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  Dec 28 2020 -  
Nora Nawman
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I was looking through the names under the topic of discover. Thank you for all the work you 2 have d...
I was looking through the names under the topic of discover. Thank you for all the work you 2 have done to make this a great Bible study app.
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  Dec 25 2020 (edited) -  
Ric Joyner
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Hey everyone, here is a Christmas story I wrote from Biblestudycompany. It is wishing you a worshipf...
Hey everyone, here is a Christmas story I wrote from Biblestudycompany. It is wishing you a worshipful Christmas. We ask the question. Do you have a gift for the Lord? I asked our 7-year-old granddaughter what gift she would give to Jesus on His birthday. as we were about to sing the happy birthday song. Because yes we can give Him a gift. She said “I want to give Him my heart”/ I said, in shock: "Perfect" so please read with worship and thanksgiving for the Birth of Christ.. (PS this is the Gospel!) enjoy: https://www.biblestudycompany.com/blog/article/191
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  Dec 14 2020 -  
Kathy
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There's a couple verses I would like to hear how others understand. I am totally convinced of Yeshua...
There's a couple verses I would like to hear how others understand. I am totally convinced of Yeshua's absolute perfection and my need. The odd thing is that lately bible verses have been kind of popping out at me that make that hard for me to reconcile. I'm thinking I don't understand what "perfect" really means biblically. For example, Hebrews 5:8-9, "Although He was a son, He learned obedience through what He suffered, and being made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek." How do you understand Yeshua "being made perfect". I know there's some complications here as it relates to Him being born an infant into this world and having to learn and grow up. It's just odd for me to grasp as my understanding of perfect is basically lacking nothing. It's fundamentally contrary in my mind that way. Also "He became the source of eternal salvation"......He has always been the source of eternal salvation. He's the source of life from before the beginning...Is it accurate or am I headed in that right direction to kind of see Yeshua's earthly life as a physical expression and confirmation of a spiritual truth and reality. Am I just grappling with God's will being eternal but just being revealed across time in the physical based on our own constraints and needs? I feel like I'm struggling with the concept of perfection and how it relates to God's unfolding revelation of truth. It's perfect but not yet revealed, yet, If it's perfect, it's already done. We just don't see it or act in it physically until it's "time". I think maybe the issue is He is eternal but acting toward us based on time. The odd thing is I'm recently kind of findung my self at odds with verses such as these, which is ibviousky worrisome. Then as I try to figure my way out, I end up over thinking them perh dis. The opposite side of this coin is how perfection in Yeshua relates to and plays out in us. For example another verse I'm struggling with is Colossians 4:12, "Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God." I guess I understand this on one level. He's praying we do God's will. The issue is the idea of laboring in prayers to make someone stand perfect. That comes across as works based to me. I can stand before God because of Yeshua, not my prayers. What does it mean to labor in prayers? I kind of labor through life with prayer, and seek His perfect will or submitting to it through prayer, but I just don't believe prayer makes me perfect before God. I know they move us toward Hus will, but It's Yeshua that changes me and draws me into prayer and communion to do that. What am I missing or misunderstanding here? Maybe I don't know what the biblical concept of perfection means.
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  Dec 01 2020 -  
Ric Joyner
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IT IS GIVING TUESDAY. Will you consider helping our expenses? Here is our link and blog post. https:...
IT IS GIVING TUESDAY. Will you consider helping our expenses? Here is our link and blog post. https://biblestudycompany.com/blog/article/190
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  Nov 21 2020 (edited) -  
Ric Joyner
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Hey everyone, someone asked, here is our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/BibleStudyCompany
Hey everyone, someone asked, here is our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/BibleStudyCompany
  Nov 18 2020 -  
Ric Joyner
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There is a whirlwind of prophecies out on the internet. Trump will win. Trump won't win. "You will r...
There is a whirlwind of prophecies out on the internet. Trump will win. Trump won't win. "You will receive your breakthrough" (whatever that is). Is your head spinning? Mine is, and I picked up the zoom tool and called Dr. Daniel Goepfrich of Theologyisforeveryone.com. Join us for this rousing and spirited topic. https://biblestudycompany.com/blog/article/189
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  Oct 21 2020 (edited) -  
Ric Joyner
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Part 2 of Is theology for everyone? With Dr. Daniel Goepfrich is all ready to go. The answer is yes....
Part 2 of Is theology for everyone? With Dr. Daniel Goepfrich is all ready to go. The answer is yes. If you have been in the charismatic or pentecostal movements as we were, you will notice that the bible is said to be foundational, but it is secondary in practice. What is primary to the bible, you ask? Books from Christian celebrities, going to conferences, emotional revivals, and worse; are prophecies or dreams that predict the future! At some point in our walk with God, we need to become disciples. This means studying the Word of God for ourselves, but we need proper training. Where can we get good training? From the website, Theology is for everyone and loveisrael.org. We are interviewing Dr. Daniel Goepfrich that created a wonderful Facebook page and website to help get our answers. https://biblestudycompany.com/blog/article/188
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  Oct 04 2020 -  
Ric Joyner
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https://biblestudycompany.com/blog/article/187 Our latest podcast is with Dr. Daniel Goepfrich. W...
https://biblestudycompany.com/blog/article/187 Our latest podcast is with Dr. Daniel Goepfrich. We discuss, "Is theology for everyone? Part 1" We have a rousing chat on all sorts of topics from "what is salvation?" to "what is discipleship?" Dr. Goepfrich is a professor and teaching pastor at Oak Tree Community Church in Indiana. He has a facebook group called "Theology is for Everyone" and we highly recommend visiting. Please listen to our cast and share. Part 2 is next week and a more serious conversation on the Gifts of the Spirit come into our discussion. Join us!
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  Oct 03 2020 -  
Rachel Williamson
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for  Leviticus 23:34 (New American Standard Bible)
Verse: "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'On the fifteenth of this seventh month is the Feast of Booths...

Global Prayer Team - October 1, 2020

Sukkot

Every Jewish holiday has one or t...

Global Prayer Team - October 1, 2020

Sukkot

Every Jewish holiday has one or two chief elements that truly characterize the biblical significance of the festival day. These times have been appointed by G-d in order to bless us with His revelation. Although each has a fulfillment in a past event, each of the holidays point to a future fulfillment related to the Kingdom of G-d. Obviously, for Sukkot, i.e., the Feast of Tabernacles, one of the main elements is the sukkah “booth” itself.  In the book of Leviticus 23, verses 33-36 HaShem speaks about this special time of eight days. During the first seven, one is required to dwell in the sukkah. One of the main aspects of the sukkah is that it is a temporary dwelling structure. The key idea here is temporary.

The children of Israel had to dwell 40 years in the wilderness because of a lack of faith in G-d. These 40 years, in comparison to the years of one’s life, are a relatively long period of time. But, for the history of the Jewish people, it was but a small portion of time. The reason why G-d brought the children of Israel out of Egypt was not for them to dwell in the wilderness, but rather to enter into the Promised Land. What do these things say to us today?

Our life in this world is but a fraction of our eternal destiny. But what we need to remember is that this fraction is all preparation for the Kingdom. Therefore, one must live with a Kingdom mindset. When one studies the Bible, he finds that one of the most faithful individuals was John the Baptist. How is he connected to Sukkot? Scripture reveals that John was the one who fulfilled the prophecy concerning the prophet in the wilderness. John represented many of the other Levitical priests who left the work at the temple in Jerusalem and went into the wilderness to cry out to G-d for Him to move against the corruption that characterized the ruling priests of the latter second temple period. They wanted G-d to intervene and restore His righteousness to the work of the temple.

If one studies the section in Isaiah 40 that relates to John, he can see the emphasis of this passage on repentance. Unfortunately, the people for the most part did not heed this message, and G-d’s judgment fell upon the temple in Jerusalem. The people had not turned away from G-d in just one moment; their falling away represented a long process of focusing on the wrong things.

Sukkot is a time when we remember that the things of this world are temporary. This is why G-d commanded us those seven days to dwell in the sukkah. It is a time of remembering where our priorities and emphases should be. In the same way that the children of Israel during the 40 years wanted to return to Egypt and remembered the things of Egypt, we too struggle with desiring the material over the spiritual. Such a tendency is difficult to overcome. This is made evident in the fact that the 40 years was for the generation which came out of Egypt to die out and a new generation which did not have the connection with Egypt, to actually inherit the promise. G-d promises that anyone who is in Messiah is a new creation and the old things have passed away. The week of Sukkot is a great time to see those things which represent Egypt in your life and for them to be put to death by the biblical hope in the Kingdom of G-d.

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  Sep 29 2020 -  
Rachel Williamson
shared a Note Entry 
for  Deuteronomy 32:1 (New American Standard Bible)
Verse: "Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth....

Global Prayer Team - Sept. 24, 2020

Shabbat Shuva (Repentance)

 

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Global Prayer Team - Sept. 24, 2020

Shabbat Shuva (Repentance)

 

This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Shuva, which relates to repentance. Therefore we have a special prophetic reading. Shabbat Shuva is always the Shabbat before the Day of Atonement.

This week’s Torah reading is a song and is full of poetry. However, one should not think that this song is full of happiness and joy. In fact, there is a great deal of things which relate to HaShem’s anger and vengeance. One reads,

“To Me is vengeance and retribution, for it is a time their foot will falter, for near is the day of their calamity and the future things rush to them.” Deuteronomy 32:35

The main idea in this verse is judgment, which is measured out based upon the sins of the people. The word which is translated “retribution” relates to a payment in full. Next, there will be those who will try to flee and escape this judgment, but their feet will fail them. This is simply a poetic way of revealing that one cannot avoid HaShem’s judgment through human means. It is most significant that the Day of Judgment is called a איד in Hebrew, which relates to a horrible event which did not have to take place. The use of this word hints to some provision or means which, if it had been accepted or applied to the situation, then the catastrophe could have been avoided.

This word appears three times in the Prophecy of Obadiah,

“Do not come in through the gate of My people on the day of their calamity, do not look also on his (the people’s) affliction on the day of his calamity and do not send forth (your hand) on his wealth on the day of his calamity.” Obadiah 13

The calamity that this verse is referring to is the Babylonian captivity. This event took place as a result of Israel’s disobedience, namely idolatry. In other words, Israel adopted a philosophy of life which was in conflict with the revelation of Scripture. The message is that when someone lives out his or her life in a manner that is not established by the word of G-d, then this one will experience misfortune which did not have to take place.

As we draw near to Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), let us consider the principles that our life is established upon and truly ask ourselves if these principles are Biblically rooted.

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