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Read ArticleDigging Deeper into Scripture: Ephesians 1:3–14
Many teachings in the Bible are easy to understand and accept. Such teachings include the following:
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2:52Watch VideoExploring God's Promises in the Bible
What are God's actual promises to you? The Bible overflows with God's promises for what has already been fulfilled, for the here and now, and what will be fulfilled. Author Terry Zueshow explores 228
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Read Article3 Bible Teachings about Change
This blog is an excerpt from Unfailing: God's Assurance for Times of Changeby Christopher M. Kennedy. The Bible is all about change. God created all things good. Then Adam and Eve fell...
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50:45Watch VideoIsaiah 1-12 - Concordia Commentary | CPH Podcast with Rev. Dr. Andrew Bartelt
Rev. Dr. Andrew Bartelt joins this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast to discuss the newest volume of the Concordia Commentary series he wrote, which covers Isaiah 1-12. Andy talks abou
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Read ArticleThe Gospel of Luke: An Overview
The Jerusalem temple was overlaid with so much gold that persons who saw it described its blinding effects as it glistened in the sun. Herod the Great refurbished it. He surrounded it...
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Read ArticleThe Gospel of Mark: An Overview
Forty-one times Mark describes the events flowing around Jesus’ life with the word immediately (in Greek, euthus), propelling the reader toward the cross where Jesus would die, giving His...
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1:03Watch VideoLook Inside The Books of Moses: Guiding Word, Volume 1 | Bible Resource
Explore the Books of Moses - Genesis through Deuteronomy - in depth! This Bible resource uses maps, diagrams, clarification points and more to help readers better understand each passage of the Bible.
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Read ArticleDigging Deeper into Scripture: John 20:19–31
When we use the expression “take my word for it,” we are asking another person or group to trust that what we are saying is true. More specifically, we are asking this person or group to...
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Read ArticleThe Minor Prophets: An Overview
The Greek title “Book of the Twelve” (dodekapropheton) describes [the last twelve] of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew canon. Jesus son of Sirach perhaps referred to this title when he...
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Read ArticleDigging Deeper into Scripture: Mark 10:35–45
I grew up reading comic books (often when I should have been studying). I was fascinated by the heroes, stories, art, and action. Back then, you could buy comic books at the grocery...
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Read ArticleThe Gospel of Matthew: An Overview
The first book of the New Testament begins in a manner similar to the first book of the Old Testament: focused on genealogy (cf Matthew 1:1–17; Genesis 5). Matthew sketches for us a human...
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Read ArticleDigging Deeper into Scripture: Genesis 22:1–18
The United States enjoys what is largely a free-market economy. Those entering and competing in the free-market economy vie for the attention of the consumer and do so, in part, with...
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Read ArticleThe Major Prophets: An Overview
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Read Article3 Principles to Guide Your Study of the Old Testament
The Bible makes it clear that Jesus is the main focus of the New Testament. After all, it was His sacrifice on the cross that saved us. But the importance of Jesus as the Messiah can’t be...
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Read ArticleMalachi: An Overview
God speaks through Malachi to rebuke His people for their unrighteousness, specifically the priests for their failure to fulfill their duties and to those marrying foreign idolatrous...
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Read ArticleDigging Deeper into Scripture: Ephesians 5:22–33
When working with couples in premarital counseling, we study a range of topics germane to wedding and marriage, such as finances, children, in-laws, chores in the home, expectations, and...
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Read ArticleZechariah: An Overview
When Zechariah was prophesying, the people of Judah were standing amidst the destruction of their once glorious city. With no city and no temple, the people of Judah had no hope; they...
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Read Article5 Bible Verses about God’s Plan for You
The concept of “God’s plan” can be nebulous. The platitude, “This was just God’s plan,” rings hollow—or even hurtful—in times of pain or terrible events in history. While we cannot always...
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Read ArticleDigging Deeper into Scripture: Psalm 126
In this psalm, after the Israelites had been exiled in Babylon for seventy years, we see God’s restoration of His people—not merely restoration from exile but foreshadowing our spiritual...
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Read ArticleOverview: The Books of Wisdom and Poetry
The Books of Wisdom and Poetry are commonly used as guides for the lives of the Israelites in biblical times and us today....
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