691{icon} {views}Choosing the Passage Similar to when I chose passages in the study of Ephesians, I look for how the author organized his material. Did he change subject? What about who is speaking? Or is… Read More »Bite 2: Sentence Diagramming Amos 1:1-2:3
114{icon} {views}Reflections as I Worshipped As I was singing in church last weekend, I was reflecting on the joy that one of my wayward children who has met Jesus is going to be baptized this… Read More »Bite 46: Choosing the Passage
414{icon} {views}Choosing What I Will Study Next At this point in our study, we could easily move to how to find implications and how I might apply this passage. However, as I looked over our… Read More »Bite 44: Access to the Father in Ephesians 2:11-22
370{icon} {views}Utilizing Translations Do you have a favorite pair of jeans? They are the jeans that you know and love. They are comfortable, predictable, known. Bible translations are like that too. Except that if we… Read More »Bite 43: Abolished in Ephesians 2:11-22
1.8k{icon} {views}One of the reasons I consented to writing Bible Study Bites when Jeremy asked me was that I love discussing the Bible and what is being learned in it. Going out with friends on… Read More »Bite 37: Observation of Ephesians 2:11-22
248{icon} {views}Honestly, I am loathe to leave Ephesians 2:1-10. Having this passage as my anchor during a turbulent event in my life, what God through the apostle revealed to me there is now a harbor… Read More »Bite 36: Choosing Our Passage and Diagramming
334{icon} {views}Since I’m kinda nerdy, I’ve started listening to Dr. Stein’s lecture series on hermeneutics again while I throw a few pots each day. This morning, in the lectures I heard, he covered the distinctions… Read More »Bite 35: Determining Significance for Ephesians 2:1-10
79{icon} {views}When I woke up this morning, I felt out of sync in my soul. Actually, it’s been a while now, but it seems to be getting more acute. If you’ve been with me for… Read More »Bite 34: (Created) in Order to Walk
96{icon} {views}Since we’ve been in this passage for some time now, it’s possible that you’re like me and have need for some review of where we’ve been. Or maybe you have a mind like a… Read More »Bite 33: Created (in Order to Walk)
225{icon} {views}In our meeting over coffee and the scriptures here, my goal continues to be that lovers of Jesus would continue to learn and grow and become self-feeders of the word. Not give up going… Read More »Basics 11: Determining Pertinent Cross References
