Bible Studies

John A. Huffman, Jr Philippians 1:1-11 I got to know Cary Weisiger through our mutual involvement with the board of Christianity Today, Inc. On one occasion, he shared with me his prayer routine. He mentioned that he had come to a stage of life in which he found it difficult to sleep all the way through the night. He often awakened at three or four in the morning. For some time he tried to fight that, upset that he couldn’t sleep straight through, until he discovered that God had actually given him the gift of a quiet time, freed from all other distractions during which he could pray. He described how each day of the week he has a prayer list. One day is for personal conc…

The Demon of Worry C.I Scofield “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?” “Take therefore no thought for the morrow:” —Matt. 6:31, 34 SOME of the things that Jesus Christ found in the world seem to have caused Him surprise. We are told that He marveled because of unbelief. That any one should doubt God caused the Son of God not indignation so much as astonishment. He felt, in the face of distrust of divine veracity or of the divine goodness, an emotion of simple amazement. And another fact of the life men live on the earth appears to have struck Him as foolish and unreasonable — the fact that the …

How to be saved is the most important quest of any human life. This quest begins when a man or woman first realizes their true state before a holy God. The intimate and sweet fellowship that the Father longed for with man, the crown of His creation, was lost when Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s commandment in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve sinned they lost their right to eat of the tree of life which would have enabled them to live forever. They were expelled from the garden and as such denied the loving relationship that God desired to have with them. Their sinful state made them unfit to linger in the presence of God. Far from being a minor event, this Fall and expu…

Philippians 2:12 “. . . work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” __________ Note: This is not working to gain salvation. It is the outworking of the inward salvation. The Hebrew and Greek words for salvation imply ideas of deliverance, safety, preservation, healing and soundness. Salvation is the great inclusive word of the Gospel, gathering into itself all the redemptive acts and processes: as justification, redemption, grace, propitiation, imputation, forgiveness, sanctification and glorification. Salvation is in three tenses: The believer has been saved from the guilt and penalty of sin. (Luke 7:50; 1 Cor 1:18; 2 Cor. 2:15; Eph. 2:5,8; 2 Tim 1:9) and is sa…

The doctrine of eternal damnation is probably one of the most difficult doctrines of the Christian Faith. It is hard to believe that anyone could do anything in one lifetime that was so bad that God would send him into the lake of fire to burn forever and ever and ever and never get out. I tell you plainly that if I didn’t have the Bible and if I didn’t believe every word in it, I would not believe in the doctrine of eternal damnation. But one thing is vitally important—none of God’s children will go into the fire at all. They will be chastised, but they will not go to Hell. However, not everybody is God’s child. There are two groups of children in the world. John 8:44 sa…

The following is a brief study on what happens to you when you first accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior. This is who you are in Christ. This is important for you to know if you want to have intimacy with Him, and if you want to be used by Him. If you desire to be used, you need to know what Authority you have. Let’s begin. IN RELATION TO GOD THE FATHER 1. The saved sinner has access to God’s grace. “For through him [Christ] we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” (Ephesians 2:8, 18). 2. We are adopted into the family of God as God’s sons. “To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons,” “Having predestined us unto the a…

There are two churches in the world to eat from, just like there were two trees in the garden to eat from. _______________________ One is from the Spirit, the other is from the flesh One is a living organism, the other is an organization. One is alive, the other is dead. One promotes God and the Spirit, the other promotes man and the flesh. One satisfies the soul, the other starves the Spirit. One moves from glory to glory, the other moves from tradition to tradition. One is transparent, the other has hidden agendas. One moves in the anointing that breaks the yoke, the other moves in performance and entertainment. One carries Truth, the other carries the winds of doctrine…

In order to gain a deeper knowledge of the Trinity, it is necessary to know who God is. Therefore, we will begin with the definition of who God is. There is but one only living and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection, a most pure Spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions, immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, most wise, most holy, most free, most absolute, working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will, for his own glory; most loving, gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; the rewarder of them that diligently seek Hi…

Dear Christian, what is it that makes all Christians one? Is it doctrinal agreement? Is it a common purpose? Is it cherished fellowship? Why is discord among believers such a plague upon the Body of Christ in our day? How it must deeply grieve the heart of our Savior to see His children so willing to clash over the most nonessential things, when on the eve of His crucifixion He prayed, “that they may be one even as We are one” (John 17:11). Since the Son and the Father abide in perfect union, we must conclude that His request for oneness has been granted. Why then does the church seem so splintered in our day? In the fourth chapter of the Book of Ephesians, the Spirit of …

The Pure Word By Don Shoots Lynn Haven, Florida With little observance and Christian can see that every conflict of the past is seemingly wrapped up and revealed in this current age. There is no doubt that every element of confusion is pressing the mind of many believers. The enemy uses confusion at every possible turn to stop the spiritual progress of the Body of Christ. Satan’s first and successful stab was found in the Garden of Eden when he questioned God’s word, “Yea, hath God said” (Genesis 3:1). ************ This message, regarding the validity of the Word of God, is one that I convey with much love, compassion, and concern. Having been a pastor in the same church …