How Can We Refine Our Understanding of Biblical Theology? Theology is not limited to the work of professors and clergy. Any serious Christian who has invested time in reading and studying Scripture is doing the work of theology, because theology (from the Greek words theos, meaning "God," and logia, meaning "utterance, speech, reasoning") is simply […]
What Help Can We Get So We Understand the BibleBetter? Do you understand what you are reading?" That was the question Philip the apostle asked a man from Ethiopia who was riding in a chariot on a desert road leading from Jerusalem toward the Mediterranean Sea (Acts 8). The man was the finance minister of […]
Topical Study of Scripture How to Do [This is the time to get ready to grow a deeper understanding of the cross and resurrection of Jesus. Info HERE.] Dr. Mel Lawrenz is Minister at Large for Elmbrook Church and Director of The Brook Network. His writings may be found at WordWay. ____________ When my children […]
How Can We Know If Someone is Giving False Teaching? "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them" (Matt.7:15-16). When I was young in the faith, I had a deep hunger to find the truth of God because […]
July 23, 2015 How to Understand the Bible: A Complete List of Articles Andy Rau The How to Understand the Bible series has wrapped up! If you've been following along since the beginning, you've taken a tour of the entire Bible, and given thought to the major themes and questions raised by each section of […]
How Should We Apply Scripture to Life?…It is dangerous to understand the Bible better. It is all too easy for us to feel just a bit of pride about pulling out the meaning of biblical texts, as if we were beginning to master the Scriptures when, of course, exactly the opposite is the whole point. […]
A Word About Faith One day some religious people, a group known as the Sadducees, tried to draw Jesus into a theological trap on a speculative question about the afterlife. Instead of answering their question directly, Jesus said: "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God." That […]