1 John Overview
Theme John’s theme is the believer’s close relationship with God through Jesus Christ and what that relationship can produce in the lives of believers. Summary of Book Fellowship with God and believers is based on the person and work of Jesus Christ. He is true deity and true humanity and was judged in our place…
Read MoreStand – Walk – Run
Summary Emphasis Stand emphasizes your strength, protection, foundation, identity, and so your motivation and confidence—the where one lives (Philippians 4.1). Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. Walk emphasizes the regular and progressive movement through life—the how one lives…
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Zechariah Chapter Summaries Book Theme: Return to the Lord, build the temple, Messiah is coming Book Summary: Zechariah delivers 8 night visions in chapters 1-6. Though nations war against Israel, the LORD will, in the future restore, protect, bless, and raise his people to prominence. Chapters 7-8 answer the question about continued fasting in memory…
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Zechariah Chapter Summaries Book Theme: Return to the Lord, build the temple, Messiah is coming Book Summary: Zechariah delivers 8 night visions in chapters 1-6. Though nations war against Israel, the LORD will, in the future restore, protect, bless, and raise his people to prominence. Chapters 7-8 answer the question about continued fasting in memory…
Read MoreCommunion – Ritual Doctrine
Doctrine of the Communion Ritual The Lord’s table is a ritual for believers in Jesus Christ, and is based upon Christ’s last Passover meal which he had with his disciples and that meal was based on the original Passover (Exodus 12:1-14; Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:1-24). The Passover spoke of deliverance through substitutionary death…
Read MoreJude: Summary Handout
Theme: earnestly contend for the faith Jude, the brother of James and the Lord’s half-brother wrote this letter around AD 65-80 to warn about spiritual rebels and their false doctrine. He originally was going to write about our common salvation but he changed his topic from that to a challenge to his readers to…
Read MoreJesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection
Matthew 16:21, From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. Matthew 17:22-23, And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The…
Read MoreTest and Suffering
Testing and Suffering: Undeserved and Deserved Undeserved suffering is part of the normal Christian way of life. It glorifies God and strengthens believers in the faith. It is not a result of personal sin, spiritual immaturity, or failure to apply Bible doctrine (Job; 2 Corinthians 12:1-10; Galatians 4:29; Philippians 1:29-30; 1 Peter 2:19-21; 3:17; 4:15-16;…
Read More2 Corinthians 13:5 Test Yourself
2 Corinthians 13:5, test yourselves: Christian living, not eternal salvation. Paul is writing to believers (2 Corinthians 1:1, 21; 3:1-3; 6:14; 13:13-14; and many other verses). These Corinthians were products of his ministry. They could look at themselves and see the good that God worked in them through Paul. Many Corinthians believers were living…
Read MoreZechariah 13 Summary Handout
Zechariah 13 Judgment of false prophets and restoration the remnant Theme of Judgment for the false prophets and unbelieving Israel, restoration for the remnant. Summary This oracle or burden began in Zechariah 12.1 continues through chapter 13. In the future there will be spiritual blessing for the nation of Israel—national cleansing of sin, the removal…
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