does that affect our reading of it today?

The sons of God procreating with the daughters of men - what is going on here? Men? Angels? Kings? A look at the more common views on the topic, and a defense of the supernatural.

An examination of what Paul had to say to the believers in Corinth about the Second Coming of Christ. This is a controversial subject today with most of the Church looking forward to a future coming of Christ that will end the world as we know it.

Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the church, and more particularly we'll be discussing church polity. Church polity is a branch of ecclesiology that addresses the organizational structure and hierarchy of the church.

The single most significant event in the history of the human race took place on the first Sunday after Passover in about the year A.D. 30. It's the day we're celebrating today; "Resurrection Sunday," or it could be called "The Feast of First Fruits."

Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the church, and more particularly we'll be discussing church polity. Church polity is a branch of ecclesiology that addresses the organizational structure and hierarchy of the church.

Have you noticed that you are not blessed with having to never go through the same pain and difficulties that unbelievers face? Christians still deal with severe pain in this life. Christians have bad marriages. Have you ever gone through financial difficulties? Have you ever lost a job? And there is still physical suffering.