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General Materials: Ideological/Chronological John presents his ideas by expressing another sign to prove who Jesus really is and why he came here. John wants everyone to come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ and to believe on Him. John uses this eye witness account of Lazarus to explain: that Jesus is the resurrection, truth, andContinue reading “John 11:1-44 Segment Survey/Outline”

When it comes to the first book of the Bible I used a more holistic studying approach. I would study the narrative as a whole and then break into chunks of the beginning middle and end. I have never studied the book of Genesis by putting it into two sections. This makes the book andContinue reading “How to study Genesis…”

God’s redemptive plan for humanity began in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. The major problem for mankind commenced when humanity made the decision to disobey God. The consequences of this decision has taken on the form of a “snow-ball effect” throughout human History and is still an ongoing problem for our modernContinue reading “How do you understand the relationship between the Noahic, Abrahamic, Davidic, and New Covenants?”

In the Scriptures we have the examples of Jesus, his disciples, and the apostles; so, why do we need to learn about Patristics? Well, patristics is the study of the orthodox fathers. The founding fathers were faced with building a church community based on scripture. Then, with the rise of Gnosticism, Marcionism, Montanism, and Monarchianism,Continue reading “What convictions were the orthodox fathers fighting for? Did they succeed in upholding these convictions?”

Do I believe the Old Testament is Dying? Often times churches view the Old Testament as dead and do not think its conversation or language is relevant for today. So, in seminary why should we study the Old Testament? We should study the Old Testament, because it explains the world around us. For example, GenesisContinue reading “Is the Old Testament Dying?”