Browsing: bible lessons

Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the Lord, and they did not do so. Judges 2:17 ESV God is great. Can we all agree?  God is also sovereign and as his creation we are called to submit and surrender to him.  However, surrender can be hard.  This present age is full of temptation that seeks to rob the believer of the promises of God.  Sex, money, and fame have always been…

Read More

One of the greatest gifts that God gave mankind was the Holy Bible because the Bible is literally God revealing Himself, and communicating Himself to mankind in written word. Anything and everything that we know about God comes from these Holy Scriptures, and they contain the totality of what we need to know about becoming a Christian, and everything that we need to know about living the Christian life. Orthodox Christianity teaches that the Bible was inspired and authored by the Holy Spirit of God using human instruments. It also believes that in it’s original languages of Hebrew, Greek, and…

Read More

The Bible is full of wisdom, but it is often misquoted and misunderstood. Readers and carriers of the message often hear particular verses and passages in ways they were not intended to be heard. While the Bible is often quoted, it is just as often misquoted. The problem comes when people turn God’s word into a collection of quotes and one-liners without paying attention to the context of the verse, or the history behind the text. Nothing’s wrong with connecting with a specific line of Scripture, but it’s important that you know what the verse really means, particularly if you…

Read More

3 Things To Consider if You’re Waiting on Boaz Waiting on Boaz seems to be the common theme among Christian women. Everybody wants a Boaz. I remember when I first developed my own personal relationship with God, giving over my singleness to Him was hard to do. I was afraid that His standards would leave me single for the rest of my life. But then one day He asked me… “Well, has anything you’ve tried in your strength and wisdom gotten you married with children?” To which my response was “no”. And He said “Exactly”. But I’ve digressed. One of…

Read More