The Great Big Bible Study Post (Part 2) Resources

This continues the Great Big Bible Study Post series.

• 10 Commandments - listed & explained (from bibleinfo.com)
• Page of some Bible resources from AOC's Patreon (consider contributing)
• (STUDY COURSES) Bible courses from Blue Letter Bible
• Bible study resources from Blue Letter Bible
• (VIDEOS) Missler's Matthew to Revelation playlist
• Berean Call's Berean Bites (free downloads - consider a donation)
• Read the Orthodox Jewish Bible online (from Bible Study Tools)
• (AUDIOBOOK) The Seduction of Christianity (Dave Hunt/Berean Call)
• (STUDY COURSES) From the Koinonia Institute 
• Printable resources from the John Ankerberg Show

As always, please strongly consider making donations on any of these resources. Most, if not all, are free the last time I checked. Donating to them will help keep them online and available for more people to benefit from.

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The Great Big Bible Study Post (Part 1) Resources

There are so many really good Bible study resources online that I wanted to share my list.  One good thing about being locked down is having the time and quiet to really focus on serious study. I decided a long time ago that I should know more about God's Word than I do about who was on which sitcom or what was going on in the life of some cute celebrity...

I don't have a lot of extra money so having these resources is awesome. I have access to all kinds of Bible versions and tools for studying the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek origins. There are commentaries, audio (sermons and Bible reading), places to take notes, etc.

I keep a large bookmarked folder just for resources like this.

Before posting the study links, I think it would be good to point toward some resources for methods of and reasons for Bible study:

• This is a blog post of why and how
• This is a Wikihow on reading the KJV
• The COMA method (new to me!)
• 11 methods listed here
• Methods for regular study

I'd also like to add a personal suggestion. What helps me as a fairly new and growing reader of the Bible is having more than one version. That's why I use eSword. I like to be able to pull up a parallel of the KJV, ESV, and NASB. And reading commentaries is super helpful. My favorites in the eSword (some downloaded from user submissions for eSword):

• Utley, Bob - You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series (OT/NT 23 vols) 2
• Johnson, B.W. - Collected Commentaries 1.0
• The People's New Testament (B.W. Johnson) I lost the link
• The Summarized Bible (by K.L. Brooks) 

If you can't find these on Amazon or free online, check the link below I list for eSword modules.

Here is Part One of my list. I will be adding If you use the sources, please try to donate whenever you can. I use eSword daily so I try donating at least 5 dollars every time I can. Enjoy!

• Bible reading plans from Blue Letter Bible (can keep track of your reading plan & even have this saved to your desktop)
• Study Bible online (read, search the Greek, Hebrew, English, and Latin)
• Simplified overview of the Jewish Holidays (Feasts of the Lord)
• Solar & Lunar Jewish calendar from My Jewish Learning
• Family Tree of the Bible - image (by Luke Mastin)
• Jewish Encyclopedia
• Classic Christian Books (by author listings) from Bible Study Tools
• The Layman's Bible Handbook
• The Bible for Dummies Cheat Sheet (from For Dummies)
• Jewish Virtual Library

I like adding the Jewish-centered resources because I think people tend to forget that our Lord is Jewish. Another interesting link is here where you can "tour" the Holy Land through a "Visual Israel Experience".

Once you land on these pages, you should definitely look around. There are many additional links on these pages where I have found some good information.

By the way, for anyone who took my advice about using eSword as a free desktop Bible study tool, I have great news. This is a page where you can find even more free resources that can be added into eSword as modules. CAUTION: as ever, be discerning. There are various items that I, personally. don't feel jibe with standard doctrine.

As always, please strongly consider making donations on any of these resources. Most, if not all, are free the last time I checked. Donating to them will help keep them online and available for more people to benefit from.

Peace

--Free

Travis Scott Isn't Doing Anything New

 This won't be a long post. I just want to air my frustration over all the attention this Travis Scott thing is getting.

I don't know what happened or didn't happen because I wasn't there. I do know that some of you have a lot more to worry about than what I keep calling "The Travis Scott Thing". 

First, some bullet points from my Christian perspective:

• There is a supernatural world.
• There is demonic activity happening in this world - and that ain't new.
• If you believe in ghosts, hauntings, zombies, UFOs, etc, but don't believe that there is a Satan/Lucifer/whatever, you are either blind, delusional, or not a critical thinker.
• While Satan/Lucifer/whatever is not the equal of God, he is the Opposer.
• If there exists Good and Evil and Right and Wrong (and we know that is true), then there are reasons for that.
• As a person, you have a soul and your soul has a destiny.

People like to ask Christians to explain and prove that there is a God. That can be (and has been) done with the proven life of Jesus - Son of God. Jesus' life and death have been proven the same way as has been done with the lives and deaths of other historical figures. You never met Shakespeare, Plato, etc but you believe they existed.  

For Christians, there are fulfilled prophecies Many of those prophecies and their fulfillment can be shown with secular archeology, writings, and other artifacts of history. Israel becoming a nation in 1948 is one you can start with.

 Now, if you can explain and prove (without emotion) that there is no God, please do so. 

Prove that there is no demonic activity. Prove that there is no supernatural. And don't prove any of this for me. I have my answers. Prove it for yourself.

One of the many, many videos posted by people who attended the Travis Scott Thing, was one by a young man who was seriously shook by the experience. He seemed to be understanding for the first time that there is a demonic realm. I take it from the several f-bombs in his statement that he is not living the Christian life. I have a feeling he will be doing some soul-searching in the days to come.

One young woman stated in her video that although she doesn't believe in God, she found herself praying to Him as she was almost crushed or suffocated by the surging crowd. I wonder if she is realizing anything about death or eternity now?

So this Travis Scott Thing isn't about anything new. Not to me and many Christians. I just hope that, since the tragedy did happen, it will give people a reason to reconsider what they believe.

Don't have "conversations" with people about this Travis Scott Thing. Try having a conversation with yourself. A serious and thoughtful conversation. Then maybe you will want to talk to God about your soul.

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:12) KJV

Peace

--Free