Bible Studies
Baptism
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Christian life
Growing the Church – Benevolence
Throughout much of the world, churches are facing a difficult reality. Many congregations are aging, baptisms have declined, and fewer people are actively participating in the life of the church. At the same time, millions of people profess faith in Jesus Christ but have little or no meaningful fellowship with Read more
Christian life
Are You Worthy To Be Called A Christian
What Does It Mean to Be a Christian? More Than a Name In today’s world, the word Christian is used so broadly that it has almost lost its meaning. Many claim the name because they believe in God. Others claim it because they were raised in a religious home. Some Read more
Ministry
Judaism vs Christianity
The differences between Judaism and Christianity are both deeply connected and profoundly significant. Christianity emerged from Judaism historically, shares the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament), and reveres many of the same patriarchs and prophets. Yet the two faiths ultimately diverge on the single most important question: Who is Jesus? That Read more
Ministry
Islam vs Christianity
The differences between Christianity and Islam are profound, especially concerning the nature of God, salvation, revelation, sin, forgiveness, and most importantly, the identity and role of Jesus Christ. While both religions share certain historical figures and moral themes, they ultimately present fundamentally different understandings of God and humanity’s relationship to Read more
Bible Studies
The Holy Spirit
What is the Holy Spirit? Who is He? What is His purpose? What is baptism, the indwelling and empowering of the Holy Spirit? What is the Holy Spirit’s relationship to the world and to Christians? There is a lot of confusion about the Holy Spirit. Many honest and devout Christians Read more
Bible Studies
Divine Providence
The word ‘Providence’ in the Greek is ‘pronoieo’ translated literally means “forethought” (pro, before, and noieo, to think, consider, understand). Our English word comes from the Latin word ‘provideo’ (pro, before and video, to see). God’s ‘providence’ is a word used to refer to His foreseeing and making available to Read more
Bible Studies
Answering A Fool
Proverbs 26:4-5 Examples: Mat. 16:1-4; 21:24-27; 26:62-64Mat. 27:11-14Lk. 20:1-8; 23:8-11 A conversation consists of two people exchanging thoughts and ideas about a mutual topic of interest. This invariably means that there will be questions that are either requests for more information or are an attempt to emotionally manipulate you. It Read more
Bible Studies
Tradition vs Scripture
How does one properly distinguish between God’s commandments and human tradition? How do these terms affect how we preach and what we practice? When the report of the Savior’s miracles spread abroad, Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem made their way north to Gennesaret to confront Jesus. They charged that the Read more
Bible Studies
Opposing & Exposing Religious Error
False teachers and, consequently, religious error are very real evils. (Jer. 23; 1Jn. 4:1; Matt. 7:15-20; Matt. 24:3-5). In fact the books of 2 Peter and Jude deal almost exclusively with the reality, the characteristics, the design, the mode of operation, the teaching and the destiny of false teachers. Concerning Read more