Second Peter – Beware of False Teachers
Second Peter is a letter of warning – from an authority none other than the courageous, experienced, and faithful apostle. And it is the last communication from this great warrior …
Song of Solomon – Human Intimacy and the Kingdom
Song of Solomon is a wedding song honoring marriage. The most explicit statements on sex in the Bible can be found in this book. It has often been criticized through …
First Peter – Encouraging Christians
In the Epistle of First Peter, Peter wrote to Jewish Christians who were experiencing persecution for their faith. He wrote to comfort them with the hope of eternal life and …
Ecclesiastes – A Time for Everything
The book of Ecclesiastes gives every evidence of being a carefully composed literary essay that must be grasped as a totality before it can be understood in part. The content …
James – Submit Yourselves to God
James wrote to Jewish Christians who had been scattered throughout the Mediterranean world because of persecution. In their hostile surroundings, they were tempted to let intellectual agreement pass for the …
Proverbs – Wisdom in Daily Life
Solomon instructed the young people of his day like a father giving advice to his child. While many of these proverbs are directed toward young people, the principles supporting them …
Hebrews – Supremacy of God’s Son
In Hebrews, the superiority of Christ over everyone and everything is clearly demonstrated by the author. Christianity supersedes all other religions and can never be surpassed. Where can one find …
Psalms – Praise Ye the Lord
Book I – Psalms 1:1 – 41:13 While the psalms are not organized by topic, it is helpful to compare the dominant themes in each section of the psalms to …
Philemon – Dearly Beloved, Fellow Laborer
One of three personal letters in the Bible, the letter to Philemon is Paul’s personal plea for a slave. Onesimus “belonged” to Philemon, a member of the Colossian church and …
Job – Upright and Blameless
Job, a wealthy and upright man, lost his possessions, his children, and his health. Job did not understand why he was suffering. Why does God allow his children to suffer? …
Titus – Leadership in the Church
Titus was a Greek believer. Taught and nurtured by Paul, he stood before the leaders of the church in Jerusalem as a living example of what Christ was doing among …
Esther – For Such A Time As This
Esther begins with Queen Vashti refusing to obey an order from her husband, King Xerxes. She was subsequently banished, and the search for a new queen began. The king sent …
Second Timothy – Paul’s Last Latter
In Second Timothy, Paul gives helpful advice to Timothy to remain solidly grounded in Christian service and to endure suffering during the difficult days to come. It is easy for …
Nehemiah – Rebuild the Walls
Nehemiah saw a problem and was distressed. Instead of complaining or wallowing in self-pity and grief, he took action. He knew that God wanted him to motivate the Jews to …
First Timothy – Leadership Manual
The Apostle Paul wrote First Timothy in about A.D. 64, probably just prior to his final Roman imprisonment. Because he had appealed to Caesar, Paul was sent as a prisoner …