Category: Bible Study

Bible Study

Summary of the Argument of Galatians

I’ve had the privilege of teaching the book of Galatians twice this year and feel like I was just finally getting a handle on this wonderful book. So I decided to continue working on summarizing the book. And to capture the book I developed 3 different summaries. 1. Content overview/review  Helpful if you are trying …

Attributes, Bible Study, Musings

“Give thanks to the Lord for…”

This morning I decided to do a quick search on thanksgiving.  I started with the phrase “give thanks to the Lord for…” What I discovered was interesting.  I expected phrases like “for he is good” or “he is holy.” But the consistent pattern in the Old Testament is… “give thanks to the Lord for” 1 …

Bible Study, Bible Study Methods/Hermeneutics, Musings

The Fear of the Lord

What is the “fear of the Lord?” The words that are used in both the Old Testament and New Testament are words that would be used to describe general fear, to be frightened, a terror, to feel great distress, deep concern of pain, to tremble, to show high value and honor to one in authority bordering …

Bible Study, James, Repost, Spiritual Formation

Living it Out

(This is a re-post since I’m working through the book of James again.) I have often stated that teaching is information for transformation. But what is the opposite? What happens when we teach or when we learn but are not transformed? In a conversation with George May (Pastor of Counseling and Family Ministries at Calvary …

Bible Study, Biblical Character Study, Family, Musings

Spiritual Family Tree

I have traced our family tree back 10 or 11 generations in this country, including the first generation of Scotch-Irish immigrants who fought in the American Revolution. And the Kilgour Clan (original spelling) can be traced many generations back in Scotland before being transported to Ireland by King James I. But for me one of the interesting …