As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“A pastor isn’t responsible only to teach Scripture but also to help his people learn how to read the Bible for themselves. Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan share how pastors can encourage their congregations to engage deeply with God’s Word, meditate on how the Lord has revealed himself, and approach Scripture with obedience and joy.” - TGC
“Koine Guide is an online training platform for anyone who wants to actually keep their New Testament Greek. It lets you translate through the Greek New Testament one verse at a time, take an optional parsing quiz, and then submit your own translation.” - Ward on Words
“If our study of often small Bible details can stand up to the reality of eternal hell, it can stand up to anything. To admit that we can retain our interest in Bible study under the shadow of these eternal issues, but not under the shadow of a flaming hot culture war would be to admit that our ears are closed to the voice of reason and very wide open to the voice of our nerves and our mass emotions.” - Mark Ward
“Harnessing the power of interaction should be one of your highest priorities when leading a Bible study. To do so, you must master four types of Bible study discussion questions.” - Word by Word
“While dozens of commentaries have been published on each of the gospels since the year 2000, we recommend these below because they have stood the test of time in an ‘evergreen’ way.” - Christ Over All
“According to research from Barna in 2024, U.S. pastors have varying levels of comfort with using AI based on the task: graphic design (88 percent), marketing (78 percent), communication (58 percent), sermon research (43 percent), creating study materials (39 percent), and sermon writing (12 percent), among other tasks.” - TGC
“My ears perked up when Piper brought up two issues that I’d like to address….One is the use of BDAG, a Greek-English lexicon that I use all the time. The second is the use of commentaries, another thing I do.” - Ward on Words
Does the Bible sometimes seem random to you? What does Hezekiah have to do with Philemon? How is Enoch connected to Ruth? What do battles in ancient Mesopotamia have to do with the church? Is the Bible really all one story?
Here are eight proofs that the Bible is one story.
“Applying sound hermeneutical principles helps believers uncover the true meaning of God’s Word and avoid misinterpretation.” - Church Leaders
Read Part 2.
“Why is our time in God’s Word not as life-transformative as it should be?”
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