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How to Use Your Bible, Part 14 31.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Misusing figures, continued: Don’t take an unintended lesson from the figure, continued: “Jonah was not dead in the fish; Jesus was not dead…

I Peter, Part 1 28.01.2018 30:00 ↓

I Peter 1:1-16 Introduction to the book: Writer: Peter Author: Holy Spirit (John 14:26; 16:13; I Corinthians 2:13-14) Audience: People who…

Sowing & Reaping 28.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Introduction Hosea 8:7 Hosea 10:12 Plant (sow) → harvest (reap) Cause → effect You reap what you sow! This is always true … especially long…

The Personality of God 28.01.2018 30:00 ↓

The deity of God Omnipotence – Amos 4:13; 5:8 Amos 1:3-2:8 – Judgment against the nations Omniscience – Amos 9:3-4; Psalms 139:8 The…

How to Use Your Bible, Part 13 24.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Figures of speech, continued: Synecdoche (similar to metonymy: uses a part to refer to the whole; or the whole for the part) “Give me a hand…

James, Part 7 21.01.2018 30:00 ↓

James 5:10-20 James 5:11 – Job is used as an example of God’s compassion and mercy. Compare James 1:2-3. When we suffer trials, we should…

In Everything Give Thanks 21.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Introduction: I Thessalonians 5:18 I Corinthians 15:57 Three ways I can improve in my giving of thanks: I need to realize that I enjoy…

The Basis of Fellowship 21.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Fellowship with God How established? Through Jesus Romans 3:23, 20; 10:4 – Fellowship with God is impossible without Jesus. By man…

How to Use Your Bible, Part 12 17.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Figures of speech, continued When should we take a word or phrase figuratively? (continued) When a literal understanding contradicts known…

James, Part 6 14.01.2018 30:00 ↓

James 4:11-5:10 James 4:11 – See John 7:27. This is not a blanket prohibition on judging others. It is a prohibition on evil judgment…

Who do people say that the Son of Man is? 14.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Matthew 16:13 Introduction We have 5,800 Greek manuscripts supporting the authenticity of the New Testament. Tacity Annals, XV.44 (AD 11…

I Saw the Wicked Buried 14.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Ecclesiastes 8:10 Those who do not fear God (Psalms 36:1) Ecclesiastes 12:13 Hebrews 10:29-31 Those who live in the passions of the flesh…

How to Use Your Bible, Part 11 10.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Context and harmony, continued: Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage is a holy institution. Any marriage is acceptable to God.” Context – Hebrews 13:1-…

James, Part 5 07.01.2018 30:00 ↓

James 3:7-4:11 James 3:17 – See Galatians 5:22-26. James 4:5 – Compare Romans 6:16-18. The ESV and NASB make this verse clearer. God yearns…

Whole-Heart Discipleship 07.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Matthew 22:37; II Chronicles 25:2 Introduction II Chronicles 25:1-2, 14-15; II Kings 14:3-4 – King Amaziah served God, but not with a whole…

How to Use Your Bible, Part 10 03.01.2018 30:00 ↓

Context and harmony, continued: Practice using context and harmony together, continued: John 14:26; 16:13 – Does the Holy Spirit…

James, Part 4 31.12.2017 30:00 ↓

James 2:26-3:5

James, Part 3 24.12.2017 30:00 ↓

James 1:26-2:26 James 1:27 – This verse does not limit the local church from caring for orphans, but it does not authorize it either. What…

Tackling Bible Reading in 2018 24.12.2017 30:00 ↓

The need for reading Exodus 24:3, 7; Joshua 1:8; 8:30-35 Judges 2:7-10, 20-21; II Kings 17:13-14 II Kings 22:8, 10-11 II Kings 25 Ezra 7:…

Beatitudes in the Old Testament 24.12.2017 30:00 ↓

Matthew 4:23-5:12 – Jesus was setting down kingdom principles. Matthew 5:3 – Blessed are the poor in spirit. Ephesians 2:12-13 Psalms 51:1…

How to Use Your Bible, Part 8 20.12.2017 30:00 ↓

Context and harmony, continued: Galatians 6:10 – “Let us do good to all people” here is referring to helping those caught in sin. The…

James, Part 2 17.12.2017 30:00 ↓

James 1:12-27 James 1:12 – The context shows that the trials being referenced here are not those that come from outside, but from within. It…