We each have a background of understanding about Old and New Testament scriptures concerning Israel both the land Israel and the people the Jews Additionally cultural voices in the nations of the world as well as an overarching global culture are juxtaposed against the Christian's foundational background of Genesis where God said to Abram I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you In this episode Shirley continues a look a biblical and historical facts that sometimes are lost in the generations Israel Hamas End [... more]

Can we find the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament Today Sinclair Ferguson shows how the Spirit has intimately revealed the heart of God throughout history culminating in the fullness of God's revelation in Jesus Christ Get the 'Who Is the Holy Spirit ' DVD Study Guide for a Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org who-is-the-holy-spirit Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

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When you turn the page from the end of the Old Testament to the beginning of the New Testament you've crossed a gap of four centuries What happened in all those years Today R C Sproul surveys the intertestamental period Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

J I Packer ndash in his classic work Knowing God spoke of four well-known believers in Christ whom he called ldquo beavers for the Bible rdquo Not all were trained scholars but each one exercised great care to know God by gnawing into the Scripture like a beaver digs in and gnaws away at a tree Packer further noted that knowing God through Bible study is not just for scholars ldquo A simple Bible reader and sermon hearer who is full of the Holy Spirit will develop a far deeper acquaintance with his God and Savior than a more learned [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode If we are going to be resurrected before we go to heaven where are the people who have already died Are they just waiting to go to heaven Can you define election and why would we carry out the Great Commission if we know that there are some people who are not elected We know some Old Testament scriptures symbolically foretell Jesus and his ministry But is it possible to read too much into these parallels Is the tithe still required today In [... more]

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope Romans [... more]