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Category Archives: Adult Bible Classes
Acts: Chapter 1:1 – 1:3 (The Dawn of the Kingdom)
At last, we arrive at the text. (Act 1:1 ESV) In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, Scholars differ as to whether Theophilus is a particular person, otherwise lost … Continue reading
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Acts: Introduction, Part 2
We continue to look at some of the overriding themes of Acts. Jesus (Act 1:1 ESV) In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach … Ponder the grammar for a … Continue reading
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Acts: Introduction, Part 1
We’re starting a new adult Bible class series at my church on Acts of the Apostles, called “God on a Mission.” The first suggestion was “The Church on a Mission,” but Acts is much more about what God does than … Continue reading
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Amazing Grace: A Question about Hebrews 6
The same correspondent asked about this passage — (Heb 6:1-8 ESV) Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, … Continue reading
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Amazing Grace: The Prodigal Son
I get emails — Several times the subject has come up about instances like the prodigal son, and to their way of thinking, they cannot see where someone who is living such a sinful life could be saved if he … Continue reading
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1 John 4:1-6 (Testing spirits; overlapping circles; listening to the apostles)
(1Jo 4:1-3 ESV) Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every … Continue reading
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1 John 3:16-23 (laying down our lives; the Spirit; prayer)
(1Jo 3:16 ESV) 16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. John has just simply and powerfully defined “love” in the Christian context. … Continue reading
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1 John 3:11-15 (Being like Cain; Being hated by the world)
(1Jo 3:11-15 ESV) 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And … Continue reading
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1 John 3:8-10 (Begotten Again)
(1Jo 3:8-10 ESV) 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No … Continue reading
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1 John 3:5-7 (Knowing Jesus; Righteousness)
(1Jo 3:5 ESV) 5 You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. This passages has confused many a teacher over the years, largely due to the difficulty of translating the Greek. The … Continue reading
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