[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Matthew 11:18-19, “For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard;… Read more »
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Alcohol (Every Verse Bible study) – Part 3
The Defiled Conscience Principle Some Christians oppose moderate alcohol consumption, even though they admit that the Bible allows it. They have one card up their collective sleeve that robs us of the freedoms that God lets us enjoy. I call it the Defiled Conscience Principle. It’s based, in part, on a verse that has become… Read more »
Baptism (Bible Study) – Part 1
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] (Copyright © 2009 by K. Scott Schaeffer) (All quotes from the NRSV. Personal pronouns referring to divinity are not capitalized per this translation) Must we be baptized to get into heaven? If so, must… Read more »
Baptism (Bible Study) – Part 2
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] John 3:22-24, “After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he spent some time there with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim because water… Read more »
Baptism (Bible Study) – Part 3
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Acts 16:30-33, “Then he brought them outside and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ They answered, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’ They… Read more »
Birth Control (Bible Study)
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] (All Bible quotes from the New Revised Standard Version) (Copyright © 2009 by K. Scott Schaeffer) This debate is much more heated among Roman Catholics than it is Protestants. However, it affects so many… Read more »
Fasting (Bible Study)
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] (All Bible quotes from the NRSV, unless otherwise noted) (Copyright © 2009 by K. Scott Schaeffer) Fasting isn’t exclusive to Christianity. Buddhists, Muslims, Native Americans and people of many other faiths engage in… Read more »
Should We Discuss Politics in Bible Study?
I know a man very close to me who has never cared much for going to church. He has never been much of a singer, nor has he ever been moved in a major way by listening to music. He’s not offended by sermons, except on rare occasions; but he’s not excited by them either…. Read more »