Bible Study — Page 17

Fasting In The Bible: 10 Examples To Learn From

There are many different reasons to fast and many examples in the Bible about fasting. Even within the examples we see in the Bible, there were variations on what the fast entailed. I trust that these examples will give you further instruction on how to conduct a fast and why you might want to consider […]

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How to Be Worry Free: A Bible Study from Matthew 6

by Robert Driskell

One of the easiest and simplest phrases to say, yet so difficult to live by is: “Don’t worry”. With the stresses of living in this world today comes what seems like endless things to worry about. Keeping, or finding, a job; buying groceries; making the payment on your house or paying the rent; all these […]

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What Is Legalism? A Christian Study

by Jack Wellman

What exactly is legalism? Does this apply to a believer in Christ? How should Christians react to legalism? Under the Law Legalism can be described as a strict adherence, or the principle of a strict adherence to law, especially to the letter rather than the spirit. That is what the Mosaic Law was all about. […]

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What Is Really Important: The Message of Ecclesiastes

by Robert Driskell

There is a book of the Bible that is often overlooked. The name of the book is Ecclesiastes and it is found in the Old Testament after the book of Proverbs and before Song of Solomon. Ecclesiastes’ authorship is usually attributed to Solomon based on the first verse of the book which reads, “The words […]

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Why Does Life Seem Unfair? A Christian Study

by Jack Wellman

Why does life seem so unfair? Good people have bad things happen to them and sometimes bad people have good things happen to them? Why are things so unfair, even for Christians? Life is Not Fair I don’t know how many times I have heard people say, “That’s not fair!” I have heard this from […]

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How to Face Trials: A Bible Study From James 1

by Robert Driskell

The New Testament is clear about the fact that Christians will endure persecution and suffering (i.e. Romans 5:3, 8:17, 35; 2 Corinthians 1:5-7; Philippians 1:29; 2 Timothy 1:8, 2:3), tribulation (i.e. Matthew 24:9; John 16:33; Acts 14:22; Romans 12:12). Some of the believer’s hardships will result from living in a fallen world, some will come […]

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What Does The Bible Say About Revenge? A Christian Topical Study

by Derek Hill

The following verse has been used thousands and thousands of times for people to justify their actions when acting on revenge: “If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given […]

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Should Christians Work on Sundays? A Bible Study

by Jack Wellman

Does the Sabbath command apply to Christians today and as such, should they not work on Sunday? What if their employer gives them no choice? Is it sin for a Christian to work on Sunday? Sunday Employment Many Christians work on Sunday because their employer requires them to. Think about this. When Christians get out […]

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Why Does God Test Us? Why Can’t We Test Him? A Bible Study

by Jack Wellman

Does God test us and if so, why? What is God’s purpose for testing His children? Why can’t we test Him? God Tests His Children The Bible is full of stories about those who had no other choice but to trust in God. Our trust is like faith and our faith is only as strong […]

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What Does The Bible Say About Cursing? A Christian Study

by Derek Hill

Cursing is a topic found throughout all of the Bible. It deals with 2 different issues: actual swearing and actual curses. It is common today to hear curse words and think nothing of it. We have become so desensitized to swearing that some parents hear their 7 year old do it and they don’t even […]

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