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Category Archives: Bible teaching
Let the invisible teacher teach you
The invisible teacher (the risen Jesus) will speak clearly in the heart of the people who truly want to hear Him. Do you? When you’re being taught by God’s Spirit speaking within you, the words of the Bible will come … Continue reading
What are the essential beliefs for Christianity?
When Christians begin to think about and discuss unity, the question of doctrine always comes up. How do we overcome doctrinal disagreement? Augustine, a Christian brother who lived in the fourth century, answered that question this way: “In essentials, unity; … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, Atheists, Augustine, belief system, Bible teaching, Christ, Christian, discerning of spirits, Jesus Christ, liberty, Love one another, Messiah, religious beliefs, speaking the truth in love, Uncategorized
Tagged another Jesus, Christian doctrine, Christian worldview, discernment, essential Christian beliefs, false prophets, incarnation, What do Christians believe, Who is Jesus
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Don’t throw the Bible out for the bathwater of deception
Let Scripture challenge & change your perceptions, feelings, & opinions. To depart from Scripture for human opinion is to dance with deception. To avoid deception: lay down your opinions, continually search the Scriptures, & always let God’s Spirit direct your heart … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Peter 3:16, Acts 17:11, Bible concepts, Bible interpretation, Bible quotations, Bible reading, Bible teaching, biblical, biblical Christianity, Biblical concept, Biblical principles, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Luke 24:45, unscriptural, wisdom
Tagged Bible, Christianity, deception, discernment, quotes, Scriptures, truth and error, Word of God
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Experience Jesus live!
If your life keeps going from gags to glitches, perhaps you need God. There’s no time like when you’re aware of Christ’s presence. Experience Jesus live! To bow before God is to rise above self. Pride is an “I” full … Continue reading
Posted in Bible reading, Bible teaching, deny yourself, pride, self-forgetting, self-justification, self-surrender, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, faith, Jesus, religion
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The Bible’s like a roto rooter
The first Christians opened up the faucet on their spiritual plumbing and let the risen Jesus flow. They experienced supernatural revelation & passed it on in the Bible. What Jesus reveals today won’t contradict what He’s revealed in Scripture. Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in back to the Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, Bible teaching, Bible verses, church, how to learn the Bible, inner rivers, love, New Testament, New Testament Christianity, New Testament church, open mic church, organic church, rivers of living water, testimony, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Bible quotes, Christianity, plumbing, Roto Rooter, spiritual formation, spirituality
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It’s time for Bible based reformation!
Don’t be afraid to read and trust the Book that makes fear disappear! Some people claim to “demythologize” the Bible. I want the Bible to demyth me! The Bible is like 3D movie glasses. It makes the living Jesus jump … Continue reading
Posted in 3D glasses, 500th anniversary, back to the Bible, Bible one anothers, Bible study, Bible teaching, church reform, New Testament, New Testament Christianity, New Testament church, on earth as it is in heaven, one anothering, organic church, the Bible says, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, book of Acts, demythologize, epistles, Gospels, Luther, one anothers, red letters, Reformation
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Jesus didn’t say to follow a preacher, a program, or a curriculum. He said: “Follow Me.”
Doing my daily Bible reading, I saw Paul describe a Christ-led support group in Romans 1:11-12. He wrote: “I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—that is, that you … Continue reading
Posted in Bible one anothers, Bible teaching, church format, church program, church programming, curriculum, curriculum-free, encouragement, faith, mutual ministry, one anothers, preacher, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian community, follow Me, recovery, Romans 1, spiritual gifts, support groups
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The inner Bible interpreter
The best interpreter of the Bible is the Holy Spirit speaking directly to your heart — not a preacher, commentary, FB post, Tweet, or Google search. Think outside yourself. Read the Bible daily and let Christ give you fresh, new … Continue reading →