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Wednesday in the Word
Wednesday in the Word with Krisan Marotta is:
- a weekly podcast about what the Bible means and how we know.
- an online library of Bible study tools and resources.
- soon to include a series of books.
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Latest Podcast Season
Colossians: Getting the Gospel Right
If pressed could you discern the actual gospel of Jesus Christ from a counterfeit? Especially if the skewed message came from within mainstream evangelicalism?
Latest articles from Krisan Marotta
From the blog
4 people you need to improve your teaching
At a writing conference, one speaker claimed everyone needs 3 people to become a better writer. His list applies to Bible teachers — with one addition.
1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 Investing in people
While Paul laments his inability to visit the Thessalonians, he rejoices over their faithful response to the gospel. Paul claims his crowning joy is seeing people like them respond to the gospel.
Plagiarism and Bible teaching
You’ve probably heard the joke that the greatest insult you can give a Bible teacher is that your work is both original and good. Why is that funny? The part that’s original is not good, and the part that’s good is not original. The goal of Bible study is to be right, not original.
1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 Paul’s example
Paul explains how he conducted himself at Thessalonica and why his message his trustworthy. Today we face the same choice: whether or not to believe Paul.
How to become a Bible teacher
So you’d like to teach the Bible? How do you get started? How do you decide if Bible teaching is your calling? Here’s my advice for aspiring teachers.
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Faith, love and hope
In their first year of faith, Paul sees three changes that confirm the genuine belief of the Thessalonians: their “work of faith,” “labor of love,” and “steadfastness of hope.”
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Krisan MAROTTA
I have set my heart to “study the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach His statutes” (Ezra 7:10).