Gift of His Word
The Gospel
The good news that brings light to the dark world we live in - the gift of salvation. Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again, and all who believe in Him will be saved.
My favorite Bible passage
Names of Genesis 5
Ten names from Adam to Noah that already speak the gospel. God does not change, and there was only one plan.
Recent lessons
Lesson
From Daniel to Christ
Daniel wrote in the sixth century BC. His visions trace four empires, a cruel king, and a countdown that lands on the week Jesus rode into Jerusalem. Part 1 of The God Who Keeps Time.
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The Laws of Logic
Three plain rules everyone uses to think. They come from a God who does not lie and does not change.
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Logical Fallacies
A fallacy is a mistake in reasoning. These are the ones that come up most when people argue about the Bible, on both sides.
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Marriage and Union
Jesus said that in the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Most Christians take that to mean the bond between a man and a woman ends. I read it a little more narrowly: marriage as an institution ends, but God's first design, man and woman made for each other, is not thrown away. Here is why, and where I could be wrong.
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Creation
Six days, a seventh of rest, and a man and a woman made in the image of God. The text tells the week. It does not offer a BC year.
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The Fall
One command, a question that twists it, and a promise spoken to the serpent. Death enters. The plan does not start over.
Subjects
- 01The GospelThe good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again, and that all who believe in Him are saved. See [[verse:1 Corinthians 15:3-4]].
- 02Knowing GodWho God is and what He is like. He is holy, He is merciful, and He has made Himself known in His Son. The seraphim call out, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts” [[verse:Isaiah 6:3]].
- 03ScriptureHow to read the Bible, and what is built into it: the differences between accounts, the covenants, the feasts, and the plagues of Egypt. “All Scripture is God-breathed” [[verse:2 Timothy 3:16]].
- 04People and PlacesThe places, the days, and the people of the Bible's story, told where the text puts them. Luke wrote so that we may “know the certainty of the things” we have been taught.
- 05The ChurchThe people Christ gathers. Here are the offices, the gifts, and what the churches have confessed since the apostles. He gave leaders “to equip the saints for works of ministry” [[verse:Ephesians 4:11-12]].
- 06PrayerComing to the Father through the Son, by the Spirit. We ask, confess, give thanks, and wait. “In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” [[verse:Philippians 4:6-7]].
- 07The Last ThingsWhat the Bible says about the end of the age and the return of Christ. We want to learn it well, without making it a puzzle to solve. “Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him” [[verse:Revelation 1:7]].
References
A claimed clash, or a true sentence pulled out of its place.
The dictionary, the historical people a student meets, a divine name, or two people who are not the same person.
Stories, hard lines, and signs. Find the one, not the whole ministry.
Texts read of His first coming, texts still ahead, and the hope of the appearing.
Feasts, covenants, and prayers. The times and the bonds, not a system.
Creeds, churches, and the theses. A fence or a room, not a verdict on a soul.