Capitol Ministries Weekly Bible Study

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In this study let us attempt to get a better grip and understanding of the Old Testament (OT) book of Proverbs. We will gain an understanding of the various kinds of formal structures that God has incorporated in this book; such insights will greatly aid our comprehension. God penned this book through His servant Solomon, the wisest man of his day (cf. 1 Kings 3:28) and of all time (1 Kings 3:12)....

Capital conviction and church compassion represent a biblical partnership of two ordained institutions. What follows is a short primer on the Christian worldview of capital punishment.

What follows are 15 scriptural benefits for those who diligently study God’s Word. May this help undergird your New Year’s resolution to grow spiritually in 2024!

The legitimacy of the Christian faith rests on the finished work of Christ on our behalf. His conquest over sin is authenticated by His rising from the dead; therefore, the resurrection is the crux of Christianity. In contrast to other major religions of the world—all of which are works-based, soteriological systems—it follows that without the resurrection an individual remains in his or her sin,...

Your leadership at Christmas represents a sacred time to inure , assure , and confer with your family.

What are some practical benefits of a habitual lifetime of study? Let’s examine some of those. I can think of fifteen benefits that God Himself explicates in His letter to mankind. I hope that as a result you will gain a greater desire to diligently study the Word of God this spring—and develop a lifelong habit!

What follows is all that Solomon taught Rehoboam, his son, about this subject in preparation for him to become the next governing leader of Israel. Solomon has much to say about a political leader selecting confidants.

Let us discover what Scripture says to the government regarding taxing the free market. More specifically, what are the five guiding scriptural principles that public servants must consider relative to tax policy formation? To do so is to either prosper or else damage a nation.

If the trajectory of our country is going to change, it must begin with our hearts. America’s systemic problem is spiritual in nature; therefore, we must  first steward our own hearts and the hearts of our families before speaking about changing the direction of our country; anything less is hypocritical. May God use the following thoughts to aid in crafting a special, constructive day centered in...

Every culture and government throughout history has faced the issue of racism and unjust resentment toward others who are different. Racism is characteristic and evident of the sinful nature of man. Fallen mankind has always built barriers and ostracized others. This exclusion stems from pride: a fallen man’s predilection to believe he or she is superior to another in some way. In this regard, rac...

Maturing public servants in Christ is the most efficient way for the church to change the direction of a nation. - Learn more at capmin.org .

This week I would like to investigate what God says about spanking a child. We will study what the book of Proverbs, as well as the whole of Scripture, teaches about this increasingly controversial subject. It is important for public servants to know the mind of God on this matter, lest they legislate from naïveté, void of God’s wisdom in this regard. Given the depraved nature of man, for the inst...

Nearly every public servant who has his or her ear to the ground knows that the Bible enjoins individuals and nations to bless Israel. In Genesis 12:3 God states in His promise to Abraham (Israel’s patriarch), “I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse.…” Not all, however, who follow Christ are pro-Israel. Within Evangelicalism there is a camp who hold to what I exp...

Given what’s happening in Israel, I think it is timely to provide this two-part series on Israel—from a Bible teacher’s perspective. Can you immediately and cogently reason from Scripture why America should be committed to Israel? By way of introduction, I believe that in a reaping and sowing sense America has wonderfully prospered because our cultural foundation stems from all that Israel has his...

Proverbs 14:34 contains a sound political maxim, the simplicity of which is often overlooked: personal righteousness in the population—both in citizens and leaders—is the single most important commodity that any country can possess! This virtue, states Solomon, is preeminent to everything else, because Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. Get Involved! • CapMin.org/L...

American elections are way too nasty. Political ads and campaign speeches are filled with attacks, condemnations, criticisms, verbal assaults, unproven accusations, and even false charges that candidates from all major political parties— including incumbents—lob at each other. Our Constitution guarantees us free speech, but that right should never be taken as a license to slander. Like falsely yel...

When we possess a personal relationship with God via the regenerating work of Jesus Christ on our behalf, we become indwelled by the Holy Spirit, who simultaneously leads us into all truth. Such is not the case with the unregenerate—as Ephesians 4:17–20, this week’s passage serves to illustrate! After you study what follows, you will not be so surprised as to why non-believers so often vote the wa...

Secular journalists, liberal theologians, and bloggers have recently concocted the term “Christian Nationalist.” With a broad brush they are branding many well-meaning Christians serving in public office with this newly coined pejorative in an attempt to marginalize their influence in the public square. What is a Christian Nationalist? Is every Evangelical in office a Christian Nationalist? What d...

The Bible clearly teaches that today there is to be an institutional separation of Church and State. To think otherwise is to believe in a theocratic or sacerdotal form of government. What the Bible does NOT teach—and what the secularist would like to say the U.S. Constitution supports—is an influential separation of Church and State. However, such thinking is not supported in the Constitution or...

We will observe the important scriptural differentiation between intellectual assent only versus that intellectual understanding that is the pathway to a volitional commitment of the will to Christ. Hopefully, by the end of the study, you will have a clearer and better understanding of this distinction.

God’s Word has much to say about the matters of government and economics.

Read with me as we attempt to peer into Paul’s mind on how to overcome adversities. I think you’ll find it fascinating, arresting, and quite helpful and, as I am praying, also encouraging for you. Every believer is called by Christ to a purpose, and for you, it is to the political realm. What may look to you like defeats may be a part of His divine plan.

In this study, “Gaining an Increasing Personal Sensitivity to Arrogance,” I want to examine the subject of humility from at least four of its scriptural characteristics: its Enemy, its Example, its Expression and its End. I think you will find this study to be quite instructive in your relationship to God, others, and self. My prayer remains constant that what follows from God’s inspired Word will...

In the same-sex marriage debate, there is increasing reluctance by believers to mention the book of Leviticus. In this study, I will attempt not only to familiarize you with this book, but also explain how it impacts the debate.