Nov 13, 2020 | 02 Library, Background & History
What’s the difference between a shekel, a denarius, and a talent? They are all coins circulating at the time of the New Testament. But one was Jewish, one Greek, and one Roman. Here’s what they were worth in relation to each other.
Nov 12, 2020 | 02 Library, Introductions
God made a series of special promises, which we call covenants. There are two kinds of covenants and 5 significant covenants in Scripture.
Nov 11, 2020 | 01 Podcasts, Holy Spirit
While this topic is controversial, I think Scripture teaches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit has both an individual application (as applied to the apostles) and a universal application (as applied to all believers).
Nov 10, 2020 | 02 Library, Background & History, What is
“Canaanite” refers to the group of polytheistic people living in the historical region of Israel and Palestine at the time of the Old Testament. Canaanite mythology centered around three primary exploits of Baal.
Nov 9, 2020 | 04 Bible Study 101, Genre, Psalms
75% of Psalms are 1 of three main types: lament, thanksgiving or praise. Here is the general form for praise psalms.
Nov 6, 2020 | 04 Bible Study 101, Genre, Psalms
75% of Psalms are 1 of three main types: lament, thanksgiving or praise. Here is the general form for lament psalms.
Nov 5, 2020 | 04 Bible Study 101, Genre, Psalms
75% of Psalms are 1 of three main types: lament, thanksgiving or praise. Here is the general form for Thanksgiving psalms.
Nov 4, 2020 | 01 Podcasts, Holy Spirit, Romans
As Paul deals with the issue of the “weaker” brother, he makes an important point about unity and the power of the Holy Spirit at work in all believers. Unity is not something that can be imposed from the outside or the top down. Unity is a work of the Holy Spirit bringing individuals together through their shared faith.
Nov 3, 2020 | 02 Library, John, Quotations
The Apostle John’s use of the Old Testament in his gospel and his letters.
Nov 2, 2020 | 02 Library, Quotations
Luke’s use of the Old Testament in his gospel and Acts.
Oct 31, 2020 | News, Reflections
October was a big month for WitW! I finished a resource page for every book of the Bible; I finished the “quotations” pages, compiling all the places where Scripture quotes Scripture. We reached the culmination of the podcast series on the Holy Spirit (#8). And I need a bit less than 8,000 downloads to reach my goal of breaking 150,000.
Oct 30, 2020 | 02 Library, Quotations
Jude use of the Old Testament in his letter.