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Bible – Study Sheet #1

| September 17, 2009

Bible – A Yearly Reading Schedule

| September 17, 2009

Psalms – A Collection of Books

| September 17, 2009

A Collection of Books •The Book of Psalms (or Psalter) is a collection of different kinds of poetry spanning many centuries of history (from c. 1100 BC, Pss. 29, 68, to c. 400 BC, Ps. 119) and reaching essentially its present form around 300 BC. Evidences of this collective nature are seen in its division […]

Prophets and Kings – The Divided Kingdom and Beyond

| September 17, 2009

                     Prophets And Kings: The Divided Kingdom And Beyond[1],[2]                      Southern Kingdom                     Northern Kingdom            KINGS 1. Rehoboam    (930-913) 1 Kgs.12:1-24;      14:21-31; 2 Chron.10:1-12:16  

Habakkuk – An Introduction

| September 17, 2009

                                                         HABAKKUK – “Embrace”                                                              Habakkuk, the Man Although Habakkuk, by inspiration, is known as “The Prophet” (1:1 -among the 12, only Haggai, Zechariah also begin by naming themselves as prophets), he equally could be called, “The Philosopher,” “The Poet,” and “The Psalmist.”  This unique prophet also has been called “the freethinker among the prophets,” […]

Habakkuk – A Transformation by Faith

| September 17, 2009

The book of Habakkuk is as much about the destruction of Judah as it is about the transformation of Habakkuk himself. 1:1-4 – Habakkuk impatiently waits on God to punish the nation, questioning God’s justice. 1:12-17 – Habakkuk accepts God’s answer, although he does not understand it. 2:1 – Habakkuk waits patiently for God’s answer. […]

1 Timothy 3:8-13 – Qualifications of Deacons

| September 16, 2009

        INTRO:             A.        Basically, if you understand the qualifications for elders, you understand them for deacons.  Since we spent so much time discussing overseer’s qualifications, we will try to cover all the necessary information on Deacons in two lessons.

A Harmony of the Lord Supper Accounts

| September 16, 2009

                               The Lord’s Supper: The Accounts and Proper Order[1] The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether or not the added information concerning the “passover” cup serves a dual purpose spiritually connecting the passover of old and this new supper.  If this “passover” cup bridges both suppers, then we can scripturally call the Lord’s […]

Romans – Nomos (law)

| September 16, 2009

The Greek word “nomos” (3551) which is translated usually as “law” occurs 150 times in the NT; 50 of those times in Romans, and 25 in Galatians  “…We will miss many fine points if we think the Law (of Moses) every time we see the expression ‘the law.’  While the presence or absence of the […]

Romans 1:4 – Spirit of Holiness

| September 16, 2009

Should pneuma be translated “Spirit” or “spirit?”  Robertson quotes, “Not the Holy Spirit, but a description of Christ ethically as kata sarka describes him physically (Denney) (Robertson’s Word Pictures).  Comparing various translations show respected opinions on both sides: Spirit – BBE; EMTV; ESV; HCSB; LITV; NASB; YLT; NKJV; NIV; TNIV; NLT; NCV spirit – ASV; […]