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Post New Apostolic Reformation Reflections
*Pic is of False Teachers: Feucht, Eric Johnson, Bill Johnson *en español aquí This article is by Rick Becker Original article posted here on June 11, 2020 by Rick Becker on his site, Famine In The Land. – RE-Posted with permission on OhMyGodJesus.com, and in Spanish on DiosMioJesús.com, with editing added for ease of reading. […]
Changing our culture
By Dr. Jim Denison – At https://www.denisonforum.org/ Dr. Denison guides readers to discern today’s news—biblically. A five-fold strategy for changing culture Posted July 17, 2020 Source: https://www.denisonforum.org/columns/daily-article/why-bari-weiss-resignation-from-the-new-york-times-matters-to-evangelicals-and-to-american-culture/ Evangelical Christians are not the only losers here. If we delegate cultural authority to an “enlightened few” who reject biblical morality, the culture is the loser. People deserve […]
The End Times Tribulation
…learn more about the troubled end times of Earth, coming soon according to biblical warnings Source: Words of Life Ministries Study 7 THE GREAT TRIBULATION Excerpt: “In the Bible we read of a period of unexampled warfare, distress and suffering which is to break upon this troubled world. It is called “The Great Tribulation” (Matthew […]
Translate Bible for deaf people
This post is a direct quote of a “Comment” in a FoxNews article: At Passion 2019, students raise $400G to translate Bible for deaf people across world, published 1/5/2019. Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/passion-2019-students-raise-over-400k-to-share-gospel-with-160000-unreached-people-in-16-countries. Author of FoxNews article: Caleb Parke, associate editor for FoxNews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @calebparke. Commenter: @upnup. Format (not the words) edited by […]
Islam and Christianity
Islam and Christianity The Koran vs. The Bible by Diane Dew A Comparison of the Christian Scriptures with the Teachings of Muhammad FOR MORE: Nabeel Qureshi: author of the New York Times bestselling No God but One: Allah or Jesus?, and Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus.
A tough life in Nazareth, by James Martin; LATimes.com
By James Martin. Source: http://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=27e12ea4-99d3-47b5-98e3-1da995de5e5d The minuscule Galilean town in which Joseph and Mary spent their lives and raised their son Jesus was, quite literally, a joke. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” asked one disciple, when he heard where the Messiah was from. Some scholars posit that this was a popular saying in the […]
Songs of Note
Voices of Lee Option: Watch this on YouTube at https://youtu.be/QANH8MWuyaE You surround me with a song of deliverance. Psalms 32:7 I’m no longer a slave to fear. I am a child of God. Romans 8:14-15 From my mother’s womb you have chosen me. Your love has called my name. Isaiah 49:1 You really are an […]
Fire-Maker – the DVD
Published on Sep 7, 2016. Main Feature Running Time: 22 minutes From computers to airplanes to life-giving medicines, the technological marvels of our world were made possible by the human use of fire. But the use of fire itself was made possible by an array of features built into the human body and the planet. […]
Patterns of Evidence
Patterns of Evidence -2 hour presentation from the site: www.rightnow.org A debate rages over the credibility of the Bible. Most archaeologists today have concluded that there’s no evidence that the Exodus of Israelite slaves from Egypt ever happened. Filmmaker Timothy Mahoney faces a crisis of faith, “Is this foundational event of the Bible really just […]
The Sower and the Seed
The Sower and the Seed 18 “Hear then the parable of the sower. 19 When anyone hears the [i]word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. 20 The one on whom […]
Ambition and Humility
Leaders have AMBITION—a passion for accomplishment and a drive to make a difference. But Christians are called to be HUMBLE. In a cultural and political context where winning, success, and narcissism are all rewarded, how can we balance ambition and humility? How can we achieve and seek excellence while practicing low concern for ourselves? – […]
NT Genre Studies 2: Epistles and Revelation
Return to Study Guide: How to Study the Bible, by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill Download PDF (5 pages) Module 9: NT Genre Studies 2: Epistles and Revelation I. Epistles A. Preliminary Remarks 1. Definition a. Letters from the apostles and other early church leaders to Christian communities and individuals, which are carefully structured, […]
NT Genre Studies 1: Gospels and Acts
Return to Study Guide: How to Study the Bible, by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill Download PDF (5 pages) Week 8,NT Genre Studies – Gospels and Acts Module 8: NT Genre Studies 1: Gospels and Acts I. Having raced through the Old Testament, it is now time to delve into the rich world of New […]
OT Genre Studies 2: Wisdom and Prophecy
Return to Study Guide: How to Study the Bible, by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill Download PDF (5 pages) Module 7: OT Genre Studies 2: Wisdom and Prophecy I. Wisdom A. Preliminary Remarks 1. Definition a. “Wisdom is the ability to make godly choices in life.” b. Wisdom is skill in living according to […]
OT Genre Studies 1: Narrative and Law
Return to Study Guide: How to Study the Bible, by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill Download PDF (5 pages) Module 6: OT Genre Studies 1: Narrative and Law I. Now that we understand the nature and significance of genres, we can begin to look at specific biblical genres so as to better understand the rules […]
Genre Studies – An Introduction
Return to Study Guide: How to Study the Bible, by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill Download PDF (4 pages) Module 5: Genre Studies – An Introduction I. At this point in the class, we have covered roughly half of the course material! At this point, we narrow the hermeneutical lens, and […]
Tools to Help You Along the Way
Return to Study Guide: How to Study the Bible, by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill Download PDF (5 pages) Module 4: Tools to Help You Along the Way I. Now that you have a basic understanding both of presuppositions and context, you are fast on your way […]
Context, Context, Context!
Return to Study Guide: How to Study the Bible, by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill Download PDF (5 pages) Module 3: Context, Context, Context! I. Having looked at our own presuppositions toward the text, we can now look at the Bible itself, both from a historical standpoint and a literary standpoint. This […]
Worldviews and the Battle for Meaning
Return to Study Guide: How to Study the Bible, by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill Download PDF (5 pages) Module 2: Worldviews and the Battle for Meaning by Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D. Asbill I. Before we can even begin to understand correct methods of interpretation, we must reflect on some philosophical issues. This […]
How to Study the Bible: Study Guide
Study Guide for An Intensive 10 Week Course on How to Study the Bible by: Jeffrey Bruce and Brian D Asbill. See: Author´s Preface Module 01 Hermeneutics – The What and the Why Module 02 Worldviews and the Battle for Meaning Module 03 Context, Context, Context! Module 04 Tools to Help You […]
Actually Try To Do The Deed
President Theodore Roosevelt wrote this encouraging speech. Apt for today – in all our arenas of life, eh? “It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually […]
Sermon on Mars Hill
–Acts 17:22-31 AMPLIFIED 22 So Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I observe [with every turn I make throughout the city] that you are very religious and devout in all respects. 23 Now as I was going along and carefully looking at your objects of worship, I came to an altar […]
Biblical Inerrancy and Bart D. Ehrman
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why 02.01.06 | Denver Journal, New Testament, Craig L. Blomberg | by Bart D. Ehrman A review, by Dr. Craig Blomberg, of Bart Ehrman’s, “Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why.” Bart D. Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed […]
The Design of Life
(DVDs) THE DESIGN OF LIFE COLLECTION Also see: http://illustramedia.com/charles-darwin/october-1-2015-illustra-media-and-rpi-announce-the-release-of-the-design-of-life-collection/ by IllustraMedia Also see the promo at Design of Life… http://www.designoflife.org/ includes three feature length documentaries— METAMORPHOSIS: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies, FLIGHT: The Genius of Birds, and LIVING WATERS: Intelligent Design in the Oceans of the Earth. The trilogy is packaged in a special […]
Privileged Species – The Film
Are humans the accidental products of a blind and uncaring universe? Or are they the beneficiaries of a cosmic order that was planned beforehand to help them flourish? Privileged Species is a 33-minute documentary by Discovery Institute that explores growing evidence from physics, chemistry, biology, and related fields that our universe was designed for large […]
One Day He’s Coming
Source: Preceptaustin from August 26, 2015 at 9:30am O GLORIOUS DAY – One in thirty New Testament passages refer either directly or indirectly to the Second Coming of "the… Posted by Preceptaustin on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 O GLORIOUS DAY – One in thirty New Testament passages refer either directly or indirectly to the Second Coming […]
Resources from R.L. Smalling
Studies and Articles by R.L. Smalling (link to Smalling site) Smalling’s Study Guides Essays by Smalling On Leadership – by R.L. Smalling ON LEADERSHIP (Taken from Smalling’s Leadership Manuals.) * CHRIST’S PHILOSOPHY OF LEADERSHIP How many Christian philosophies of leadership are there? Only one. Christ outlines it in Mt.20. * KEY VIRTUE IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP […]
Research God
There are many who have researched Jesus – before you. Their efforts will save you a lot of time in your research. Here are some results: Research God for yourself How Heretics Help Establish the Historicity of Jesus. From ColdCaseChristianity.com; by J. Warner Wallace … a Cold-Case Detective, a Christian Case Maker, and the author […]
Do You Know How the Apostles Died?
HOW THE APOSTLES DIED Author Unknown 1 Matthew Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound 2 Mark Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead. 3 Luke Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost. 4 John Faced martyrdom […]
