I think study Bibles can be helpful, IF we realize that they simply contain condensed notes from someone else about what they think the Bible teaches.
Not exact matches
you can ask questions all you want, test it as much as you like but only you can decide to believe.I have
studied hell, read my books about, went to different websites and searched the
bible, for a Christian to fear hell is not possible.For one Christ himself said he is the only way to the father.So I
think the fear of hell comes from guilt or their power freaks.
She
thought I should
study art and suggested reading the
bible more often.
I
think it's cute though... your attempt to educate us as if it were simply not possible that we have
studied these
bible passages (at great length in fact) for ourselves.
Holiness for me was found in the mess and labour of giving birth, in birthday parties and community pools, in the battling sweetness of breastfeeding, in the repetition of cleaning, in the step of faith it took to go back to church again, in the hours of chatting that have to precede the real heart - to - heart talks, in the yelling at my kids sometimes, in the crying in restaurants with broken hearted friends, in the uncomfortable silences at our
bible study when we're all weighing whether or not to say what we really
think, in the arguments inherent to staying in love with each other, in the unwelcome number on the scale, in the sounding out of vowels during bedtime book reading, in the dust and stink and heat of a tent city in Port au Prince, in the beauty of a soccer game in the Haitian dust, in the listening to someone else's story, in the telling of my own brokenness, in the repentance, in the secret telling and the secret keeping, in the suffering and the mourning, in the late nights tending sick babies, in confronting fears, in the all of a life.
One Sunday in
bible study class we were sharing our
thoughts on what Heaven might be like.
We saw the online
bible study and
thought, yeah.
When I date women or
think about an awesome Christian woman or going to couples
bible studies that does not feel wrong.
compared to the old there seems to be a whole different god or that god has changed i
think i am going to trust
studies — at least they state the margin of error, the religious stand by the
bible as fact, the word of god... it would seem your god is a moron who can't keep his story straight.
For starters, that kind of principle will inevitably mean that those who
study the
bible beliving in it will
think it says something completely different than others who read it.
i
think steve martin may be best keeping away from any church i go to if your preaching rot someone needs to say it, and im sorry but waiting till a mid week
bible study to voice that so as to not ruin the smooth running of your show do nt work for me, preaching needs to create room for doubt for questions etc. still room for a passionate shared vision.
I
think it means it's gonna be darn tough, I know all the
bible study folks want to intepret it to suit themself, and I've heard them try to say it's not what it sounds like, but to me it means next to impossible, I mean you either take the
bible at it's word or you don't.
I couldnt wait to get back to the barracks and I never have been inside a church since, well actually I did try a
bible study at the on base chapel later that week and came to the same result, I did NOT fit in at all, I did nt
think like any of the other guys and I couldnt pretend like the others were doing.
Sure it is... anytime we engage in
thought when it comes to a closer walk with God our father and Jesus is good... through out the
bible it is riddled with god's numbers... that's what my
bible study and your forum are all about... my post like Jeffery's was merely what satisfy s me.
Instead of regurgitating the classic evangelical lines, when confronted with these logical problems / questions, are you actually able to explain it in your own words, as if you've
thought about it yourself, and not just attended
bible study?
There are many historians that
study these times who seem pretty convinced that this really happened I read a couple of books along time ago that made a convincing case, I realize that doesn't make it so, I
think it is true because the red letters of the
bible have power.
But I
think the notes and
study aids that are contained in Study Bibles should be used near the end of the Bible study process, rather than at the begin
study aids that are contained in
Study Bibles should be used near the end of the Bible study process, rather than at the begin
Study Bibles should be used near the end of the Bible
study process, rather than at the begin
study process, rather than at the beginning.
I'm all for asking the Holy Spirit to teach us but I
think that this too is abused and used as an excuse not to *
study * the
bible as well as read what scholars and theologians have to teach us about it.
I
think of
study bibles as super condensed commentaries.
Why do we give up some people to the devil,
thinking that they are «beyond hope of redemption,» while we lead yet another Bible
study for those who already know their
Bibles forward and backward?
I had been
thinking of doing something similar since reading Patrick Holford's optimum nutrition
bible but always put it off because of
studies etc,... so it is so great you are doing this!
Making dessert for our Wednesday evening
bible study, I
thought I was on top of things by baking an old favorite first thing in the morning.
Yesterday, when I was at
bible study, the babysitter was wearing olive green shorts and I'm pretty sure my friend
thought I was going to get her number.
we're having
bible study here tonight and I
think I'll make some of this for my small group....
It would be perfect for so many uses:) giving snacks out at
bible study is my first
thought because i'm needing one!
Just this morning I was
thinking how nice it would be to host the ladies from my
bible study group for a «getting to know each other better» evening during early December: mulled wine, sweet and savory treats, a few printed questions to start the conversations rolling: «What's on your car stereo right now?»