Bible Study
Matthew 8:10-12 – Outer Darkness Part 1 – Zane Hodges and Bob Wilkin Discussion – MP3 / YouTube
The first in a series on the “Outer Darkness” as used in the Gospel of Matthew. Also discussed is how to study the Bible. Passages discussed also include: Matthew 22:1-14, Matthew 25:14-30, Matthew 13:38, 1 Corinthians 3:15, and Luke 24:45.
Luke 24:28-35 – Seal that Friendship! (1996) – MP3 / YouTube
Each Christian has a long-distance friendship that is important to cultivate each and every day of one’s life. If you want friendship with Jesus Christ, the Bible needs to be precious to you, and you need to allow the Holy Spirit to set your heart and soul on fire with the word of God, and to attract you and to pull you into the fellowship of God’s Son and friendship with Him. Where in all the places on earth are we most likely to know the Lord Jesus Christ in an intimately way? It is the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper is Jesus’ ordinance and His command, and where Jesus manifests Himself as the One who died, was buried and rose again.
Romans Part 3 (Romans 5-8:11) – The Christian Life (May 19, 1997) – MP3 / YouTube
How should we study the Bible? Is the study of the Bible purely an academic exercise? What role does the Holy Spirit play in the study of the Bible?
Romans 10:9-10 – How to Approach Problem Passages in the New Testament – MP3 / YouTube
Professor Hodges explains his methodology for understanding problem passages in the New Testament, by demonstrating his method on Romans 10:9-10. Other passages: The Epistle of Romans.
1 Corinthians 10:25-29; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – Decision Making and Guidance from God (1972-1976) – MP3 / YouTube
Is there any support in the Bible for the concept that we will receive some sort of divine mystical guidance from God before we make a significant spiritual decision? Is a vague feeling of inner peace, the same as divine guidance? Do the Scriptures encourage us to take a combination of circumstances which may be ambiguous in themselves and translate it into guidance for our lives? Where should we find guidance for our lives today? Do we recognize that the Word of God within the guidelines laid down to us, give us tremendous areas of freedom within which the decision-making process is our own? If there is something you need to learn, the Bible can teach you, because it is profitable for doctrine. If there is something in which you need to be rebuked, the Bible can rebuke you, because it is profitable for reproof. If there is something in which you need to be straightened out, the Bible can straighten you out, because it is profitable for correction. If there is training that you need, the Bible can train you, because it is profitable for instruction in righteousness, that you might be the complete man of God that God wants you to be. The Bible is enough for you and your conscience. Other passages: 1 Corinthians 10:25-29; Colossians 3:15; Acts 8:26-29; Acts 10:1-6; Acts 16:6-9; Judges 6:14, 36-40; Luke 15:13; 1 Corinthians 5:9-10; 7:39; 2 Timothy 4:13.