Bible Study With Jairus

Bible Study With Jairus Acts 10 (Part 2) The Story of Peter and Cornelius: A Faith Leader and a Political Leader Collaborate to Bring the Gospel to the World   Should Christians be involved in politics? And how does that question relate to the story of Cornelius and Peter? That is what we will learn in this devotional.   I have been taught in church for many years that Christians should not get in...

Bible Study with Jairus Revelation 18 (Part 4) Sorting Good from Bad: The Judgment of Babylon Is Like Cleaning Out a Dusty Attic   Revelation 18 talks about God cleansing Babylon. God's cleansing of Babylon is not about simply destroying it, but about meticulous separation and sorting. It reminds me of cleaning out Grandma’s dusty treasure chest in the attic. Inside this treasure chest, there is d...

Bible Study With Jairus—Revelation 21 The New Jerusalem Is the Wife of the Lamb and Her Beautiful Display   The New Jerusalem is a beautiful heavenly dwelling place for believing Israelites and New Testament saints. God is at the center, and the Father is transcendent, permeating everything. The New Jerusalem is the wife of the Lamb, adorned with extreme beauty. Her finest adornments are not gold...

Bible Study with Jairus: Revelation 14 (Part 3) Why Did the 144,000 Offer Heartfelt Praise?   Revelation 14 opens with these words: Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound...

Bible Study With Jairus—Matthew 3 John the Baptist’s lifestyle Illustrates God’s New Wineskins   When John the Baptist arrives on the scene in Matthew 3, he is wearing camel skin clothing and eating locusts and wild honey. What does his odd lifestyle signify? It depicts the beginning of a new spiritual movement started by John. This movement is not rooted in the temple and priestly system, even th...

Bible Study with Jairus Revelation 18 (Part 2) The Fall of Babylon and the Symbol of An Olive Press     Revelation 16 depicts the fall of Babylon the Great. The Holy Spirit showed me that Babylon the Great is a symbol of evil, like a nest full of evil spirits and impure birds. They not only resist God but also ensnare and deceive believers.   Therefore, God's judgment on Babylon the Great involves...

Bible Study with Jairus Revelation 14 (part 2) Two High-speed Trains and the Harvest of Two Kinds of Angels   Two opposing storylines run through the entire Biblical narrative. I like to visualize them as two high-speed trains that reach their ultimate destinations in the Book of Revelation. One train originated with God and is filled with all the righteous people from all ages (from Adam, Seth, a...

Bible Study with Jairus-Revelation 13 The Beast and God’s Final Harvest   In Revelation 13, we learn about an evil trinity composed of the dragon, the first beast, and the second beast. This chapter lies between the account of the birth of the man-child (chapter 12) and the account of the 144,000 who stood with the Lamb on Mount Zion (chapter 14). These accounts represent the two great harvests of...

Bible Study with Jairus-2 Peter 1-10 Peter Caught a Fish with a Shekel in Its Mouth Holding on to the Lord’s Promise in the Darkness   In recent studies, we’ve discussed Peter’s reflections on experiencing the Lord Jesus’ Transfiguration on the Mount, how Christians should grow their spiritual life, and the road map for entering the eternal kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.   In his letters to the...

Bible Study with Jairus - Acts 11   The Jerusalem Church Is Controlled by A Religious Spirit and God’s Work Turns to The Gentiles in Antioch   A religious spirit is an evil, demonic force that tries to “replace a genuine relationship with God with works and traditions.” [i] In Acts 11, a religious spirit was gradually gaining more influence in the church in Jerusalem. To conquer this spirit, God s...

Bible Study with Jairus - Revelation 15   The Sea of ​​Glass is a Picture of the Church being Sanctified through Trial, Approaching the Throne of God, and Advancing God’s Work of Judgment.   The Sea of Glass in Revelation 15 is a fascinating image that has captivated Christians and hymn-writers. But what does this image mean? Why do the conquering saints stand beside the sea, praising God, right b...

Bible Study with Jairus Revelation 16, part 2 Seven Bowls of the Wrath of God   The judgment in the book of Revelation begins with the judgment of the church, then proceeds to the judgment of the world and the judgment of evil spirits. God's judgment begins with the house of God (1 Peter 4:17), which is why the book begins with the seven letters to the churches. These letters to the churches not o...

Bible Study With Jairus Acts 10 (Part 2) The Story of Peter and Cornelius: A Faith Leader and a Political Leader Collaborate to Bring the Gospel to the World   Should Christians be involved in politics? And how does that question relate to the story of Cornelius and Peter? That is what we will learn in this devotional.   I have been taught in church for many years that Christians should not get in...

Bible Study with Jairus - Genesis 49 -2   From Sinners to Pearly Gates: The Stories of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi   We often say that the Old Testament is a picture, and the New Testament is the spiritual reality that the picture points to. For example, the crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites is a beautiful picture that foreshadows the believer’s journey from the kingdom of darkness to God’s k...

Bible Study with Jairus 2 Peter 1 (Part 9) Brotherly Love: Breaking Away from Self and Entering the Eternal Kingdom of Christ   One of the biggest problems in the church is self. Many Christians have had a degree of success in living out the fruit of the Spirit and the virtues of Christ. But overcoming self is a different story. Overcoming selfishness is a very difficult spiritual task, yet it is...

Bible Study with Jairus—2 Peter 1-8   Supplement Patience with Godliness: Living Out Christ’s Virtues   Every Christian is destined to live out the virtues of Christ. The Bible teaches us, "For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers" (Romans 8:29). Since we are children of God, we must look and...

Bible Study with Jairus Acts 12 (Part 2) Why Did God Save Peter and Let Worms Kill Herod?   During my recent reading of Acts 12, I received new inspiration about why Herod wanted to arrest Peter, why God wanted to save Peter, and why God allowed worms to eat Herod. The Holy Spirit showed me that Herod was a tool of Satan, trying to hinder Peter’s efforts to spread Christ’s gospel to the Gentiles,...

Bible Study with Jairus- 2 Peter 1 (Part 7) Adding Patience to Temperance: Loving God and Your Neighbor   As I mentioned in our last lesson, a life of patience is needed when dealing with others. We need to be patient with each other before we can develop into the mature Body of Christ. But in order to cultivate patience with one another (the branches), we need to strengthen the trunk (temperance)...

Bible Study with Jairus - 2 Peter 1 (Part 6) The Power of Temperance and the Importance of Focus   In past lessons, we have learned how to nurture the seed of faith so that we can grow in our spiritual lives. First, we must water the seed of faith with virtue. This helps us grow a taproot that roots us deeply in our foundation, Christ Himself. Next, we must supply the seed with the knowledge of ev...

Bible Study with Jairus-2 Peter 1 part 5 Supplement Virtue with Knowledge: Nourishing our Life of Faith   As we learned in a past lesson, Christ’s virtue is the water that nourishes the seed of our faith so the “tree” of spiritual life can take root in Christ. Today, we will extend that metaphor even further by thinking about a tree’s root system. A tree has a large, central taproot and many branc...

Bible Study with Jairus-2 Peter 1-4 Supplement Faith with Virtue: Diligence is an Important Virtue   Let's continue to explore how 2 Peter 1 explains the steps of spiritual growth. As we have studied before, our faith can be compared to a seed. As Peter discusses at the beginning of the chapter, we already possess God’s power, just like a seed already possesses all the potential to grow from an ac...

Bible Study with Jairus- 2 Peter 1 (Part 3) God’s Glory and Virtue Come from the Divinity and Humanity of Christ     As we have seen in the last few studies, 2 Peter 1 is Peter’s reflection on his experience of Jesus’ transfiguration on the mountain. Peter shares his experiences in hopes that readers will be encouraged, challenged, matured, and perfected in their spiritual lives, just like he was...

Bible Study with Jairus- 2 Peter 1 (Part 2) The Difference Between God's Disposition and God's Guidance   In part one of our study of 2 Peter 1, I emphasized that the church needs the gifts of the apostles and prophets. The gifts of the apostles help believers understand God’s disposition and laws, while the gifts of prophets help believers understand God’s guidance. God's disposition and God's gu...

Bible Study with Jairus—2 Peter 1-1 The Epistles of Peter Are His Reflection on the Lord’s Transfiguration   Peter was the first apostle chosen by the Lord, and he was also one of Jesus’ inner circle of followers. Peter, James, and John were the only ones who were allowed to see Jesus’ transfiguration and to be near him in the Garden of Gethsemane. Peter’s spiritual journey was full of dramatic ch...

Bible Study with Jairus – Genesis 49 (part 1) Jacob’s Prophecies about His Twelve Sons   At first glance, Jacob's prophecies about his twelve sons seem very mysterious (Genesis 49). They bring up many unanswered questions.   First, how does Jacob know the future of his twelve sons? Jacob’s grandfather Abraham was described as a prophet, but the Bible never calls Jacob a prophet. Yet both Isaac and...