Bible Studies

The beatitudes of Jesus taught in the 5th chapter of Matthew are short statements that have a profound depth of meaning and significance to those who desire to grow in Christ. They are paradoxical.

Recently, there has been a revival of sorts regarding all kinds of things which one might call “manly”. But, what is biblical manliness?

Jesus was in Galilee early in his three years of ministry proclaiming the exciting news of the Kingdom of God. He had already called Peter, Andrew, James, and John to be his spiritual apprentices [...]

When I started my journey toward discipleship, I was introduced to a teacher named Ray Vander Laan. He came at the Bible from a very different perspective. The statement he made that kept playing [...]

Readers of the Bible deal with supposed “discrepancies” in the text in several ways. They could be placed into three generalized groups -- 1) discrepancies don't matter, 2) the Bible has errors, [...]

In Heb. 6, we find a passage that has been worrisome for more than a few Christians, especially those who at some point wavered in their walk of faith. When we examine the passage, we must [...]

WHY we praise God? I don’t recall ever hearing another believer try to explain to me why we praise God, other than by reminding that God commands us to do so. But I do believe that we are able to [...]

Some 60-plus years ago, evangelist Eldred Stevens, then the pulpit minister of the Stillwater (Okla.) church of Christ (and later the director of the Dallas-based Preston Road School of [...]

Today we will begin our study like many Jewish people begin their day – by reciting the Shema. “Shema” means to hear. In Jesus’ day, reciting the Shema meant a renewing of your relationship with God.

Rich images and beautiful word pictures fill the pages of the Bible. These images come from a culture, time, and place that was much different from our own. The inspired writers of the Bible were [...]