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Choosing a Bible

It is through His Word, the Holy Bible (i.e., Scripture), that God…

Finding a Church

The Church which christ founded. First, while the title for this chapter…

Beware the Wolves

Now, you will hear much disagreement among men about the Gospel and…

Names of the Lord

In this chapter, we journey through some of the names used for each Person of the Holy Trinity. Please keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list of all His…

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There Is a God

In days and centuries past, men understood and acknowledged that there was a God, even if they chose not to obey Him (Act 17:23; Rom 1:20–22; cf. 2Co 4:4). But in today’s…

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God’s Creation

We see it written, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (i.e., this universe; Gen 1:1; cf. Gen 1:1–2:25; Exo 20:11; 1Ch 16:26; Pro 3:19–20; 8:22–30; Psa 8:3–8; 33:6;…

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Science vs. the Bible

Before we can continue further, we must deal with some of the false teachings of man that are masquerading as science. Many people are mistakenly under the impression that science has disproven…

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Humanity & Sin

Man disobeyed God, and sin entered. God placed the first humans, Adam and Eve, in the “garden of Eden” and gave them a few simple rules to obey (Gen 2:8, 15). …

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The Day of Judgment

God will only allow Satan’s and humanity’s rebellion (sin) to continue for a while. “He has fixed a day” (Act 17:31; cf. Jud 14–15) still yet to come called “the day of…

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The World in Awful Sleep

Scripture warns us explicitly and repeatedly to “be on the alert” (Mat 24:36–25:13; Mar 13:35–37; Act 20:31; 1Co 16:13; Eph 6:18; 1Th 5:2–4; Rev 3:3; 16:15) for Jesus’ return, as “the day…

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Our Hope

We now start to turn away from death and toward “eternal life” (Mat 19:16, 29; 25:46; Mar 10:29–30; Luk 18:30; Joh 3:14–17, 36; 4:13–14; 5:24; 6:27, 35–40, 47; 10:28; 17:1–3; Act 13:48;…

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Bible Prophecy Foretold Jesus

The Bible contains over three hundred prophecies about Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection, which were recorded (written down in Scripture) long before Christ was born—in some cases, many hundreds of…

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Is Jesus Really God?

In this chapter, we will look at a critical aspect of Christian faith: Was (and is) Jesus really God? While some skeptics, agnostics, and atheists try to deny that Jesus of Nazareth…

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Was Jesus Really Raised from the Dead?

Jesus’ death and subsequent resurrection had been foretold (prophesied) way back in Genesis 3, written thousands of years before His birth, where we are told that Satan would “bruise him [Jesus] on…

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The Image of the Invisible God

When you see (read about) Jesus, you are seeing (reading about) God (Col 1:15; Joh 10:30; 12:45; Heb 1:3). Therefore, what you see Jesus is like from reading Scripture is also exactly…

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Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

Why did God have to send His Son to die on the cross for us? Simply put, it is because humanity could not (and cannot) save itself—we cannot pay the penalty (make…

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Come, All Who Are Thirsty

Salvation (forgiveness of sins and “eternal life” ) is open to “everyone” (Mat 7:8, 26; Luk 6:47; 12:8; Act 2:21; Rom 1:16; Gal 3:22; cf. Mat 24:14; 25:32; 28:19; Mar 13:10; Luk…

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The New Testament Plan of Salvation

The “New Covenant” (see Luk 22:20; 1Co 11:25; 2Co 3:6; Heb 8:8, 13; 9:15; 12:24; cf. Jer 31:31–34) is the Law of Grace (Joh 1:17; Rom 5:21; 6:14; Eph 2:8; Act 20:24)…

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Iron Sharpens Iron is an online bible study resource for the “born again” (John 3:7) Christian who desires to “grow in the grace and knowledge [understanding] of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 3:17-18), work out your salvation with fear and trembling” (Php. 2:12), Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15) , and contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all [time] handed down to the saints” (Jude 3) in New Testament Scripture.

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