The Bible for Today

(April, May, June 2007)

Want to learn more about The Bible for Today? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 13-part series.

Introduction: Would you like to talk with God? In the abstract, I certainly would. There are a number of topics I would like to discuss with Him. Why is it we don't have conversations with God? Is it "our fault?" I've thought that my selfish, rebellious heart might prefe...

Introduction: How accurate is the Bible? Can we, as some group of so-called Bible scholars have done, go through the Gospels and decide what is true and what is not? When we read the fantastic stories of the Old Testament, can write them off as metaphors and illustrations...

Introduction: What is the purpose of prophecy in the Bible? Is it to motivate you to do good now? Is it to get you to be more patient about current problems? Is it to make you excited about a future reward? Is it to give the Bible credibility? Is it to help you trust God?...

Introduction: Each week we have been building an argument about why humans should pay close attention to the word of God. In all of this our assumption is that the Bible is God's word. Do you know how we came to have the Bible? Some people talk as if the complete text, in...

Introduction: One of the important issues in any American legal case is the burden of proof. Who carries the burden to show the facts occurred in a certain way? The assignment of the burden of proof can make all the difference to winning. Let's say the plaintiff wins if...

Introduction: Not too long ago I was reading the transcript of the "Intelligent Design" ("ID")trial which took place in federal court in Pennsylvania about a year and a half ago. Intelligent design is a scientific theory that our creation came about as the result of an in...

Introduction: "Faith vs. Works" is an old debate. Whatever its age, a correct understanding of the role of "works" in the life of a Christian is very important. Many years ago a newly converted Christian told me he had complete freedom from the Ten Commandments. His lif...

Introduction: Hope. It helps you get up in the morning, right? In our sinful world, the Bible gives us hope. It gives us hope of a better world and a better life. Is there more to hope than that? Is there a "hope" element for life right now, right here? Let's jump into ou...

Introduction: Everyone wants to be healthy. At the same time, it is a lot easier (and more enjoyable) to eat and drink whatever you want. It is a pain (sometimes literally) to exercise. If wearing your seatbelt is not a habit, then it is intrusive. We have more time to o...

Introduction: Happiness is a complex topic. So much of the Christian life sounds like the opposite of happiness. We talk about self-denial and self-sacrifice. We speak about taking up "our cross." Yet, as I look around at my fellow Christians(and look at myself), we don'...

Introduction: Anyone with any smarts wants to be smarter, right? Would you also like to be wise? What do you see as the difference between the two? Which would you rather have, intelligence or wisdom? The problem with intelligence is that it is inherited - thus you had l...

Introduction: One very hard-fought religious liberty case I handled involved a client who had steady and substantial changes in his life after he gave his life to Jesus. The other side argued he was not sincere in his religious beliefs (and therefore should not win) becau...

Introduction: Almost everything seems to change during our very short lifetime. How many things do we use every day that are thousands of years old? How many things that old have any relevance to life today? I can only think of one: the Bible. Just the fact that the Bible...