by admin | Apr 29, 2012 | Solomon's Wealth, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
I want to begin to develop some Bible study skills, get the feel for the lay of the land, so to speak, before attacking my main objective. Solomon’s Wealth is a simple place to start. That’s the title of a section of 1 Kings (1 Kings 10:14-28 NET) in the Old...
by admin | Apr 22, 2012 | Forgiveness, Section One
Jesus contrasted religious and righteous prayer in a parable in Luke 18:9-14. When his disciples were curious why He spoke to people in parables (Matthew 13:10), Jesus answered in two different ways, first (Matthew 13:11, 12 NET): You have been given the opportunity...
by admin | Apr 16, 2012 | Forgiveness, Introduction
John wrote, We know (Οἴδαμεν, a form of εἴδω) that everyone fathered (γεγεννημένος, a form of γεννάω) by God does not sin (ἁμαρτάνει, a form of ἁμαρτάνω), but God protects (τηρεῖ, a form of τηρέω) the one he has fathered (γεννηθεὶς, another form of γεννάω), and the...
by admin | Apr 15, 2012 | Holy Spirit, Introduction
To leave the giving, receiving and power of the Holy Spirit out of the Gospel is frankly absurd. I doubt that was Paul’s intention in his first letter to the Corinthians. The omission is mine if I limit my view to a specific text. Jesus, after his resurrection,...
by admin | Apr 15, 2012 | Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, Introduction, Section One, Section Two
This is my attempt to use the sharpness and precision of Scripture to distinguish the Gospel from what I call the religious mind. Admittedly, the religious mind may be nothing more than a subspecies of the carnal mind (KJV) or the outlook of the flesh (NET),1 but it...
by admin | Jan 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Welcome. This is a personal nonlinear Bible study. So why make it public?… That’s a really good question. I can always hope that someone might find it helpful or stimulating. Maybe someone will comment and help me. I quote from the NET Bible...