by Stephen Belsheim | Apr 20, 2020 | Bible Study, Engaging the culture
INTRODUCTION This is the second article in a ten part series about why the UMC split over the issue of homosexual practice is a Bible engagement crisis. In my last post, I: (1) defined the term “Bible engagement” and (2) identified the four steps necessary to...
by Stephen Belsheim | Apr 20, 2020 | Bible Study, Engaging the culture
INTRODUCTION The joint statement of January 3, 2020 reflecting the recent decision by the United Method Church (UMC) to split over the issue of homosexual practice reveals a Bible engagement crisis in America. People in the pro-LGBTQ faction and the...
by Stephen Belsheim | Apr 20, 2020 | Bible Study, Pastors
A DESTRUCTIVE MESSAGE TO A GULLIBLE AUDIENCE People flock to hear what they want to hear. During the 1st Century, Paul warned Timothy of this very thing in 2 Timothy 4:3 (ESV), “3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having...
by Stephen Belsheim | Apr 20, 2020 | Bible Study
To Say God Does “Not Remember” Our Sins Denies His Omniscience Go to the internet and google images with the search parameters, “God forgets Isaiah 43:25,” and you see many pictures with the representative caption “God doesn’t remember our sin.” Isaiah 43:25...
by Stephen Belsheim | Apr 20, 2020 | Bible Study
Most churches do not stress the arsenal of research tools that are necessary for a Bible student to carry out better, more competent, Bible study. As a consequence, many Christ-followers do not have a clue that they need research tools, much less what research...
by Stephen Belsheim | Apr 20, 2020 | Bible Study
The article about “Journibles” (see the guest post at knowableword.com by Angie Stanley entitled “Why I Love Journibles” (October 25, 2019 ) (link: https://www.knowableword.com/2019/10/25/why-i-love-journibles/ . ) reminded me about the significant...
