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MISCONCEPTIONS - King Solomon had everything: immense wealth, prodigious power, limitless wisdom, and innumerable wives, yet fulfillment proved fleeting. In Week 2 of our Misconceptions series, we analyze Solomon’s autobiographical account of his pursuit of satisfaction and compare his search for the source of life to the words of his father David found in Psalm 19.
Are you discouraged about reading your Bible? Maybe you feel like you don't understand it? Maybe you read it and feel like you've gotten nothing from it? In this episode, the guys talk about how not to read your Bible--and then consider what Scripture says about how to interact with it. The post How Not to Read Your Bible appeared first on Theocast - Reformed Theology.
Does God work through us supernaturally? Or is that something only for stories in the Bible? Maybe we've got God in a box in our lives—would you be willing to let God expand your box of how he can use you?
Have you ever felt bored with the Bible? Maybe there's more to the same stories you've heard over and over. Enter Rabbi Jason Sobel! He co-wrote the NYT best-selling book, "The Rock, the Road and the Rabbi" with Kathie Lee Gifford and is a thought leader, spiritual guide, and a Jewish follower of Yeshua (Jesus). Jason unlocks life-changing scriptural truths that restore the lost connection between ancient Jewish wisdom and the New Testament giving hope to people around the globe. Hosted by 9-time Emmy winner David Sams and TV personality Victoria Robertson. Photo courtesy fusionglobal.org.
The advice our grandmothers gave us that came straight from the Bible? Maybe no truer truth has ever been told.
CSP: Keller - Sex and the Bible: Maybe Even A Little More Than You Wanted to Know
What's with this book of love poetry hidden in the middle of the Bible? Maybe it's a reminder to take advantage of the bodies God made for us, to find joy in pleasure and beauty, and understanding. To look back at the beauty of young love and forward to love beyond this life and say, "oh, what it is to be young and in love," and use it to speak truth about what it is. One note: I slightly misstated the Karl Barth reference--he was slightly more nuanced, and said that nearly all love and marriage is to answer the question of posterity, except in the Song of Solomon. Image: Magritte's "The Lovers 2"
Lessons: Song of Songs 2:8-13; 8:6-7. "Why is the Song of Songs in the Bible? Maybe it ended up here by mistake – by human mistake, anyway. But I am convinced that it is here because God knows we need it. We need it to remind us of the amazing gift of sexuality, and to remind us to treasure that gift, to use it faithfully, to use it to show and increase God’s love."
In this interview with Pastor Jim Jones, Joy asks challenging questions about the nature of the Bible and its role in the Christian's life.
Have you ever been reading the Bible, and come to one of those parts that leaves you perplexed? Like, maybe on some level, you can’t believe what you just read? “That’s really in the Bible? Maybe it’s a misprint.” This should happen frequently...