Studying the Bible - Recent Questions and Answers
For many Bible students, the Old Testament book of Job is filled with sadness, pessimism, and just old-fashioned complaining. Job is first seen as a stalwart example of integrity, ...
What is "the gospel" anyways?
Whether someone is new to the idea of Jesus, a Christian first getting into studying their Bible, or a longtime believer who always wants to learn mor...
Studying the Bible can be fun and challenging. We often hear pastors tell us we should read the Bible every day, spending at least fifteen minutes to jump-start our day. I have t...
An interesting story from the Bible itself captures the majority of opinions about reading and studying the Bible. Philip comes across a ruler trying to figure out what a part of t...
The Bible is an expansive corpus, covering over a thousand years of history and over sixty books. For the beginning student of the Bible, the task of understanding the sometimes ar...
From the man in the pulpit to our dear grandmother, how many times have we heard you should study the Bible? Or even perhaps heard it referred to as, the Word of God. Bible study f...
Three Essentials of Good Bible Study
While there are a multitude of helpful tools and detailed or peripheral strategies that may aid the Bible student in his or her search for the...
The Bible is actually a collection of several books into one book. Some titles, like Genesis and Kings lump many stories together into one book and others, such as the four main go...
Many people are overwhelmed with the idea of studying the Bible, let alone actually studying it. Where do you begin? Genesis, "the book of beginnings?" Maybe the Book of Psalms ...
Have you ever said, "Someday I'm going to get around to reading my Bible," but it still sits there on the shelf gathering dust? Do you open a random page then feel overwhelmed aft...
Is It Helpful to Study the Bible Together?
People study the Bible for a lot of reasons. Some are transfixed by the poetry. Others enjoy the historical stories. And still more peop...
Paulette, the Holy Spirit has many names but one of them is "Teacher" and if you ask the Holy Spirit to come alongside and help you when you read the Bible, he will do so. He will ...
A messiah is a savior or deliverer. It has also come to mean the leader or prominent figure of a religion, or some other group or organization. It literally means "anointed one," w...
The key for successfully studying the gospel of John is to first understand that this gospel is not like the other three. As many are aware, the gospels of the New Testament are ma...
How can I tell when will armageddon happen?
This is a question that has increasingly been on the minds and lips of people. Not just those within Christianity, but those in other r...
Studying and applying what you study in the bible can ensure peace and happiness
to your life. The scripture at Proverbs 2:10-12 says: "When wisdom enters into your heart
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To study the bible have a notepad or/and journey pen and a Bible. Many teenagers, young adults and even some older adults have struggle with sex and marriage. The bible provides...
What I Learned Outside of Church…
Where is your faith?
I didn’t make it to church but, being a part of such an organized church, the weekly readings are easily found online. So, ...
One question that has puzzled people throughout the ages is the reason that an all-powerful God would allow the existence of sin, something inherently contradictory to God's suppos...
The Bible is a long book, full of interesting stories, informative revelations, encouraging thoughts, detailed instruction, inspired prophecies and much, much more. The thought of ...