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Category Archives: Textual study
Don’t Judge
“Judge not that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1; Luke 6:37). “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” (John 8:7). “There is one Lawgiver… who are you to judge another?” (James 4:12). … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Fellowship, Judgment, sermon on mount, Textual study
Tagged church discipline, evil judges, he that is without sin let him cast the first stone, hypocrites, James 4, John 8, judge not that you be not judged, Luke 6, Matthew 7, pariality, proper judging, respect of persons, rich man and poor man in assembly, righteous judgment, scribes and pharisees, sinful judging, spect in brothers eye and plank in own eye, woman caught in act of adultery
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Making It Understandable
It is sometimes frustrating for preachers, and members of the church, who are trying to teach the Bible to others. People can think technically, and deeply when they want. If the job, or school demands that they learn something new, … Continue reading
Posted in Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15, Acts 17, aratus of cilicia, areopagus, common people heard him gladly, crete, epicurean maxim. crete poet, epimenides, ezekiel, ezekiel visual aids, finding common ground, illustrations, Jesus master teach, know the audience, mars hill, natural phenomena, Parables, paul, paul use of pagan literature, preaching, speaking to pagans, teaching, thinking Biblical speaking secular, Titus 1, visual aids, zeus
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The Unpardonable Sin
I was studying with an eighty-seven year old woman. She was a Methodist, who had never been baptized in the right way, or for the right reason. She wanted to be, and later would be, but at this point she … Continue reading
Posted in Evidence, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, mormon, Mormons, Plan of salvation, Sin, Textual study, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians 6, 1 Timothy 1, adultery, back slidding, beelzebub, blasphemy, blasphemy against the holy spirit, Corinthians, doctrine and covenents, elizabeth reed, fornication, Homosexuality, Mark 3, Matthew 12, methodist, Mormons, murder, paul, rejecting evidence, sin against the holy spirit, song o why not tonight, the unpardonable sin
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“…Considering Yourself”
Galatians 6:1 reads: “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.” Now, what do the words, “considering yourself, lest … Continue reading
Miracles Of The Cross
Jesus worked miracles. Jimmy Jividen lists 35 specific miracles performed by Jesus, not counting the miracles connected with the cross, resurrection, and ascension (Jimmy Jividen, Miracles from God or Man, p. 17-18). Halley’s Bible Handbook classifies Jesus’ miracles under the … Continue reading
Posted in Cross, Jesus, Miracles, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged bithynia, cherb, cherubim, Cross, darkness three hours, destruction of veil, earthquake, eclipse, full moon, holy of holies, holy place, jerome, julius africanus, Mark 15, Matthew 27, miracles, most holy place, number of Jesus' miracles, passover, phlegon, resurrection of dead, sun and moon, thallus
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Is It in Your Heart?
“For all who have sinned without the law will perish without the law,and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law” (Romans 2:12). The point is “there is no partiality with God” (Romans 2:11). … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Old Testament/New Testament, Phrase Study, Textual study
Tagged adultery, blood, conscience, fornication, gentiles, heart, idolatry, jews, law in heart, law on heart, law unto themselves, old testament/new testament, partiarchal and mosaic system, Romans 2, simularies between laws, three dispensations, warning light, with law, without law, works of law
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The Feasts
There were three great annual feasts in Israel (Exodus 23:14-ff; Deuteronomy 16:16). All men of Israel were to attend (Exodus 23:17; 34:23; Deuteronomy 16:16). There are two Hebrew terms which are significant in a study of these feasts. (1) Hag: … Continue reading
How Do You Use The Bible?
Centuries ago in Spain, a Prince of Grenada, for political reasons, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement. He was imprisoned in Madrid’s “The Place of the Skull” prison. He was allowed one book, the Bible. He read it through, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Grace, Meaning and Purpose, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged as appeared to all men, bible study, blessed hope, glorious appearing, godly, Granville Sharp, hope, Jesus God and savior, longest verse, madrid spain, prince of grenada, righteously, shortest verse, sober, the Gospel preached to all, the grace of God, the place of the skull, Titus 2, trivia, ungodliness, worldly lust
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Pray/Sing/Call
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray” (James 5:13a). The term suffer could literally be rendered “to suffer evil.” “It is . . . sufficiently comprehensive to embrace every type of affliction, whether of outward bodily character or of … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Elders and Deacons, Prayer, Singing, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged a.t. robertson, anoint with oil, call for elders, care for sick, cheerfuk, clay and water, elders, galen, gobel music, guy woods, home remedy, j.j. turner, James 5, marion fox, medicine, miracles, miraculous healing, philo, pliny, pray, refresh, rubel shelly, sick, sing, spit, suffering
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The Purpose of Teaching and Preaching
What is the objective? What is it that we are trying to accomplish in our Bible classes and from the pulpit? Some specialize in the trivial. What man had twelve fingers and twelve toes? What tribe was filled with left-handers? … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, Doctrine, Faith, Love, Meaning and Purpose, Phrase Study, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
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