FIRST CENTURY PALESTINE
While Rome ruled the world Jesus was born into his daily life–along with the Jews in Palestine–was a bit removed from that seat of power. Certainly the Roman influence was felt in Nazareth, Jerusalem and throughout Israel, but the Jewish culture and religion dominated locally. This often created culture wars between Rome and Jerusalem and Palestine became infamous as a…
Luke 2:9-11
Be Motivated
Unashamed of the Gospel in a Morally Shameless Society – Be Motivated If we are going to Be Secure (lesson 1) in a culture that has an ever-growing intolerance of our belief system, we need a pep talk-a motivational speech. 1 Peter 1:3-9 is one of the great Christian motivational speeches of all time.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
To understand the first century world and therefore to have a clearer background of the setting of the New Testament it is imperative to be informed about its context–the Roman imperial world. The New Testament is foremost the divine revelation of God, but it is also history and to better grasp the message of the revelation some knowledge of this history is crucial. The…
Alan Pogue
Mary’s Faith
1st Peter: Unashamed of the Gospel in a Morally Shameless Society
1st Peter was written to a widespread community of Christians who lived in a morally shameless culture. The description of the world around them was that of a moral cesspool of “sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.” (1 Pet. 4:3). The pressure put on…
Thankful for the Scars
Word Pictures
A simile is a word picture that uses comparison to show similarities between two different things. In the word picture, likenesses between the two things are emphasized; that is, how one thing is “like” another. Proverbs 25:11-20 contains series of similes.
The Story of Redemption – Class 12
Led by Brad Watson and Tom Kloske.
This is a video series and evangelistic outreach tool from James Nored and Next Generation for Christ Ministries.