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Deteriorating values. Competing religions. Weakening morality.
Do you feel sometimes that the world presents you with more problems than you can handle?
Timothy and Titus faced all of these tough issues as young church leaders. But Paul encouraged them to put aside timidity and insecurity, and to find strength in Christ. As Pete Sommer guides you in this eleven-session LifeGuideĀ® Bible ...
Number of Studies: 11
"John evidently loves the people committed to his care. They are his 'dear children,' his 'dear friends.' He longs to protect them from both error and evil, and to see them firmly established in faith, love and holiness. He has no new doctrine forthem. On the contrary, he appeals to them to remember what they already know, have and are. He warns them against deviating from this and urges them to ...
Immorality inundating the Christian community and gradually eroding the foundations of Christian living. The truth of God incarnate, the atonement, and the bodily resurrection of Christ under attackāeven from within the church. These were the problems that faced the Christians of John's day. In a society that scorned the gospel and sneered at godly living, John encouraged Christians ...
The study of the so-called General or Catholic Epistles has been hampered, argues Ben Witherington, by the failure to properly discern their genre. Several of these "letters" are much better understood as homilies--although, like the rest of the New Testament, they are situation specific. In this first of three volumes, Witherington extends his innovative socio-rhetorical analysis of New Testament ...
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The Catholic Epistles often get short shrift. Tucked into a few pages near the back of our Bibles, these books are sometimes referred to as the "non-Pauline epistles or "concluding letters," maybe getting lumped together with Hebrews and Revelation. Yet these letters, Darian Lockett argues, are treasures hidden in ...
At the beginning of 1 Kings, Solomon's reign brought peace, prosperity, dynamic international trade, and a magnificent center of worship. By the end of 2 Kings, the people faced a complete reversal: they and their king were in exile, and Jerusalem and the temple lay in ruins. How can this story, told by the very people who suffered the defeat, be of value today?
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In Paul's letters to the Corinthian church, the pastoral issues of a first-century Christian community stand out in bold relief. And as the apostle responds to these challenges, the fathers lean over his shoulder, marveling and commenting on his pastoral wisdom.Best known among these patristic commentators is Chrysostom, whose seventy-seven homilies on the two Corinthian epistles ...
We live in a land where truth is subjective, individualized, and culturally conditioned. That same troubling thinking had invaded the churches led by Timothy and Titus, so Paul's pastoral letters to them focus on the objective and universal truthrevealed in Jesus.
John Stott's teachings from The Message of 1 Timothy and Titus and The Message of 2 Timothy are offered here ...
Number of Studies: 13
The Get in The Word with Truth's Table Video Bible Studies feature the hosts of the popular Get in The Word with Truth's Table and Truth's Table podcasts, Christina Edmondson and Ekemini Uwan, in conversation with leading Black pastors and scholars. Each hour-long study showcases expert teaching and insightful conversation to unpack the Word of God ...
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Want more context as you begin to study 1 Samuel? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.