For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Jesus to Pontius Pilate-

Mind of Christ: Christ’s attitude, His way of dealing with things, His deportment. The Greek word used is φρονέω, to think, to understand.

Spiritual Warfare began when Satan tried to destroy God’s work via sin. But Jesus came to destroy the work of the devil on the cross!

God hates idols and forbids His people from making them and worshipping them. From Moses to St. John, the Bible thunders against them.

The kindness the Bible calls us to is more than what bumper-stickers proclaim. It is purposeful and constant, selfless, and compassionate.

Repentance is a reformation of the whole life according to the Law of God: John Calvin. Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand! Jesus.

The first mention of speaking in tongues in the Bible comes from Jesus. His words identify a tongues speaker as belonging to Jesus.

The Holy Spirit is the divine Author of the Bible. He was there at creation, lived in Jesus, and lives now in everyone who is born again.

“Abide in Me and I in you,” Jesus taught. The vine is an illustration of fruit coming from our connection with Him, the source of life.

Waiting on the Lord means resting in Jesus and obeying His Word. “They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;” Isaiah 40:31

Time in the Bible: 4 Big Epics in 2 kinds of time: chronos (χρόνος) for sequential time: kairos for a proper or opportune time for action.

The Bible allows divorce for adultery or abandonment. “They are but one flesh. What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.“

Heaven here is spoken of in the highest sense, the place from which God operates. It is a specific location with boundaries and area.

Hell is a place of torment, of fire that never shall be quenched. Only Jesus can save us. How will those you love fare on Judgment Day?

Unforgivable sin? The Bible mentions 1. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, 2. Apostasy, 3. UnRepentance, and 4. Mark of the Beast.

Theology is more than an output of the mind. It must bring the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ into our hearts. These 10 books will help.

Books on theology help us apply God’s Word to our lives and the issues facing us as we walk with Jesus. These 29 draw us closer to Him.

Biblical Theology is God’s theology as revealed in holy Scripture. Systematic theology orders His thinking for our human understanding.

Biblical hermeneutics is the interpretation of God’s Word. We take it as Jesus did, literally as presented bowing before absolute truth.

The purpose of theology is to know Jesus better, see His great love through the message of the cross, and to help us build His Kingdom.