13. Study the ContextAs you read, seek to understand who wrote a book, when it was written, to whom it was written, and why it was written. That is the historical context, and the book introductions will cover such significan...

14 Principles for Studying the Bible from Crossway

14 Principles for Studying the Bible from Crossway

14 Principles for Studying the Bible from Crossway

7. Preach/TeachEverywhere Jesus went he taught and preached God’s precious word:And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every dise...

8. CompelApollos did not preach solely to dispense information. He passionately proclaimed the truth in order to convince his hearers and convert them to the way of God’s truth:Now a Jew named Apollos, a nativ...

4. ObeyCaleb proved to be special (in contrast to the disobedient nation) because of his totally obedient response to God’s commands:None of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and ...

Obey the WordThroughout his New Testament writings, the apostle John summarized a Christian’s obligation to obey the Scriptures. He made it clear that walking in the ways of the word was not optional.First, Christ said tha...

Obey the WordThroughout his New Testament writings, the apostle John summarized a Christian’s obligation to obey the Scriptures. He made it clear that walking in the ways of the word was not optional.First, Christ said...

Obey the WordThroughout his New Testament writings, the apostle John summarized a Christian’s obligation to obey the Scriptures. He made it clear that walking in the ways of the word was not optional.First, Christ said tha...

7. View of salvation. The goal of Mormon salvation is notabout escaping wrath as much as it is about maximizing ourgrowth and ensuring our happiness. Salvation is finding ourway back to God the Father and recalling our forgot...

4. View of God. In Mormon thought, God has a physicalbody. According to Doctrine and Covenants, “The Father hasa body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Sonalso;” but “The Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh andb...

3. View of man. According to Mormon theology, men andwomen are the spirit sons and daughters of God. We lived ina premortal spirit existence before birth. In this first estatewe grew and developed in preparation fo...

A quick note on secondary sources: Christian materials donot always treat Mormonism fairly or go the extra mile topresent Mormon ideas as a Mormon would recognize them.One book that does is Andrew Jackson’s MormonismExplained: W...

We’ve been working through 2 Timothy on Sunday evenings. Last week I preached from 2 Timothy 3:6-9. It’s a passage–like many in the pastoral epistles–that deals with false teaching...

We’ve been working through 2 Timothy on Sunday evenings. Last week I preached from 2 Timothy 3:6-9. It’s a passage–like many in the pastoral epistles–that deals with false teaching...

We’ve been working through 2 Timothy on Sunday evenings. Last week I preached from 2 Timothy 3:6-9. It’s a passage–like many in the pastoral epistles–that deals with false teaching...