Keep Yourselves in the Love of God Jude 21 says, “Keep yourselves in the love of God…”.  God loves you.  He loved you enough to die for you before you were saved, Jn 3:16.  And Rom 5:8 says, “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet...

Cleansing Compound God has given us three things to cleanse us from sin and to keep us clean. These three things have their separate functions but they work together as a cleansing compound.  You need all three, not just one. For example, you need three ingredients to get skunk smell...

A Great Supper The context of Lk 14:15-24, the great supper, is Jesus in the house of one of the chief Pharisees eating bread on the sabbath, Lk 14:1.  While there: Jesus healed a man of the dropsy.  Taught them that healing on the sabbath is no less lawful than...

Studies in Ruth Marriage as a Rest (Part 2) : Ruth 1:9 ; 3:1 In the first part of this lesson we saw why marriage is connected with a rest through the Bible as well in the book of Ruth. Here we will seek to build upon that though and...

Be Not Afraid of their Faces Jer 1:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jer 1:8 says, Be not afraid of their faces.  The Lord had a very important job for Jeremiah to do.  Jeremiah was called to be a prophet to the nations [Jer 1:5].  He was going to have to stand...

The Originals Ex. 32:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Often when you read a missionary, pastor or church’s statement of faith regarding the Bible, you will find mention of the originals, referring to the original autographs.  Generally, these statements will affirm that the person or church believes that God “inspired” the originals...

The Local Church Body One of the great benefits of being a member of a local church is that God makes you a part of a body of believers with whom you can grow and function together.  The purpose is Eph 2:12-13.  In local churches, God gives the members pastors...

Eternal Security 1 Jn 5:11-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This study is for the benefit of those who are saved and believe in eternal security but don’t know well enough from the Bible why they believe it or how to teach someone else why they should believe it.  This study...

Verses Supposedly Refuting Eternal Security CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO One of the great difficulties among those who believe you can lose your salvation is the inability to see what a verse says in its context.  They are so convinced that they can lose their salvation that they read their belief into...

In Prov 24:3-4 Solomon writes, “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”  There are three things needed for this house: wisdom, understanding and knowledge.  You need wisdom to build it, understanding...