Category: Bible Study

As a grace to humanity, God provided us His word through the Bible. It contains His wisdom to man, so that we may know how to live according to His will. Unfortunately, it can be easy to interpret the Scripture using faulty approaches such as eisegesis. Utilizing proper hermeneutics, study His Word with exegetical approaches that do not take the verses out of context so the true meaning is left intact.

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Bible Study / Exegetical Study / Expository Study / Theological Study

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The Tabernacles Discourse: The Light of the World John 8:12-30

The Tabernacles Discourse is a memorable event in the Gospel of John, but in the Jewish cultural context, it is an even more dramatic event. Scholars disagree on the Light of the World discourse, whether it belongs to the Tabernacles Discourse or not, as the woman caught in adultery exists between the two exchanges. The oldest manuscripts lack the woman caught in adultery; thus the two exchanges would both occur in the context of the Festival of Tabernacles, providing a further dramatic and provocative exchange.

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Bible Study / Exegetical Study / Expository Study

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The Christian Response to False Teachers

In this short letter, John begins with a traditional greeting, but this time, he uses his title, “The elder.” His recipient is the church, by which he refers to as “the lady.” This would be a respectful term that uses the typical feminine reference of the church as in the “bride of Christ.” No specific church is named, so it should be assumed per the context of the letter, there was but only a single recipient, so no further name would be needed. John’s purpose of the letter was to protect the faithful from the false teachers that would abuse their hospitality to deceive others and increase their personal gain.

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Bible Study / Exegetical Study / Expository Study

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Do Not Be Like the World

In this short section of John’s letter, with few words, he teaches a significant lesson. The bottom line is that Christians shall not love the world, for it is passing away. It is such a simple statement, but it has a great depth found in the language that is used. While John often speaks of love, this is the one time that love is used in a negative manner.