Proverbs 31:8 (CSB) — Speak up for those who have no voice... I ask for your patience as you hear me out on something that's weighing heavily on my heart, which I post in reluctance because I do not want to lay a stumbling block before anyone. But I feel compelled to share because I …
The Inescapable Truth About Hate: Matthew 5:21-26
Matthew 5:21–22 (CSB) — 21 “You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder, and whoever murders will be subject to judgment. 22 But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Whoever insults his brother or sister, will be subject to …
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Take Pride in Oneself: Galatians 6:4
The text from Galatians 6:4 has been requested for a short Bible study, specifically looking at what sense one make “take pride in himself”. So, let’s begin and jump right into this text. HAVE PRIDE? GALATIANS 6:4 Galatians 6:4 (NASB95) — 4 But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have …
Cut Off Your Right Hand
Matthew 5:27–32 (CSB) — 27 “You have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery. 28 But I tell you, everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. For it …
Oneness of the Holy Spirit
Ephesians 4:4–6 (CSB) — 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling—5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. ~~~~~~~ Christian epistemology holds “oneness” in high esteem and depends …
New Wine and New Wineskins
Mark 2:18–22 (CSB) — 18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. People came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19 Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they …
REPENT AND TURN TO GOD
Acts 26:20 (CSB) — 20 Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance. Ambiguity is one of the enemies of conviction, which is why the …
Antinomianism
Are righteous works necessary to salvation? There is an insistence in many theological circles that "anyone who is Biblically literate knows that 'works' in Pauline language is a bad thing". But this doesn't accurately characterize Pauline doctrine. In fact, it tends to infuse an inherent hostility towards righteousness into the Church that is actually quite …
Christian Idolatry: Black Friday
Colossians 3:5 (NET) So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry. 1st Corinthians 6:9-11 (NET) [9] Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, IDOLATERS, adulterers, …
The Widow of 1st Timothy 5:3-16
Close exegetical study of this passage will help us understand the principles that God has given to inform and guide the Church's love and compassion. 1 Timothy 5:3–16 (CSB) — 3 Support widows who are genuinely in need. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to practice godliness toward their …
