by ccpwebteam | Aug 23, 2017 | Bible Study, Biblical History
This Summer, while we were spending some weeks studying through the book of Judges together, you may have heard references to Daniel Block’s commentary of Judges during some of the studies. It’s a great book, and today I wanted to post some of his thoughts...
by ccpwebteam | Jul 21, 2017 | Bible Study, Spiritual Life
Here’s a verse that’s probably on a lot of people’s “top-verse” list: “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” It’s 2 Corinthians 3:17. Other translations say, “there is...
by ccpwebteam | Apr 27, 2017 | Bible Study
Here’s an interesting Bible study for you to do yourself. First, read what Jesus says in John 6:50. Notice the context too (6:41-58.) Ponder 6:50 again. Maybe even write it out. Then look up Genesis 2:17. Notice also the context leading up to it, 2:8-17. You may...
by ccpwebteam | Apr 26, 2017 | Bible Study, Spiritual Life
Oh, this is so good… …and, I’ve personally found this to be utterly true. I have been looking at the Bible for more than 20 years now, since the Spirit of God saved me at 16 and made me love it. And as I’ve kept looking, I’ve found more...
by ccpwebteam | Mar 6, 2017 | Academic, Bible Study, Humanity
[This is a repost from 2014, because tonight I’m going to reference a quote from the lectures linked to below. And because these are really great resources if you’re wondering about either of these topics. (Come on…the Problem of Evil anyone?)] I...
by ccpwebteam | Feb 10, 2017 | Bible Study
Have you ever been reading in the Psalms, and been caught off guard by a bit of poetry that sounded vindictive, violent, and unforgiving? Chances are you ran into one of the “imprecatory” Psalms, which are so named because they call down retribution on the enemies of...
