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Category Archives: Bible Study
Pharoah’s Offers of Compromise
Is compromise good or bad? It depends on what is being compromised. Compromise can be a good thing. It may make the difference in whether or not a house sells, or a business transaction takes place. It may make the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Dedication, exodus, Textual study
Tagged book the bible doctrine of christian fellowship, comprimise, Do not go far, Do not leave land, Do not take children, Do not take flocks and herds, exodus, Exodus 10:10-11, Exodus 10:24, Exodus 10:8, Exodus 8:25, Exodus 8:28, humbolt tennessee, james burton coffman, n.b. hardeman, pharoah's offers, robert taylor jr, trenton tennessee
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The Excuses of Moses
Moses is one of the greats in Biblical history. He is by name more than 800 times in the Bible (only Jesus and David are mentioned more). He is included among the heroes of faith (Hebrews 11). However, when God … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, exodus, Textual study
Tagged aaron, excuses of moses, exodus, Exodus 3:11, Exodus 3:13, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 4:13, exuses, feeling inadequate, I am not eloquent, I am not good with words, I don't know enough, I don't know what to say, india, indian song leaders, moses, send someone else, sending out in pairs, suppose they do not believe, what if they do not beieve?, who am I?, whose job is it anyway?, why me?
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Misused Passages (Part 1)
There are certain passages which are commonly misused. I am speaking of passages which are misused by brethren, not the passages which are misused by the world at large. These passages are sometimes used as crutch passages, to support a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Ethics, evangelism, hermeneutics, Soul Winning, Word Study
Tagged abstain from all appearance of evil, abstain from every form of evil, asv, book baptism and the greek make simple, counting the cost, dave miller, easter, epieekes, esv, forbearance, gentleness, God is no respecter of persons, hesiod, honor, j.w. mcgarvey, james burton coffman, kjv, leon crouch, make disciples, marry only in the lord, Matthew 28:19-20, misused passages, moderation, moderation in all things, nkjv, participles, perfering one another, Philippians 4:5, proegeomai, Romans 12:10, roy deaver, teach baptize and teach some more, thayer, the great commission, wayne jackson
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What Does It Mean?
Most Bible students want to have a clear answer to the meaning of every detail in the Bible. Many feel compelled to supply an answer, even when the Bible does not provide one. Let’s look at some examples. The burning … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Faith
Tagged aaron, blind receive sight, blood on doorpost and lintel, boiling young goat in mother's milk, clomplience without always understanding why, defendinginerrancy, Dennis Prager, Exodus 12:22-23, Exodus 17:11-12, Exodus 23:19, Exodus 3:1-2, faith, Hosea 4:13-14, hur, j.h.sammis, Jeremiah 17:13, John 8:6, John 9:6, L.S. Baker jr., Mark 7:33, Mark 8:23, ministry international journal for pastors, moses hands held up, Naaman, song: trust and obey, strange thing, talmud, talmud mishnah rosh hasana 3:8, the burning bush, The rational Bible, use of spit and clay, what does it mean
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Do We Have Absolute Truth?
We do not know all things. In the physical realm, not all has been discovered (Proverbs 25:2 cf. Job 38 – 42). In the spiritual realm, not all has been revealed. We do not know when the Lord will return … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, Doctrine, God`s word, Plan of salvation, truth
Tagged 1 Timothy 2:4, 2 Timothy 3:15, agnosticism, can we understand the Bible, children can learm, common people heard him gladly, desire and effort, desire wrong things, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, ezra, God desires all be saved, ignorant, IQ, Jesus, Mark 12:37, Mark 16:15, mensa, moses, must one be a scholar, one heart journal, paul, peter, the gospel is for all, truth, unstable, vincent's word study, why some do not understand, wrest to own destruction
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The Investment of Time
Have you head of the “10,000 hour rule”? The theory is that to excel in a thing (e.g. sports, music, technology, business, etc.) 10,000 hours need to be invested in that thing (e.g. study, experimentation, practice). This theory was popularized … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, evangelism, Priorities, Soul Winning, stewardship, Time
Tagged 1 Peter 2:9, 10000 hour rule, 2 Peter 3:18, Acts 8:4, berlin's academy of music, bill gates, bill joy, book outliers, business, Colossians 4:5, engineers, Ephesians 5:16, grow in grace and knowledge, Hebrews 5:12, investing time, John 9:4, johnny ramsey, k. anders ericsson, lawyers, malcolm gladwell, Matthew 5:13-16, mozart, music, physicians, pratice makes perfect, redeem time, salt and light, specialists, sports, SWAT team, technology, the beatles, time, veternarians
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Suggestions For Bible Students (Part 7)
This is the last part in this series. It is my hope that the thoughts in this series will help you to be a better student of the Bible. It is my belief that no book deserves to be studied … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, hermeneutics, Prayer, Stats
Tagged authority, Bible acrostic, Bible authority, Clinton Lockhart, evidences of christianity, Guy N. Woods, how to study the new testament effectively, j.w. mcgarvey, knowledge v. wisdom, law of contradiction, law of excluded middle, law of identity, law of rationality, logic, logic and the bible, memory stats, prayer, principles of interpretation, reading, ruby, thomas warren
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Suggestions For Bible Students (Part 6)
One will not be an effective Bible student, if he does not understand how the Bible is organized. Let us notice… 21. There are 3 dispensations. (1) Patriarchal Dispensation … Continue reading
Suggestions for Bible Students (Part 5)
The Bible contains both literal language and figurative language. Literal language is the use of a word, phrase, or sentence in its normal, usual sense. Figurative language is the use of a word, phrase, or sentence in a way which … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, hermeneutics, Parables, Type/Antitype, Word Study
Tagged bible figures of speech, brown trail class notes, caution, clint lockhart, context, D.R. Dungan, definite for indefinite, interpreting figurative language, known purpose, literal or figurative, parable, principles of interpretation, recognizing figurative language, roy h. deaver, the parables in profile, things compared, type and antitype, types of lterature, wayne jackson
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