If you enjoyed walking the Emmaus Road learning with Christ in courses 1-12, you will be thrilled with course 13-24 - which takes you through to the fulfillment of the story. Discover the wonders of the Person of Christ and revel at what He has done for you, so that you can walk with Him in victory.
How can we accurately interpret the Word of God? What is the text saying, and why is it included in Scripture? If we want to know God better, we need to understand His book and His intent for our lives.
This course lays out 28 principles regarding biblical interpretation. The end goal when applying these principles: What did God, through the author, intend to say? May this course be a foundation from which you can better understand God’s letter to humanity, and be transformed by it.
The Book of Acts tells us how the early church faced the challenge of taking the gospel to the world. It tells how the Gospel made its way westward until at last it reached Rome. It is a book of people and places. You will find this study simple yet stimulating and satisfying. It is a fast-moving survey of those stirring events which changed everything.
There are two extreme attitudes today regarding the subject of the Holy Spirit. One of those disregards Him almost entirely, substituting a religious ritual or an ecclesiastical machine that functions regardless of any spiritual power. The other attitude places an unwarranted stress on the operation of the Holy Spirit at the expense of the written Word of God and true Christian sobriety. One extreme expressed itself in frigid formalism, the other in fervent fanaticism.
In this course, the Bible is studied to present the truth concerning the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter whom the Father has sent to dwell with us and to be in us (John 14:16).
Paul’s letter to the believers in Ephesus takes us on a journey through some of the most wonderful truths in the Bible concerning Christ and His church. We learn of Christ’s glorious position as the exalted Head of the church. We learn the scope of God’s cosmic plan for the church as Christ’s body and the climax of this plan in the fullness of time. And in the light of these truths we learn how we, as members of His body, should conduct our lives in a contemporary world.
This course is devoted to the survey of the Law and History sections of the Bible. It covers the book of Genesis through the book of Esther. You will gain an overview of the book of beginnings, the wilderness wanderings of Israel, their entrance into the land of Canaan, and the period of the Judges and Kings. The period after the captivity in Babylonia is also covered.
The author has given many insights that will enable the student to appreciate these rich portions of God's Word.
God’s revelation to humanity begins with the book of Genesis, showing us the beginning of history, God’s purposes, and His relationship to mankind. In Genesis, we see God’s original intention and plan for His creation and how humanity chooses a different path of death and destruction. These first chapters of Genesis sets the stage for God’s ultimate plan of restoring humanity and creation back to Himself. As you study this course, catch a new glimpse of God’s love and plan for redemption in our world and your own life.
The book of Judges records the history of the nation of Israel in the Promised Land from the death of Joshua until just prior to the kingdom being established under King Saul. During this period, the nation failed God repeatedly, prompting Him to allow the pagan people in the land and surrounding areas to oppress them. Whenever Israel cried out to God for help, He would graciously raise up leaders to deliver them from their enemies and a time of peace would ensue—until the next time they failed.
Countless salvation stories, maybe even your own, have started with truths found in the book of Romans. Perhaps it is because out of all the books of the Bible, Romans provides the fullest explanation of the Gospel. In this letter, Paul helps his readers understand how the Old Testament laws find their fulfillment in Christ, and how all humanity, both Israel and every other nation, is justified by grace through faith. While the greater portion of this epistle is filled with deep truths, it ends in the last several chapters with a call to live “In view of God’s mercy” (Romans 12:1). Through this course, you the student will be reminded of Christ’s great love and be renewed to live for Him.
Suffering, loneliness, anger, sorrow and stress touch all of our lives. They are part of the human experience and always have been, even in the ancient world. The Poetry and Prophecy books of the Bible show us that these feelings are not unfamiliar even to biblical authors. These books can encourage us through the highs and lows of life, as well as call us to repentance when we stray from God. This course is designed to help you understand two types of biblical literature, Poetry and Prophecy, and how they can offer encouragement and understanding of God’s desire for your life.
The life of Joseph is a classic Old Testament illustration of the biblical principle that “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8:28). We can rest assured that God allows the trials of life to teach us things we would not otherwise learn. The believer’s life is a probation, not a picnic. During trials, we need to learn to trust God and keep in mind that God’s overall purpose is to conform us into the image of Christ Jesus, His Son (Rom. 8:29).
Jesus Christ is the dominant theme of Scripture. He Himself said that when we search the Scriptures, we discover that they testify of Him (John 5:39). A messianic psalm is one of the psalms in the book of Psalms that contains one or more references to God’s Messiah in connection with His ministry as Prophet, His suffering as Priest, or His glory as King.
The psalms covered in this study course are limited to the ones that are quoted directly in the New Testament. May you be richly rewarded in your quest to discover Christ in the Psalms!
Many times it can be difficult to see how the sacrificial system God established in the Old Testament connects with the new covenant of grace Jesus brings in the New Testament. However the letter of Hebrews explains that the sacrificial system of the Old Testament is a picture of the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus came to fulfill. Hebrews weaves together these two realities in a profound way that shows the intricacy of God’s plan throughout history. We hope this course will help you understand the letter of Hebrews and the themes in it to grow your faith and encourage your life in Christ.