...Liberty University Bible 110 1. What does this small story tell us about Jesus? Try to discover the central message of this story, and then write it out. Read the stories/passages before (Matt 24:36–44) and after (Matt 25:1–13) the text you chose and write out their main messages. This story in Matthew 24:45-51 tells us that Jesus wants us to represent Him in everything we do. Sometimes we as Christian can become lazy and tend to slack off on being examples of Christ. I believe this scripture verse is also telling us about the second coming of Christ. We need to always be ready for when the time comes, because we as humans have no idea when the Lord will come again. He expects us to represent Him well and to be an example for Him all the time. Matthew 24:36-44 is also reminding us that we need to be prepared for the second coming of the Lord. I also believe that this scripture verse has an underlying point to minister to the people we are working hand in hand with. Again in Matthew 25:1-13 it tells us to be prepared and always ready for the Lord’s coming. We don’t want to be unprepared like the foolish virgins instead we want to strive to be like the wise virgins who brought enough oil to last them the night. Edward Schweizer gives a great summary of being like the wise virgins, “those who are wise are those whose eyes are open to what is yet to come and do not live simply for the day. They rake along an emergency supply of oil, thinking beyond the immediate present...
Words: 846 - Pages: 4
...Pamela Franklin BIBL 110 D19 Undergraduate Program Professor Spencer December 13, 2015 Interpretive Project 2 Paul's letter to the Galatians describes (in part) how to maintain Christian liberty and how to walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5: 16-18 (RSV) states: "But I say, walk by the Spirit and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law." The following illustrates the four steps of the Interpretive Journey for New Testament Letters in Duvall and Hays Journey into God's Word: Your Guide to Understanding and Applying the Bible found on pages 100-102: Step 1: Grasp the text in their town The body of the churches in Galatia consisted mostly of converted Jews and Gentiles. A group of converted Jews called Judaizers infiltrated the church and began teaching that in order to be saved, a person must keep the Law of Moses. This is what was called heresy (a false message), and one of the primary reasons for Paul writing this letter. Circumcision was the way of the law at the time and the Judaizers promoted it as the only way to salvation. Galatians 5: 1-12 tells us how to maintain Christian liberty. In Galatians 5: 16-18, Paul discusses how to walk by the Spirit and declares that the only way to salvation is not by following...
Words: 1087 - Pages: 5
...Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project. Genesis The book of Genesis is a narrative written by Moses in 1450-1410 B.C. It is the first book of the Law and the very first book of the Bible. The book of genesis is divided in two main parts. The first part of Genesis gives a detail account of the origin of life by God with his infinite power. Genesis 1:1-2:3 describes the creation of the world over a 6 day period followed by a day of rest and in Day 6, land animals and humans were created. It also describes how mankind got corrupted through sins and surveys what became of Adams descendant down to the time of Noah and the great flood. The second part of genesis describes how God begin to elaborate his plan of redemption for the nation of Israel through Abraham, another faithful man, to whom God promises many blessings. The Lord had said to Abram: “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing!” Abraham tried to fulfill God’s promise of a son by taking his wife’s servant Hagar as a slave-wife, but later God gives Abraham and Sarai a son name Isaac and fulfilled his promise. Eve, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Joseph are the key personalities in the book of Genesis. Joshua The Lord called Joshua, who was a servant of Moses, to lead the army of Israel to the Promise...
Words: 714 - Pages: 3
...Presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the course: Human Skills and Strategies COUN 110 Assignment: Bible boosters. Due Date: October 12, 2015 Seeking spiritual reference in time of distress can bring a sense of comfort to our lives. Many people read the Bible and meditate on scripture passages to find a sence of purpose and gain a different perspective on a given topic. This assignment is intended to has helped me as an individual to apply to seekwas design to help me as a person to use divine words of inspiration from the KJV bible as a means of ennobling, and enriching my life going forward. These verses were carefully selected to nourish my mind and body in the challenging times of this profession. When I feel discouraged Isaiah 41:10 “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Whatever concerns or challenges that may get me down, I will keep my faith in Him that strengthen me. For God is always with me, He has empowered me with his blessings, and is the guiding force behind my steps and all my doings. When I am confused Psalms 119:34 – “Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart.” When we are confronted by situation that confuses us, whether to do the right thing know that the Lord will give me the wisdom of honesty to do the right thing. This verse will give me grace to keep...
Words: 622 - Pages: 3
...Liberty University I AM PAPER “I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE.” Craig Hardin BIBL 160-BO2 The Gospel of John February 22, 2015 In the research for the writing of this paper, I began reading a book that my grandfather read as he was studying at Carson Newman University after his ordination to preach the Gospel. In the book entitled, John’s Witness to Jesus, it states in speaking of Jesus: “in each figure of speech Jesus unfolded fresh truth about himself.” There are seven “I AM’S” in the book of John that could be written about. I have chosen to write concerning Jesus and the comparison that he made to himself as the bread. One of the most miraculous happenings of the Book of John is the miracle of Jesus feeding the five thousand when there seemed to not be enough food to go around. Douglas Connelly writes concerning Jesus and his miracles in John; “These miracles were not performed simply to alleviate human suffering or to meet human needs; John called them signs. Like signs pointing to the right road, Jesus’ miracles pointed to the truth of Jesus’ claim to be the Son of God.” Could we imagine what it would have been like during this time in history and to also have possibly have been a part of it as well? Gregg Matte reminds us: “In the fourth miracle-the only miracle found in all Gospel accounts-Jesus shows compassion for the people by filling their stomachs and opening their hearts. “ The Reverend Donald McCorkindale said something interesting in an article I read for...
Words: 1979 - Pages: 8
...Natasha Fifelski Professor Love Bible 110-002 25 March 2015 Romans 1-8 Essay God formed the natural world into existence. He created everything in the universe, and we know this to be true because the Bible states, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Before there was air, water, or land, God was there in the beginning, and decided to create this universe. Some humans claim there is not a God; however, one evidence of God’s existence is found in creation. In Romans 1:20 Paul states, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” God reveals himself to us through His creation, so humans have the ability to see God all around them, yet some choose to turn a blind eye to Him. When judgment day comes, the individuals who rejected God will face eternal punishment. Humans have no excuse for not believing in God because He made Himself available to them; they had the opportunity to receive Him, but they chose to ignore Him. Our human identity is revealed to us by God in scripture. Humans are made by God in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). So by knowing who made us, and whose image we reveal, we can conclude that our identity is found in God in human form – Christ Jesus. However, humans are flawed beings because of sin; therefore, we are doomed to eternal separation from our maker. So because...
Words: 977 - Pages: 4
...Parker 10/22/2014 Bible 110 D11 Cultural and Historical Background of New Testament Although Christ would want us to have full understanding of both New and Old Testaments, there is still a separation between them. The Old Testament people had different laws, and were under an old covenant. Law was central to them. Whereas, we as New Testament believers under the new covenant approached God through the sacrifice of Christ. (Duvall and Hays 2008, p. 12) yet still Christians today have some differences through cultures, languages, situations, and time. Which is why cultural and historical background is important. When we study scripture we have to be able to interpret the message of the original text. Problems that arise from misinterpreting the text are: 1) we will not have the true meaning of the scripture, and 2) we will go on to begin to teach others our interpretation. Henceforth, causing a domino effect of confused believers. When I began to study the bible I became so confused, trying to sift through just those scriptures that seemed familiar to me. Why? Because, so many different interpretations of various scriptures had been thrown at me that my head was swimming. Hence the desire for a deeper understanding of the word. The cultural and historical background of the New Testament are the directions on a map, but just as a navigator needs to learn how to interpret every symbol of a map. We have to be able to understand how the Bible communicates to...
Words: 254 - Pages: 2
...truth and knowledge from the Word of God. Jesus Christ is the bread of life that gives life to those who partake of Him and in this Exegetical Analysis, we will look at the points of references that guides us to the truth that Jesus Christ is the “bread of life” and all those who partake of this bread will by no means be cast out. Historical The view that John, the son of Zebedee, one of the original twelve apostles, wrote the Fourth Gospel, was held uniformly by the early church fathers and for this reason became the traditional view held by the Christian church until modern times. The Gospel of John was known and used authoritatively from the very earliest times and can be seen in the early papyri, Ignatius of Antioch (ca. 110-15), Justin Martyr (ca. 150), Tatian, and Anthenagoras. Explicit references to John’s authorship of the Fourth Gospel are found in Theophilus of Antioch (ca. 190) and Irenaeus (ca. 1809). The traditional view of the date and place of the writing of the Gospel of John places the writing in Ephesus around A.D. 90. John is writing in order that...
Words: 4058 - Pages: 17
...in the first component is jurisdiction -- the authority to act. Because of the multiplicity of jurisdictions God has established on the earth, it is important to identify which has authority to act in any given situation. With respect to analyzing issues of law and public policy, the authority which Civil Government may exercise is of particular significance. For that reason, the second component, Jurisdictional Considerations, develops in some detail the jurisdiction of Civil Government in the context of the other jurisdictions. The Israel Example is the final component of the Model. Although God's relationship with Israel was unique, founded as it was upon a special covenant and distinct call for that people to be His holy nation, the Bible declares that God revealed His laws and ordinances to Israel as an...
Words: 413 - Pages: 2
...I want to take the time to send you a heartfelt thank you for the time you spent helping at our booth at the fair, for making cookies, for preparing yourselves spiritually, and for praying for the people we would meet. God had some amazing appointments arranged with our people during those nine days and you should hear about some of the testimonies, so you can share in the joy. On children’s day, we had opportunity to minister and entertain more than 500 children plus families. If you served that day, the heat index was 110 degrees, but it was well worth every effort that was put forth. After the huge crowd had subsided, one grandmother brought her grandchildren through and stopped to talk to us. She was impressed that we have a Celebrate...
Words: 421 - Pages: 2
...Abstract Discipleship counseling means to help people with broken souls to walk freely with Jesus Christ. To understand the whole person the counselor must consider the body, soul, mind and spirit. Dr. Neil T. Anderson discusses three different themes throughout his book to help the counselee bring people back to God. The integration of Theology, the study of God and Psychology, the study of the soul, can cause concern in the Christian community. Wondering who is responsible for integrating God into the secular counseling can be easily answered. Defining mental health to alleviate some of the suffering related to the natural and spiritual realm. Keywords: discipleship counseling, integration, theology, psychology, secular, mental health Discipleship Counseling Caring to the desires and problems of hurting people today is difficult and can be overwhelming at times. As today’s generations search for purpose, meaning, and significance, many are experiencing a pervasive sense of emptiness and loneliness. Obviously, from a Christian approach the problem is a spiritual one and so must be the cure. Anderson explains that one of his basic themes is the idea that one’s identity in Jesus Christ can be nurtured by the counselor derived from a model based on integration of both Theology and Psychology. Methods are given to help counselee to overcome traumatic experiences in their lives. Traumatic experiences are deeply etched in people’s minds. They shape their beliefs about...
Words: 1066 - Pages: 5
...Introduction How exciting it is to open the bible to the book of Exodus and read the narrative of the fulfillment of God’s promise in the rescue of the Israelites from captivity in Egypt—the call of Moses, the plagues, and the dramatic manifestation of God on Mt. Sinai. Though the book of Exodus is most famous for the revelation of the Ten Commandments contained in Chapter 20, it remains vague in terms of where the biblical account actually occurred, and yet we cannot begin to fully understand the Old Testament if we look at it as merely a piece of great literature, or as some have suggested nothing more than interesting legend, or the elaboration of superior ideals. … The Book of Exodus is a narrative of the sacred history of Israel from the sojourn in Egypt to the completion of the Tabernacle in the wilderness. The term Exodus comes from the Greek terminology and literally means “going out,” an appropriate title for the book that narrates how under the leadership of Moses, the Israelites escaped from Egyptian persecution and began their journey back to the Promised Land. To be certain, all human history is the scope of God’s sovereignty. God became especially involved in the lives of a relatively unknown people, culminating a historical event that changed biblical history and altered the course of their lives and culture. When we seek to understand the meaning of our individual life events, we don’t actually begin with birth or infancy, even though a biographical account...
Words: 2839 - Pages: 12
...Christians and their churches have rejected them as part of the original 60 books of the Old and New Testaments. The fifteen Apocryphal books which the Roman Catholics have included in their Bibles come from a collection of about eighteen or more books written during the Inter-testamental period. This period of four hundred years began with God giving the last book of the Old Testament which was Malachi. The Inter-testamental period ended with the coming of Christ and the writing of the New Testament. During this four hundred years God sent no prophets to Israel and was silent giving no written revelation. The word "apocrypha" means "of questionable authenticity (cai.org)". These are called non canonical books because when the canon of Scriptures were accepted by the early Christians they recognized that these books contained artificial material and therefore were not inspired of God. These books are also called "pseudepigraphal", meaning "false writings" to designate them as spurious and unauthentic books of the late centuries B. C. and early centuries A. D. These books contain religious folklore and have never been considered inspired of God by biblical Christians from the earliest times of churches (cai.org). Some have referred to these books as the missing books of the Bible and conclude they are new discovers which are part of God's revelation. Nothing could be further from the truth. The sixty six books that comprise the Old and Testament are God's revelation...
Words: 1379 - Pages: 6
...of the Bible By BARBARA CROWDER Lynchburg, Virginia FRIDAY January 30, 2015 Genesis 14:18 “Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.” Who was Melchizedek? Is he historical character or “something” other? Matthew Henry’s Commentary points out that the belief of the rabbinical writers was that Shem, Noah’s son, was the king and priest named Melchizedek in Genesis 14:18. Henry questions why would Shem change his name to Melchizedek and how did he come to settle in Canaan. Christian writers have thought that this was an appearance of the Son of God himself, our Lord Jesus. Henry underlines the possibility that no mere man could be without a father and a mother, without descent, or having a beginning or and ending (Hebrews 7:3), or that Christ should be a priest after the order of any mere man, or that a man in the priesthood should so far greater than that of Aaron the first priest assigned by God (Exodus 28:1). The most popular opinion, according to Henry, is that Melchizedek was a Canaanitish prince that believed in the one true God. This Canaanitish prince reigned in Salem (thought to be Jerusalem). Henry debunks this theory also by questioning why Melchizedek’s name only appear in the story of Abram, and “why Abram should have altars of his own and not attend the altars of his neighbor Melchizedek who was greater than he,” as was the custom. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible agrees...
Words: 1887 - Pages: 8
...Liberty University Book Review: Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament Submitted to Dr. Gary Schnittjer in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for OBST 515 Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary by CURTIS TERRY Lynchburg, Virginia Tuesday February 18, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Summary 3 Critical Interaction5 Conclusion8 Bibliography9 Introduction Dr. Christopher J.H. Wright love for Hebrew scripture played a major role in his decision to write Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament. Dr. Wright wrote that he was saddened that so many Christians love Jesus but know so little about who he thought he was and what he had come to do. Dr. Wright background is one of Anglican descent born in Belfast, North Ireland during World War II. He is the son of missionaries and a graduate of Cambridge. Dr. Wright was ordained by the Anglican Church of England in 1977 and has served in the capacities of high school teacher, associate pastor, Old Testament scholar. Dr. Wright has served at Union Biblical Seminary in India as seminary professor and served as Principal of All Nations Christian College from 1993-2001. Dr. Wright has authored numerous books and currently serves as the International Director for Langham Partnership International. This paper will provide a review of Dr. Wright’s Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament by providing a summarization of the work and provide an analysis of various theological topic discussed by Dr. Wright...
Words: 1895 - Pages: 8
