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Does the Bible Support Moderate Drinking of Alcohol?
Recommendation: Read โIs It Acceptable for Christians to Smoke or Consume Drugs?โ before starting this study. All sorts of wine Why does wine play such a prominent role in the Bible? Deuteronomy 8:7-8 โ For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths…
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Is It Acceptable for Christians to Smoke or Consume Drugs?
Call out of darkness Which areas of my life are important to God? 3 John 2 โ Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Proverbs 4:20,22 โ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. / For they are…
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What Makes a Christian Truly Free?
Freedom through walking in the Spirit What is the condition of many Christians? Galatians 5:17 – For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Remark: Christians often feel trapped rather than…
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Can Christians Stay Silent About Their Faith?
Active witnessing Is it OK if I am afraid to talk about Christ? 2 Timothy 1:7-8 – For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but…
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Should Christians Be Socially Active?
Social life of a Christian What is the result of people coming to believe in God and walking in the light? 1 John 1:6-7 – If we say that we have fellowship with him {God}, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he…
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What Is True Love According to the Bible?
True love What does the Bible call us to do? 1 John 4:7-8 – Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. Remark: John calls on Christians to actively…
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What Is the Best Time and Place for Prayer?
What does the Bible say about the right time to pray? 2 Corinthians 6:2 – (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) Hebrews 3:7-8 – Wherefore (as the…
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What Is the Purpose of Prayer?
Making an important call What is prayer? Psalm 62:8 – Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. Psalm 5:1-2 – Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my…
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Am I Lost if I Sinned Willfully?
Hebrews 10:26-27 – For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. Remark: This passage is often understood to mean that if we sin knowinglyโfully aware…
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From Denial to Devotion โ How Jesus Restores the Fallen
Fearful downfall What example is there of someone denying their faith? Luke 22:54-62 – Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down…
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How Could a Loving God Ask Abraham to Sacrifice His Son?
Explore why God tested Abraham with Isaac, how He stopped the sacrifice, forbids child sacrifice, and revealed a deeper picture of Christโs redeeming love.
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Why Does God Allow Evil to Exist?
The parable of the weeds Did God and Christ originally intend good for the world? Matthew 13:24 – Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field โฆ Matthew 13:37-38a – He answered and said unto them, He that soweth…