The Bible employs many figures of speech; it also contains poetry and wisdom literature that are written in a non-literal way. In biblical cultures “wisdom statements” were well-understood, but in our much more straightforward and factual writing of today, those statements can be confusing. This teaching shows how wisdom statements can be clarified in light of the scope of Scripture.
Verses: Gen. 25:21-23; 1 Kings 22:15; Ps.1:6; Prov. 11:31; 13:5; 15:6; 16:3, 7; 18:3; 22:6; Isa. 55:12; Matt. 5:13, Rom. 13:3; 1 Pet. 3:13; 1 John 1:8; 3:1-9
Teacher: John Schoenheit
Jesus taught us that the second most important commandment in the whole Bible is to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Despite this,...
This teaching explains who the “sons of God” were in Genesis 6, and that they orchestrated one of the first Satanic attacks on mankind...
The more we know about Jesus Christ, the more personal inspiration we can draw from his example. A series of prophecies about our Lord...