{"id":2362,"date":"2010-02-08T13:53:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T21:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2362"},"modified":"2020-04-07T11:17:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T19:17:33","slug":"essays-bible-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/essays-bible-studies","title":{"rendered":"Essays & Bible Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Bible<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I write lit\u00adtle essays from time to time, usu\u00adal\u00adly in response to fre\u00adquent ques\u00adtions I receive from my stu\u00addents (some\u00adtimes in con\u00adjunc\u00adtion with my respon\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties as a min\u00adis\u00adte\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal train\u00ader). I have gath\u00adered as many as I can think of here. Enjoy. Feel free to reuse them in non\u00adcom\u00admer\u00adcial con\u00adtexts. Like\u00adwise for the Bible stud\u00adies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bear in mind that I am not writ\u00ading as a rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive of any orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion \u2014 all views expressed are my own (and, hope\u00adful\u00adly, God\u2019s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essays<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. \"pdf\"Why Jesus.pdf<\/a> This lit\u00adtle essay is some\u00adthing I\u2019ve begun mak\u00ading avail\u00adable at my meet\u00adings for non\u00adbe\u00adliev\u00aders to take on the way out. I talk about three sim\u00adple rea\u00adsons to believe in God, and then show how to go about decid\u00ading whether Jesus is tru\u00adly the path to God.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  2. \"pdf\"The Jesus FAQ.pdf<\/a> This is a com\u00adpan\u00adion piece to the Why Jesus essay \u2014 it explains what we can know about Jesus even if we don\u2019t think that the Bible is inspired. Ques\u00adtions include: \u201cIs There Any Record of Jesus Out\u00adside the Bible?\u201d, \u201cWhat Did Jesus Look Like?\u201d and \u201cWhat Did Jesus Teach?\u201d<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  3. \"pdf\" <\/span>The Spir\u00adit of Jesus.pdf<\/a> This is an intro\u00adduc\u00adtion to bap\u00adtism in the Holy Spir\u00adit and spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal gifts for those who are ner\u00advous about the Holy Spir\u00adit.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  4. \"pdf\"The Ele\u00adphant In The Room: Not All Reli\u00adgions Are Equal\u00adly Cor\u00adrect<\/a> Aren\u2019t all reli\u00adgions basi\u00adcal\u00adly the same? NOPE.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  5. \"pdf\"Should I Date Out\u00adside The Faith?<\/a> One of the most com\u00admon ques\u00adtions I get is whether Chris\u00adt\u00adian stu\u00addents should date peo\u00adple who do not share their faith. tl;dr no. This arti\u00adcle explains why.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  6. \"doc\"Change the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty, Change the World<\/a> I wrote this piece for my sem\u00adi\u00adnary\u2019s alum\u00adni mag\u00ada\u00adzine, <\/span>Rap\u00adport<\/a>. If you ever won\u00adder why peo\u00adple like me are so pas\u00adsion\u00adate about col\u00adlege min\u00adistry, this will clear things up for you.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  7. \"doc\"Thrive at Stan\u00adford 2010.pdf<\/a> This is a 10 day devo\u00adtion\u00adal guide for new stu\u00addents at Stan\u00adford which begins on the first day of New Stu\u00addent Ori\u00aden\u00adta\u00adtion. This is the Fall Quar\u00adter 2010 ver\u00adsion.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  8. \"doc\"The Essence of Integri\u00adty by Glen Davis.doc<\/a> This is a med\u00adi\u00adta\u00adtion on one of the foun\u00adda\u00adtion\u00adal con\u00adcepts of char\u00adac\u00adter.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  9. \"pdf\"The Flam\u00ading Goats of Edom \u2014 Thoughts on Hell.pdf<\/a> This is one of my favorite essays. Think\u00ading about hell makes many Chris\u00adtians uncom\u00adfort\u00adable and (iron\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly) even keeps some unbe\u00adliev\u00aders from con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ading the faith, so in this essay I seek to make the doc\u00adtrine com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adble to peo\u00adple.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  10. \"doc\"Test\u00ading My Faith \u2014 Being Con\u00adfi\u00addent of My Sal\u00adva\u00adtion<\/a>. Every once in a while I meet some\u00adone who\u2019s not sure whether they\u2019re a Chris\u00adt\u00adian or not, and so I wrote this med\u00adi\u00adta\u00adtion on 1st John to help them dis\u00adcern where they\u2019re at with Jesus.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  11. \"doc\"Evan\u00adge\u00adlism in the New Testament.doc<\/a> This isn\u2019t real\u00adly an essay on how to share your faith effec\u00adtive\u00adly so much as an essay on how not to irri\u00adtate God when shar\u00ading your faith.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  12. \"doc\"How Can I Tell If I Am Being Effective.doc<\/a> Some thoughts on eval\u00adu\u00adat\u00ading my use of time.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  13. \"doc\"Dili\u00adgence In The Bible by Glen Davis.doc<\/a> A very short essay direct\u00aded at min\u00adis\u00adters (although there\u2019s real\u00adly only one line mak\u00ading it min\u00adis\u00adter-spe\u00adcif\u00adic).<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  14. \"doc\"Stan\u00adford Chi Alpha Small Group Guide.doc<\/a> Noth\u00ading very orig\u00adi\u00adnal here, but we find it help\u00adful.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  15. \"doc\"What the Bible Says About Money.doc<\/a> This isn\u2019t real\u00adly a full-fledged essay. It\u2019s a one-page sum\u00adma\u00adry of what the Bible says about mon\u00adey (which is more than most peo\u00adple think).<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  16. \"doc\"Does the Bible Assert that Jesus is God.doc<\/a>: a very short sum\u00adma\u00adry of the Bib\u00adli\u00adcal evi\u00addence for the deity of Christ. It\u2019s writ\u00adten for believ\u00aders, in case that was\u00adn\u2019t obvi\u00adous from the title.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
  17. \"pdf\"What the Bible Says About Bap\u00adtism<\/a>: an exhor\u00adta\u00adtion to Chris\u00adtians to be bap\u00adtized along with an expla\u00adna\u00adtion of what bap\u00adtism is all about.<\/span><\/figure><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Tools<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    1. \"doc\"A Week of Pray\u00ading With the Apostles.doc<\/a> This 3 page hand\u00adout guides you through a week of pray\u00ading for those whom you serve using the prayers of the New Tes\u00adta\u00adment as a mod\u00adel.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
    2. \"doc\"Apply\u00ading the Bible.doc<\/a> This one page hand\u00adout is one of the most impor\u00adtant things I teach peo\u00adple. I for\u00adget where I first learned this idea, but I know it is not orig\u00adi\u00adnal to me.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
    3. \"doc\"How To Read False Reli\u00adgious Texts.doc<\/a> This is an unusu\u00adal lit\u00adtle tool. I wrote it because I require my min\u00adis\u00adte\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal trainees to read from the writ\u00adings of oth\u00ader reli\u00adgions. This lit\u00adtle hand\u00adout explains why and how.<\/span><\/figure><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Pastoral Letters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Dur\u00ading the coro\u00adn\u00adavirus pan\u00addem\u00adic I began send\u00ading phys\u00adi\u00adcal let\u00adters to my stu\u00addents. Here they are. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. East\u00ader Pas\u00adtoral Letter.pdf<\/a> \u2014 a brief reflec\u00adtion on the impli\u00adca\u00adtions of East\u00ader<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Bible Studies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Most of these are for per\u00adson\u00adal and not group use. They could be adapt\u00aded for group use, but don\u2019t think you can down\u00adload them and stroll into a small group meet\u00ading with no extra prep.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. \"doc\"Being Filled With the Spir\u00adit Per\u00adson\u00adal Bible Study.doc<\/a> This is a very good study to give to a stu\u00addent who believes that Bible is God\u2019s word but is uncer\u00adtain about what it means to be bap\u00adtized in the Holy Spir\u00adit. It is for per\u00adson\u00adal and not group use.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        2. \"doc\"God And His Rivals \u2014 a Per\u00adson\u00adal Bible Study.doc<\/a> This study will require a lot of thought and a will\u00ading\u00adness to think out\u00adside the evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcal box.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        3. \"doc\"Wor\u00adship \u2014 A Per\u00adson\u00adal Bible Study.doc<\/a> This is a study for wor\u00adship lead\u00aders, although I sup\u00adpose any Chris\u00adt\u00adian could prof\u00adit from it.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        4. \"doc\"Preach\u00ading \u2014 A Per\u00adson\u00adal Bible Study.doc<\/a> I real\u00adly like stud\u00adies like this one which list many exam\u00adples of some\u00adthing from the Bible and ask you to infer con\u00adclu\u00adsions. They feel so sci\u00aden\u00adtif\u00adic.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        5. \"doc\"Min\u00adistry of Women \u2014 Bible Study.doc<\/a> This is a hand\u00adout I give my min\u00adis\u00adte\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal trainees before they wade into the vast lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture for and against women in min\u00adistry. It\u2019s a way of mak\u00ading sure that they\u2019re famil\u00adiar with all the rel\u00ade\u00advant texts before they see them cit\u00aded.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        6. \"doc\"Accept\u00ading Cor\u00adrec\u00adtion Gracefully.doc<\/a> This per\u00adson\u00adal Bible study is about giv\u00ading and receiv\u00ading rebukes. Most\u00adly receiv\u00ading. Okay, it\u2019s real\u00adly about receiv\u00ading rebukes and only implic\u00adit\u00adly about offer\u00ading them.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        7. \"doc\"By Night and By Day \u2014 Evan\u00adge\u00adlism Bible Study.doc<\/a> This is a very short Bible study com\u00adpar\u00ading how Jesus talked with Nicode\u00admus with how he talked with the woman at the well.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        8. \"doc\"Cul\u00adti\u00advat\u00ading Noble Char\u00adac\u00adter \u2014 Prov 31.doc<\/a> A very short study about not being a slack\u00ader.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        9. \"doc\"Davids Fall and Restoration.doc<\/a> A one page study of a pas\u00adsage most peo\u00adple don\u2019t know as well as they think.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        10. \"doc\"How To Be A Ser\u00advant \u2014 a Per\u00adson\u00adal Bible Study.doc<\/a> A very short study for new cam\u00adpus min\u00adis\u00adters.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        11. \"doc\"Proverbs \u2014 Watch\u00ading Your Words.doc<\/a> I bet there are peo\u00adple shocked to know that I\u2019ve spent time reflect\u00ading on what it means to speak wise\u00adly.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        12. \"doc\"What Is Blamelessness.doc<\/a> A study for new min\u00adis\u00adters.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        13. \"doc\"What to and What not to Study.doc<\/a> Kind of self-explana\u00adto\u00adry.<\/span><\/figure><\/li>
        14. \"doc\"Work and Sab\u00adbath \u2014 A Per\u00adson\u00adal Bible Study.doc<\/a> This study is word\u00aded for new cam\u00adpus min\u00adis\u00adters, but 98% of it works for peo\u00adple in oth\u00ader voca\u00adtions.<\/span><\/figure><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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