Bible 101: A Guide To God

If a person or a company is wealthy and has earned their money, they are automatically labelled a “big business” and are brutally criticized for not allowing others to have a chance in the “game of life”. In this view, having money makes a person a monster, only focusing on themselves and what they can do to get even bigger. Another popular view of money is that if a person or a business is not making enough money that they are either not skilled enough to get a high paying job or they are too lazy to get a better one. There are flaws in both views. Acts 20:35 says, “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” God wants us to help those who need aren’t making enough money to make ends meet; however, He does not discourage against people being rewarded for their hard work and labor. Nonetheless, putting all happiness, faith, and dependence in money is dangerous and can lead to greed and selfishness because that is all the person has to look for. Instead of looking for happiness in money and wealth, people can start choosing the eternity of happiness that is found in Jesus

Is everybody supposed to be rich and wealthy? If so then nobody would be truly happy or rich.

I have seen that living in luxury is pointless and not only that but it can effect the way one lives for God. When you live with just the necessities, you show yourself that there is more to entertainment and comfort in life, that seeking material wealth all the time, Is a waste of time and the precious gift of life which God has bestowed upon us to live for His glory and not our own. Gods will is indeed inedible. Nothing we can do will prevent what He has in store for us in this life and the next. When we do follow Gods will and obey Him, much joy and peace will pursue those who follow Christ. Blessings abound in the righteous living of the one who obeys and hears God.

“Everything good in life will be hard” that is what my mother always told me and that truth is what According to plan: the unfolding revelation of God in the Bible, by Graeme Goldsworthy, reveals. Reading the Bible in context is hard work and requires diligence. However, it is only when we have a proper understanding of what the Bible is saying, that we have a proper understanding of the Triune God. Graeme suggested, “that any Christian who wants to understand the reason for the differences, {within the bible} and who wants to develop a sound method of approaching the text of the bible in order to find out what it really says and means, needs an understanding of biblical theology.” Graeme defines Biblical theology as a means “of looking at

How are we to approach Scripture? Are we to come without any preconceived ideas or notions? Or are we to approach Scripture with all tradition and experience? The truth is, everyone reads the Bible from a perspective; meaning everyone comes with preconceived ideas of what the Bible means—what they think it means. People cannot help but read their lives into the Scriptures. However, because the Bible is divinely inspired, God is able to overcome those ideas so that his truth is clearly seen. Therefore, is one approach to reading, interpreting and understanding the bible better than another? Can certain approaches to the Bible affect the Bible’s authority? Absolutely. Ultimately the Bible is the story of God, not the story of people. Therefore, what God (and Jesus) does and says, is of utmost important and everyone else in the Bible is a minor character that certainly brings understanding, but not the main point. Therefore, two examples come into view in their approach to Scripture; Phyllis Trible, a feminist theologian and N. T. Wright, an English New Testament scholar. In as much as they differ in their approach to Biblical authority and interpretation, they reveal the challenges of giving the Bible the authority it is due. Specifically, Trible approaches the Bible by focusing on all the unjust treatment of women; whereas, Wright focuses on what is missing from Scripture and the churches need to fill in the gaps. In each example, there are clearly strengths, that give the

When reading this article, there several elements that define what makes up Christianity. Within the Christian faith, there are two main types of churches that make up Christianity, the Protestants and Roman Catholics. In both of the churches there are similarities and differences that depend on the interpretation of practices that are found in the Bible. According to the article “The Basics of Christian Beliefs”, elements and practice in this faith include “justification by faith, belief in Trinity, the Eucharist, baptism, eternal life, and prayer”. Many people use prayers for guidance, advice and such. There are several differences between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics, but one main difference is in the belief in saints and

The building blocks and foundation of the bible and a biblical world view starts in the first eleven chapters of Genesis. Without this primeval history we would not have the understating of numerous things, developing many questions and doubts in our faith. It is the basis of our natural world; how it has begun and came to be. The basis of our identity; how we got here, by who, and the reason for being. The basis for our relationships; how they should be, and for what reasons. The basis for civilization; what we are to do here on earth, why we do it, and for what or whom we do this for. Again the first eleven chapters are essential to many aspects of my world view and the beginning to everything I know, see, and understand

The New Testament is the word of God, documented through scrolls, or books, and communicated and shared for man to learn and study the life of Jesus Christ (Bethel, 2017). For Christians, the word of God is sacred and authoritative; this makes it similar to other world religions. This religious documentation is similar to other religions in that it documents history and is therefore, historical. For Christians, the New Testament is unlike other historical literature. The New Testament covers the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God. Though the teachings, examples, and miracles revealed in the New Testament, Christians receive the information they need to model their life after the Savior, Jesus Christ. The

Although many people believe this, we still glance at the well-off and envy their lifestyle because they seem much more contended than the poor. However, we should realize that it is only this way because riches allow contentment easier to find. In other words, the wealthy are seemingly more happy than the needy because they have everything they could ask for and their wealth allows them to find satisfaction easier than the poor can. But we must remember that we ultimately find peace in ourselves and our spiritual and emotional wealth than we ever can in our earthly

In order to begin to understand the Bible, one must first know what the Bible is. In the article, The Bible: A Light on Our Path, it notes that the Bible is written by numerous authors who lived throughout the early year, therefore there are many perspectives and various forms of writing within. This contributes to how we understand and interpret what the Bible has to teach, and so are very important to note. Also significant, the process in which the Bible was created, described as a five-step process of: events and experiences, oral traditions, written traditions, editing of writing, and canonical selection. The next step is through the teachings of the Bible, there are three contexts to consider while reading.

The Gospel according to Luke is the third of the four Gospels found in the New Testament. This Gospel is the longest, and was originally joined to the Acts, making a two volume book. Irenaeus, Tertullian and Jerome, are examples of individual witnesses who named the author of the third Gospel, St. Luke; a physician from Antioch, and fellow companion of St. Paul. It is also evident in the preface, when Luke uses the first pronoun saying, “I too decided to write an orderly account” (1:1-4). Most scholars, such as those who wrote the Navarre Bible and “Inside the Bible,” believe the Gospel was written in the early 60s A.D. The reason for this is; Acts of the Apostles was written after Luke, and ends with a description of St Paul before

The approved books of the Hebrew Bible, that were inspired by God were called the "canon" of Scripture. The Greek word canon means rod or ruler, which is a form of measurement. The Jewish Rabbis and the Christian Community used a measurement process to select the books they thought was authoritative. Authoritative is defined as, “able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable” (Dictionary, 2014). The Biblical Scriptures was recorded on scrolls, a roll of parchment paper for writing.

Patricia tells the whack-a mole story, often we are fighting the wrong enemy, with our natural abilities. , we find ourselves wasiting time and energy fighting people and circumstances. She reminds us, that our enemies are not flesh and blood, but the real corporate is the principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places. None of these attacks are accidental, it's the enemy stirring things up in the heavenly realm (Eph 6:12).

If having a meaningful life is defined by how much a person owns, then I will not strive for a meaningful life. I believe that true happiness is not measured by one’s net worth, but by how much one values the worth of helping someone else. I always questioned how I could help society while remaining happy myself, and I finally arrived at the answer through my AP Environmental Science class.

Throughout the books of Genesis, Exodus, Amos, Lamentations, and Isaiah, God possesses a multitude of both positive and negative characteristics. Characteristics that could be used to describe God in the Old Testament include: faithful, powerful, wise, and even merciless. Considering the complexity of the Bible, and the fact that its content is composed from multiple time periods and authors, it makes sense that the portrayal of God may be difficult to grasp. In the Old Testament, God does not exist as living flesh, thus making it even harder to define God through these characteristics. Because of this, I feel that the only true portrayal of God is through is almighty power. All through the Old