Bible Defender

Introduction As I sat down to study the Beatitudes, I never expected to find the situation where most lay people have a better understanding of the Beatitudes than most pastors. The cause of this is a translation problem in 3 or 4 words of the Beatitude for the poor. An interpretation was created a...

The Ten Commandments Table of Contents Introduction Background Christians and the Ten Commandments Orientation of the Heart If Only We Understood God Words, Instructions, or Commandments A Covenant Numbering the Ten Commandments Structure 1 st Principle How Deep Does it Go 2 nd Principle 3 rd Princi...

Note: This is the second part of the study. It is important that you read the first part before the second. 2 nd Principle 2 You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the...

Introduction I spent almost 2 years in a very liberal church in a somewhat liberal denomination. When I joined the church, the liberalism was almost unnoticeable. You had to look for it to see it, and I wasn't looking for it. I had come from a series of conservative churches, as most are, or at lea...

Introduction There is a phrase in Christian usage that has caused a lot of trouble. We hear it as "He got saved " or something similar. I've tried to find the etymology (origin) of it but haven't found anything. It certainly does not appear in the Bible but that alone doesn't mean it is w...

Introduction The topics marriage, divorce and adultery are not clearly understood by most Christians. This is a bit surprising because the Bible is actually clear for the most common cases. Unfortunately the church generally has a very poor understanding of the fundamentals of marriage, the consequ...

Introduction Leviticus 23 is known to describe the feast days but it is a curious chapter. It describes other things than the feast days. It also has been structured in very specific ways to give additional meaning. In this study we will dig all of that out. Study For this study we will be using th...

Overview God set aside seven times in every year as feasts for Israel. Israelites were required to make every possible effort to be in Jerusalem for the days of those feasts. Four of these feasts come in the spring of the year and are called the Spring Feasts. The other three come in the fall and a...

[Warning: This article contradicts the CoG7 understanding of what happens at death] Intermediate State The existence that begins at death has a name. It is called the Intermediate State because it comes between life and the final destination. It is a time period and a place. The time period ends wit...

Goals Show you what Revelation is saying will happen during this period of time Show you how to decode Revelation yourself This part of Revelation is only moderately symbolized, making it possible for most people to decode. Other parts of Revelation are lightly or heavily symbolized. Background The...