Author Archives: Bryan Hodge

About Bryan Hodge

I am a minister and missionary to numerous countries around the world.

God: One or Three? (Part 3)

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

One of the most difficult issues in understanding the nature of God is understanding the number of God. Is God one or three? In the previous lesson, it was concluded that there is a distinction between the Father, and the … Continue reading →

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God: One or Three? (Part 2)

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

One of the most difficult issues in understanding the nature of God is understanding the number of God. Is God one or three? In the previous lesson, it was concluded that there is one God. Tri-theism seems contrary to scripture. … Continue reading →

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God: One or Three? (Part 1)

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

The New Testament speaks of the “Godhead,” or “Divine Nature,” or “divinity,” or “Deity” (Acts 17:29; Romans 1:20; Colossians 2:9). The reference is to the true nature of God. Note: The English word “Godhead” is “a simple doublet of the … Continue reading →

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God: His Attributes (Part 3)

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

There is a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. Knowing God is sometimes used of having fellowship with God (e.g. 1 John 2:4 cf. 1:6; 1 John 2:3 cf. 1:7). Knowing about God may simply refer to knowing … Continue reading →

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God: His Attributes (Part 2)

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

Have you heard the ancient Indian story of the blind men and the elephant? Here is a version of it retold in a poem by John Godfrey Saxe: Blind Men and the Elephant “It was six men of Indostan to learning … Continue reading →

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God: His Attributes (Part 1)

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

Some people who claim to believe in God, I am convinced, have in actuality constructed their own god. They construct a god for themselves, who does things as they thing things should be done. Steve Lloyd has written, “I would … Continue reading →

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God: His Essence

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

God wants us to know Him. He has revealed Himself through nature (Psalm 19:1; Acts 14:17; Romans 1:20). He has revealed Himself through Jesus (John 1:18; 14:9; 1 Timothy 3:16 KJV/NKJV). He has revealed Himself through inspiration (John 16:13-15; 2 Timothy … Continue reading →

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Matthew 12:1-8 – Situation Ethics?

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

“At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, ‘Look, Your … Continue reading →

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Jesus: King of His Kingdom

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

This is a Presidential election year. America is a representative republic, or representative democracy. There is a system in place for selecting the President, Congressional Representatives, and Senators. What if Jesus was on the ballot? Would you select Him as … Continue reading →

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Two Generations, Two Numberings, Two Recons

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

There are two major numberings of the children of Israel, which occur during their time in the wilderness. The first occurs in Numbers chapter one. The time is the first day of the second month in the second year (Numbers … Continue reading →

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