Bible 805

Reading the Bible in Chronological Order is one of the most life-changing things you can do. It will strengthen your faith and help you grow as a disciple of Jesus. This lesson is an overview of the reasons why people don't read the Bible in chronological order and the benefits of reading it in chronological order. Go to the following link for the notes and link to the video on the lesson: https:/...

The word “advent” means arrival or coming, referring to the coming of Jesus to be born as a baby. Traditionally, we celebrate it by lighting candles, reading devotions, and preparing our hearts for Christmas. That’s all wonderful, but I there’s much more to the totality of Advent—when we look a little more closely at it—we find that the coming of Jesus, to save and dwell with his people, expands o...

Like many of you, I feel like I never have enough time to do all the study and preparation I would like for the Bible classes I teach. There is always one more resource, one more commentary, one more word study I wish I had time to look at. Though that frustration will most likely never totally go away in this earthly life, I have found some tools that enable me to do a much greater depth of study...

In this lesson, here are THREE Hermeneutical tools that will help us properly interpret the Bible 1. Understand genre—is it a comic book or a cookbook? 2. Beware of the hapax—passages or words mentioned only once 3. Embrace humility—we know so little and so many have gone before us, not one of us is the final authority or expert and so we apply this by using the tools given to us by others in the...

Hermeneutics is the art and science of interpreting the Bible—in other words helping us understand what it means for our everyday lives. Instead of a list of rules that are hard to tie to actual verses and even more to life application, this lesson takes the popular verse of Jeremiah 29: 11 that says, For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm yo...

After the decision was made as to which books would go into our Bibles , i t was still a long, complex, and difficult time before most people had what we take for granted—our own Bibles in the language we speak. When we see staid, serious, old-fashioned pictures of Bible translators we have no idea of their sacrifices and heroics involved in bringing us God’s Word as we have it today. In this less...

Who decided what books are in the Bible?  Many have heard the term, "Canonicity" used with this topic, what does it mean? How did they or whoever was responsible, decide? These are incredibly important questions for us to answer because if the books that make up our Bibles, the “canon” of Scripture are merely the result of human effort and decision, it doesn’t matter if we read them or what w...

A primary criticism of the New Testament is that critics say that Christians intentionally left out and/or suppressed certain writings, primarily what we call the Gnostic Gospels and that they should be part of our New Testament and aren’t. It isn't just scholars who are affected by these views. Consider this quote: “It seems to me that the only true Christians were the Gnostics, who believed in s...

Many people assume the New Testament was written hundreds of years after the life of Christ. If that was true, how then do we know that what was talked about in the Bible, his miracles and especially his resurrection from the dead, how do we know those aren’t real, but myths and legends that developed many years after He lived? These are important questions, and we need to answer them correctly (a...

In the previous lesson on our series, How We Got Our Bibles , we looked at the Apocrypha, the series of books written between the Old and New Testaments, and the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible done at that time. As interesting as the writing of these two collections are (and they are fascinating—so be sure to check out the lesson on them) much more was going on at this time...

Many people are familiar with the books that are placed in some Bibles between the Old Testament and the New Testament but what are they and are they important for us to read to learn about God and to grow in our Christian lives? The best way to answer those questions correctly is to look at the history of when and how they were written and how they relate to the Septuagint, the Greek translation...

For those of you who have used the resources on the Bible805 website, podcast, and video, I have expanded them for you and want to tell you about them here. Click the following link to go to the Bible805 website: https://www. Bible805.com Click the following link to go to the Bible805 Academy: https://www.payhip.com/Bible805Academy

The Old Testament makes up a large section of our Bibles, but though many people are familiar with the first part of it with the stories of Creation and the early characters in Biblical history, many people stop there. Unfortunately also is the idea many people have of the Old Testament is that it is a collection of ancient stories and fables and not something based on true history that can be obj...

This lesson is a little longer and more complex than some because it covers a grouping of topics that are related and foundational to your understanding of the Bible, AND in many ways more importantly how you respond to it. If on the one hand, we believe the Bible is the creation of human authors, what I call the “short story view of the Bible,” though we feel it might have some inspiring and mora...

To many, the Trinity is especially hard to understand in the Old Testament, particularly when we look at the Shema, which says “our God is One.” How can that key belief support the idea of the Trinity? In this lesson you’ll see how the very words themselves support it fully in that in Hebrew, both “God” and the word “One” are plural nouns, and not only is the word “God, Elohim” the plural noun use...

In the first lesson we looked at how the members of the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are uncreated, co-equal, and eternal persons. In this lesson, we look at what makes them ONE God and that is their attributes or substance. This is what all members of the Trinity have in common and what makes them unique. We will look at the attributes of justice, holiness, love,...

Many people think that the Trinity is one of the hardest, if not an impossible doctrine to understand. I totally disagree and this series of 3 parts will show you why and help you understand it. In this lesson, in contrast to views the widely held, but totally incorrect view that the Trinity is “like ice, water, and steam” which is, in reality, the ancient heresy of Modalism that has God morphing...

Do you ever feel like you are the only one who cares about advancing the Kingdom of God? Of sharing the good news about Jesus and helping people grow in their faith? If so, I've got some resources for you! In my Bible805 ministry, I wanted to reach people I don't normally reach, and as I thought about how in Exodus God not only gave people His laws in a very big book, but also told them to write H...

It has been a while since I've been in touch and I greatly apologize. Lots has been going on and in this podcast I update you on everything and tell you about some exciting new resources I have for you.  For links to all the resources that I mention in the podcast, CLICK HERE . 

In our previous lesson on the Prophet Micah we talked about what God requires of us and His requirements are summarized in Micah 6:8 that tells us we are to “Do justice, Love mercy, and Walk humbly with our God.” But then the question comes up of WHY do bad things happen to us when we are trying so hard to be good, so we will take a little digression from our discussion of the prophets and explore...

What does God want us to do, and how are we supposed to live in a way that is pleasing to Him? Is it for us to do big, extravagant actions to demonstrate our faith? Or are small acts of devotion what God requires? This week, we’ll look at what God says is the way of life that pleases Him in our lesson from the Prophet Micah.  I trust you'll find the message encouraging as God's demands are no...

Though it sounds complex, the topic of this lesson has important and practical implications for how you live day-to-day. Let me explain—as this lesson shows, God's view of time, seeing and knowing all that is past, present, and future is what enables us to understand prophecy and trust that what He promised in the past He will fulfill in the future just as He made promises in the past in the Old T...

What does it mean to be a Christian? What is Christian salvation all about? I created this podcast to tell you about an infographic with verses included explaining the meaning of what Christian salvation is all about. CLICK HERE to download the graphic or if the link doesn't work, go to https://www. Bible805.com . I put it together as part of a series of lessons I was doing in my Sunday School cla...

Why do you think God has you go through hard times? Is it because God doesn’t love you? Is it because He’s trying to teach you something? Or is it another reason? I have challenging and not always easy answers for you in the lesson today. For links to notes and a video on this lesson, click the following link: https://wp.me/pazrJD-qZ For many resources and materials that will help you know, trust,...

What kind of religion pleases God?  Is going to church enough? Do we need to read our Bibles every day? What about taking care of the less fortunate? People asked the same questions when the prophet Amos lived, and we’ll look at his answers in our podcast today. There are a number of intense, but practical applications coming, please hang in there until the end as this is very important. For...