Scripture
Deep dives into a passage: what the words meant and why they matter.
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What Is the Spirit of God? And Who Are the Seven Spirits in Revelation?
God has a Spirit, the Bible says so from Genesis to Revelation. This study follows the Spirit through scripture, asks whether he is a force or a person, and ends at the seven spirits of God.
Genesis 1:2; Job 33:4; Psalm 104:29-30; 1 Samuel 16:14; John 14:16-17; Romans 8:9; Revelation 1:4; Revelation 5:6; Zechariah 4:2-10; Isaiah 11:2 - Visual explainers
Why Matthew and Luke Give Jesus Two Different Family Trees
Matthew and Luke both trace Jesus through King David, yet they give Joseph a different father and name almost entirely different men for a thousand years.
Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38; 1 Chronicles 3:10-17 - Visual explainers
Adam Was Still Alive When Noah's Father Was Born
Add up the ages in Genesis 5 and Adam is still alive, 874 years after creation, when Noah's father Lamech is born.
Genesis 5; Genesis 7:6; Genesis 9:28-29 - Scripture
Deuteronomy 8:17-18 — The Power to Gain Wealth
The heart of it is one line. “Remember that it is the Lord your God who gives you the power to gain wealth.”
Deuteronomy 8:17-18 - Scripture
Eye for an Eye vs Turn the Other Cheek - Why They Don't Contradict
They are stages on the same trajectory toward mercy.
Matthew 5:38-48 - Scripture
Hidden Patterns in the Bible: The Same Stories Told Across Thousands of Years
The Bible was written by roughly 40 different authors over 1,500 years across three continents in three languages.
Genesis 3; 1 John 2; Matthew 4 - Scripture
Hidden Patterns Part 2: The Rock, the Scarlet Thread, the Passover Lamb, and the Three Gardens
A continuation of the patterns that repeat across Scripture. Forty different authors, 1,500 years, three languages, one design.
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James 2:14-26 — Faith and Deeds
James is writing to Jewish Christians scattered across the Roman world (James 1:1).
James 2:14-26 - Scripture
John 1:1 Deep Dive: Seventeen Words That Hold the Universe
Seventeen words in Greek. The entire universe in one sentence. Every word is doing something.
John 1:1 - Scripture
Joshua 2 / James 2:25 — Rahab: The Prostitute in the Bloodline of Jesus
Joshua sends two spies into Jericho before Israel's invasion. They end up at the house of Rahab, a prostitute.
Joshua 2:1-24 - Scripture
Knowledge vs Faith: The Bible Says Both
Gnosticism says knowledge saves you. The Bible says something more nuanced: knowledge EQUIPS you.
Hosea 4:6 - Scripture
Literal or Metaphor? Why the Bible Is Both at the Same Time - Eden as Case Study
When Genesis 3:23-24 says God "banished him from the Garden of Eden" and placed cherubim at the east side, is this a literal event or a metaphor?
Genesis 3:7-24 - Scripture
Luke 12:48 — To Whom Much Is Given
Peter asks Jesus (v.41) whether His parable about readiness applies to the disciples or to everyone.
Luke 12:48 - Scripture
Prophecies Fulfilled to the Letter: Psalm 22, Isaiah 53, and the Mathematics of Prophecy
The Bible contains over 300 prophecies about the Messiah, written centuries before Jesus was born.
Psalm 22:1-18 - Scripture
Romans 8:5-8 - Flesh vs Spirit: Two Operating Systems of the Mind
Paul describes two operating systems that run the human mind. You can't run both at the same time.
Romans 8:5-8 - Scripture
Son of God in Greek — How Mark Frames the Entire Gospel (Mark 1:1, 15:39)
The Gospel of Mark frames itself between two declarations that Jesus is the Son of God. The first verse announces it.
Mark 1:1 - Scripture
The Bible Is One Story: Paradise Lost, Paradise Restored, and the Journey Home
God makes a home with people. People leave. God spends the entire rest of the Bible coming to get them back.
Genesis 2-3 - Scripture
The Body as Temple: God Has Always Been Moving Closer
Both the Bible and Gnosticism agree that something divine is inside you. But they say completely opposite things about what that means.
1 Corinthians 6:19