Memory VerseAnd the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat from the fruit of the trees in the garden. But from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You will not eat from it and do not touch it, lest you die.’” Genesis 3:2–3. Lucifer used the form of the serpent to th
Word StudySpeaking down conveys the idea of words that are spoken against another person. It is derived from a word that focuses on the act of speaking, not directly on the content being spoken, with a preposition that adds the element of being contrary to or against. Thus, it implies speaking in a
Memory VerseBut the one who is indifferent to his brother is in the darkness, and in the darkness he walks, and he does not intuitively know where he goes because the darkness blinds his eyes (1 John 2:11). Darkness is the lack of light. Light represents the life of God in activity. Therefore, the m
Memory VerseAnd Adam said, “This is now bone from my bone and flesh from my flesh; she will be called woman because from man she was taken.” (Genesis 2:23). Adam recognizes what God has done in building Eve from his side. She is bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. Thus, when a man and woman com
Memory VerseThe one loving his brother abides in the light, and there is no scandal in him (1 John 2:10). When we are characterized as those who love the brethren, we take care to ensure that our actions do not scandalize others. This concern is especially valid regarding what a person has determine
Memory VerseThe one who says he is in the light and is indifferent to his brother is in the darkness until now (1 John 2:9). Christ’s commandment to the Church is to love fellow saints as He has loved us (John 13:34). He laid down His life for us; in like manner, we are to lay down our lives for fel
Memory VerseThen the LORD God built from the side which He took from Adam for a woman, and He brought her to Adam (Genesis 2:22). God first created Adam, then built Eve. While Adam was alone, the LORD showed him that no other being on earth was like him, nor able to be his companion (Genesis 2:19–20
Memory VerseBrethren, I do not write a new commandment to you but the old commandment, which we had from [the] beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard. Again, a new commandment I write to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light
Memory VerseThe one saying in Him to abide, is obligated just as that One walked also he is thus to walk (1 John 2:6).If we have fellowship with Jesus, we share in common. We are partakers in both His death and resurrection. Since we have died with Christ, we are also raised to walk in newness of li
Fondness conveys a friendly interest in someone or something. When used in composition with other words, it retains this aspect of friendship. Abraham is described as a friend of God because he believed God and his faith was accounted to him as righteousness (James 2:23). A Christian who desires fri
Memory VerseAnd the LORD God formed Adam of the dust from the earth, and He breathed the breath of lives into his nostrils, and Adam became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). In chapter two of Genesis, we are given a more detailed description concerning the creation of Adam. His body was formed from the d
Memory VerseBut whoever guards His word, truly in this one the love of God is brought to maturity. By this we experientially know that we are in Him (1 John 2:5). The sense of “guard” is to preserve something in a safe state. Thus, whoever guards Christ’s words will be obedient to them because he kn
Memory VerseThen God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the beast and over all the earth and over every creeping things that creeps on the earth.” And God created the man in
Memory VerseThe one saying that I know Him but does not guard His commandments is a liar and the truth is not in this one, 1 John 2:4.If someone claims to know Christ but does not guard His commandments, he is a liar, demonstrating that he does not have experiential knowledge of Christ. The one livi
Memory VerseAnd by this we know that we know Him, if we should guard His commandments (1 John 2:3). In the upper room, Jesus gave His disciples a new commandment: to love one another as He had loved them (John 13:34). He also spoke of the new relationship that was coming, illustrating it through the
Memory VerseThen God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night also with the stars (Genesis 1:16). God created the sun to give light in the firmament by day, and the moon to rule the night along with the stars. The two great lights are formed he
Memory VerseAnd God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years. And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so (Genesis 1:14–15).
In this study, we explore the multiple ascensions of Christ following His resurrection—each revealing a distinct aspect of His redemptive work, His victory over sin and death, and His exaltation as Lord.🔹 The Morning of the Resurrection• Jesus tells Mary Magdalene not to cling to Him because He had
Memory VerseAnd He Himself is a satisfaction concerning our sins, and not only concerning our sins, but also concerning of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Through His work on the cross, Christ made satisfaction (propitiation) concerning the righteousness of God in deferring the penalty of sin (Romans
Did Paul change his story about what he experienced on the road to Damascus? In Acts chapter nine, we are first informed of this event. While headed to Damascus with a letter from the High Priest giving him authority to imprison those who followed The Way—believed that Jesus was the Messiah, died fo
