Before
approaching any Bible verse (including the ones you hear in church),
you should pray to the Holy Spirit for wisdom and guidance in truly
hearing the word of the Lord. When we study the Bible, we do it with
the grace and inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We pray that
this opening of our hearts and minds will bring peace, grace, and
knowledge to us and greater glory to the Father.
The Bible studies under this project are short, but we pray
they are meaningful. As Bible study can seem to be an
enormous undertaking, this project presents a Bible primer.
There are specifically chosen on two merits. The first is
that both the chosen books and chapters contain the words spoken by
Jesus himself. The second that if followed contains all the
essential life guidelines. First to be developed was based on
John Chapters 14 to 17. This is where Jesus is giving final
instructions to His disciples (and to you and me) after the last supper
and before His arrest in the garden. The other, Matthew
Chapters 5 to 7, is the worlds greatest sermon delivered by the Lord
himself. .
Now there are many translations of these chapters. Examining
each translation and comparing leaves the choice of words.
Let us not get trapped in that controversy. Even more so is
the language itself. English suffers in depth and beauty in
the word "love". Greek has many different words to describe
types of love. Arabic has few words to describe
emotions. The true meaning we are to get from these chapters
is called communication. Communication is the transfer of an
exact idea from one being to another. The Holy Spirit is the
"translator" of the words read or heard into the true thought from
God. Jesus has told us often that the "learned" hear but do
not understand.
These two sections of the Bible are included here on this website to
begin studying the Bible. If you wish to be in a group to
help and assist, we have established teleconferencing
sessions. The studies are open to all ages and we will give
preference to the homebound (for any reason). For more information or
to sign up, contact info@FaithBibleStudy.org or call 732-814-6581.
The goal of this project is to help you be in the kingdom of heaven
here on earth and that you are full of joy as Jesus promises.
We ask for your prayers that this project be another step in praise and
thanksgiving.
At the end of our
lives we should be able to say:
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I glorified you on the earth
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I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.
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I prayed for all your children
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I have given them your word
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I have made known to them your name
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I have read your book and followed your instructions
Coming soon a Bible study based on the book "8
Questions God Can't
Answer" by John Busacker
