How to Use Bible Background

How to Use Bible Background

Oct 30, 2025 | 04 Bible Study 101, How To Study

Background is your flashlight, not your steering wheel. Use it to illuminate the author’s path. Then keep walking where the paragraph leads

01 Thessalonians Introduction

01 Thessalonians Introduction

Mar 1, 2023 | 01 Podcasts, Introductions, Thessalonians

Paul is writing to a very young church of people from different ethnic groups in a city that is intensely hostile to them.  Paul wants to encourage them to persevere in the faith and clarify some issues that confuse them.

Background & History

Background & History

Aug 19, 2020 | Collections

Background, historical and cultural information to help you study the bible.

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