Bible Study — Page 9

What Is The Importance of Biblical Doctrine?

One of the most exciting times as a pastor was when I completed my initial seminary studies and ordination as I prayerfully considered callings from different churches. However, I was dumbfounded by some of the comments made by those tasked with selecting candidates. One committee of a very famous church said, “We hope you are […]

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What Does The Bible Teach About Bipolar Disorder?

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

Everyone knows someone who is moody. Sometimes they are extremely down and not wanting to talk to anyone and other times they are the life of the party. Often people who struggle with these swings of moodiness are diagnosed by mental health professionals as having bipolar disorder. This leads many Christians to wonder what does […]

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You Shall Not Covet: Bible Lesson and Life Application

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

We live in a consumer driven culture, where everything from marketing to popularity is driven by the desire to have it all. If we just drive the right car, marry the right person, have the right job, or live in the right house we are told that we will be happy. However, no matter what […]

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What Does The Bible Say About Confidence? A Christian Study

by Derek Hill

Confidence is a term often equated to pride and arrogance. Can a Christian be confident and still be a good witness for Christ? Yes they can! But Christians who love and follow Christ do not put their confidence in themselves. They put all of it in Jesus. This isn’t to say that you cannot be […]

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What Is The Abrahamic Covenant? A Bible Study

by Jack Wellman

What is the Abrahamic Covenant? What does it have to do with Christians today? God Calls Abraham Most certainly, Abraham personified the statement that “the just shall live by faith,” as he was the prototype of living by faith however God still expected “Abraham to be obedient before blessing him.” How was this fulfilled in […]

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2 Corinthians Bible Study and Commentary

by Jack Wellman

Here is a brief survey or summary and commentary on 2 Corinthians. The Second Letter to the Corinthians There is internal, biblical evidence that this might actually be the third letter to the Corinthian church and that one of Paul’s letters was lost. Since we know that God is sovereign, it may be that God […]

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1 Corinthians 1: Bible Study and Commentary

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

First Corinthians was written by the Apostle Paul about 56 A.D. while he was in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-10, 20:31; 1 Corinthians 1:1, 16:21; 2 Corinthians 1:1, 10:1). The purpose of First Corinthians, which contains 16 chapters, is to address the problems in the church (1 Corinthians 1-6); answer questions (1 Corinthians 7:1-16:4); and tell those […]

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What Does Atonement Mean? Bible Definition of Atonement

by Jack Wellman

Maybe you’ve heard the word “atonement” and wondered what it means. What is the biblical definition of the word atonement? Atonement is… The English word for atonement originally meant “at one-ment” or “at one with” like being in harmony with someone and in this case it means to be at one with God through the […]

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You Shall Not Take the Name of The Lord In Vain: Bible Lesson And Life Application

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

The third commandment reads like this: “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain” (Exodus 20:7). Anyone who has been around awhile knows that language changes over time. If you told someone in the 1990s that […]

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Proverbs 12: Bible Study and Commentary

by Jack Wellman

Proverbs chapter 12 contains much wisdom but what can we glean from it? What could you add in commenting about Proverbs chapter 12? What is a Proverb? The Hebrew word for proverb is “mashal” and it can mean several things; “poetry, similitude, a maxim, parable, byword,” and as the word says,” proverb” or “to be […]

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