Archive for the ‘Learn the Bible’ Category

Early Church fathers on free will

from: Forster and Marston’s God’s Strategy In Human History.
JUSTIN MARTYR c.100-165 A.D.
“But that you may not have a pretext for saying that Christ must have been crucified, and that those who transgressed must have been among your nation, and that the matter could not have been otherwise, I [...]

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Hour Ten: Post-Exile History Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

Hour Ten: Post-Exile History
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

Although Esther comes after Nehemiah, its events antedate Nehemiah
by about 30 years. Esther made possible the work of Nehemiah: Except
for her, Jerusalem might never have been rebuilt, and there might have
been a very different story to tell to all future ages. If the Hebrew nation
had been wiped out 500 [...]

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Learn the Bible: Daniel

The Book of Daniel
• Historical 1 – 6
– Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream 2
– His Fiery Furnace 3
– His Ego Trip 4
– The Fall of Babylon 5
– The Revolt of the Magi 6
• Prophecies 7 – 12
– The Times of Gentiles 2, 7, 8
– The Seventy Weeks 9
– The Dark Side 10
– The Final Consummation 11,12

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Learn The Bible : The Poetical Books

Learn the Bible in 24 Hours
Hour Eight: The Poetical Books
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs

Job: The Mystery of Suffering
• Oldest book of the Bible, from about 2000 B.C. or earlier. Jobab, son
of Joktan? (Gen 10:29).
• A literary masterpiece: highly developed poetry; “The greatest
masterpiece of the human mind” (Victor Hugo).
A Dramatic Poem Framed in an [...]

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Learn the Bible: The Monarchs

The Monarchy
Samuel, Kings, Chronicles
The Central Theme of the Bible
• The Old Testament is an account of a Nation.
• The New Testament is the account of a Man.
• The Creator became a Man. His appearance is the Central Event of
all history.
• He died to purchase us and is alive now.
• The most exalted privilege is to [...]

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Learn the Bible session 6: Possessing the Land

Joshua: entering the Land; overcoming the Land and, dividing the Land.
Judges: 450 years of doing “what was right in their own eyes”; sinning,
suffering, repentance, deliverance.
Ruth: The Kinsman-Redeemer.

The Book of Joshua
Joshua was the eldest son of Nun

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Notes for Learn the Bible session 5 The Law

 
Do we live under the law or grace?

Abraham was justified before the law
What is the purpose of the law?
Who is the law intended for?
Galatians 3 24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
 
Why do we who [...]

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Video of Real Mt. Sinai

This is the video we talked about in Sunday School last week.

From the BASE Institute website 
For centuries Bible scholars and religious pilgrims have been seeking the location of Mt. Sinai. Today, most people are unaware that not one piece of hard evidence has been produced to verify that what is traditionally designated at “Mount Sinai” [...]

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Questions to get you thinking…. part 1

 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: – 2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given my ispiration, but is all scripture equal?  Does all scripture “carry the same weight”?
For instance: 
   And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even [...]

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Discussion for next week

For next week:
prepare to talk about the statment ” love the sinner and hate his sin”
support with scripture.
Prepare to discuss Romans 7
from “The Message” translation
 
ROMANS 7
1 You shouldn’t have any trouble understanding this, friends, for you know all the ins and outs of the law—how it works and how its power touches only the living. 2 For instance, [...]

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