Why Study the Bible?

Occasionally, some of us who print things at the Aglow Headquarters office are challenged. I am because I let it challenge my patience. I push all the buttons and really mess the printer up. It doesn’t know which command to obey. One day I had been in a long meeting and when I came out,…

Introduction: Now, we are ready to answer the question: Why is the resurrection so important to the Christian faith? In this part we will also look at the differences between the earthly and the resurrected bodies, as well as the future state of both the Christian and the non-Christian Paul answered these and other questions…

Introduction: Why is the resurrection of such prime importance in the Christian faith?  Why is Easter our most important Christian holiday, even more important than Christmas. Before we can answer this question, we need to take a brief look at the events immediately following Jesus crucifixion. [ld_quiz quiz_id=”20222″] Downloadable PDF

Introduction: Do you ever wish that God hadn’t given us free will?  That He would just control our minds?  That we could be obedient to Him without all the struggles and temptations to do otherwise?  However, that is not the way God in His wisdom decided to do things.  Good relationships include freedom.  God gives…

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class, Kyle, walking home from school. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, ‘Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.’ Because I…

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Introduction: In the first part of this study, we learned how the Israelites camped on the eastern side of the Jordan River as they waited for God’s instructions for the taking of Canaan, the land they had been promised many years before. Spies that had sneaked into the land met with Rahab, a prostitute who…

Introduction: God prepared the groundwork for sending His Son to be our Savior long before Jesus was born on earth.  His selection of the people in Jesus’ ancestry is in many cases unimpressive.  Matthew lists five women in Jesus’ lineage: Tamar, the daughter-in-law of Judah, who prostituted herself to him; Ruth, a heathen woman; Bathsheba,…

One day, I was out planting bluebonnet seeds. It was a blustery autumn day, 43 degrees with wind gusts up to 35 mph and it was drizzling. It did not seem like the optimal time to be planting wildflower seeds that would not bloom for another four or five months, but I know that the…

Introduction: Our God is a promise-making and a promise-keeping God.  No one can read the Bible without becoming aware that it is filled with His promises. In the first part of this study, we learned that God gives us His promises to equip us for living a victorious Christian life, to become like Jesus, and…

Introduction: Do you sometimes feel that living the Christian life is too hard?  That Satan and the forces of evil have the upper hand?  That as much as you try, you aren’t growing in the Lord and becoming more like Him?  If this sounds like you, there’s good news.  God didn’t command us to live…

Introduction: There are great rewards in following God’s commands, but most of His promises are conditional.  Before we can receive the great rewards offered, we must first obey the conditions.  No more is this more apparent than in this scripture from Matthew. [ld_quiz quiz_id=”20025″] Downloadable PDF