Bible Studies

Links and Lessons for Holy Week- April 18, 2025

This week is one with extra posts on the blog and websites I follow. I decided to publish an additional Links and Lessons post to give you some of the best. I won’t put sentences with them. The titles should be clear enough. The Cry of Forsakenness What Does John 3:16 Mean? The Cross Is […]

3 Types of People Are in Our Churches…. One Is Not So Good  

Not even the apostles had perfect churches.  I have written about this in the past. John’s letters show us how they were imperfect. 2 John is about false teachers. John built this epistle around unifying key words. In the 13 verses of 2 John the following words are repeated: In this letter, John tells his […]

Life of Christ- Matthew 28, 1 Corinthians 15, When doubts get in the way. repost.

Great Commission The Great Commission which closes the Gospel of Matthew has been powerful marching orders for the Church.  It is often preached and has motivated countless Christians to lives of sacrificial outreach. (Matthew 28:16-20) The risen Jesus appeared to the remaining eleven disciples and other followers. He gave them the plan for their future and […]

Life of Christ- John 21, What happens when we sin? repost.

Christians don’t lead perfect lives.  We sin and each time we sin there is a choice. We can agree that it is wrong and decide not to do it again and be restored. We will sin again, and the process will be repeated.  We will mature and change but we will always be plagued by our […]

Life of Christ- John 20, Sometimes people don’t act the way you’d predict. repost.

Sometimes people don’t act the way you’d predict. After his death, resurrection, and the first post-resurrection appearances, Jesus found the disciples hiding in fear of the Jews on Easter Sunday evening.  After the powerful events of the first Easter they were still afraid. (John 20:19) In contrast, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus revealed their allegiance to […]

Life of Christ- John 20, “He is risen…His is risen indeed.” Actually,” They have taken the body.” repost.

Each year at Easter the worship leader comes to the microphone to begin the service and energetically says, “He is risen.” It usually takes three attempts but eventually there is a semi-crisp response. “He is risen, indeed.” Some among us assume that we are trying to recreate the triumphal moment on the first Easter morning.  The […]

Life of Christ- John 15, Jesus’ followers must be fruitful. repost.

Jesus’ hour had come Jesus knew that His hour had come as He approached the final night with His disciples. He washed their feet as an example of humility.  He then told them that one of them would betray Him. He told them that He was leaving and that Peter would deny Him. (John 13) […]

Life of Christ- John 13-16 What will it be like from now until Jesus returns? repost.

Jesus’ terrible predictions As their last night together began, Jesus washed the disciples’ feet and warned them that one of them would betray Him. After Judas left, He told them that he was leaving, and that Peter would deny Him. (John 13) Do not worry He told them not to worry because he would prepare […]

Life of Christ- Luke 20, Should Christians answer every question about their faith? repost.

They say that you should not talk about religion or politics. But, sometimes, it seems that is all people want to talk about. Two types of believers Some Christians enjoy answering every questions they get asked- Adam and Eve, the Flood, length of the first days, number and age of New Testament manuscripts, etc. They […]