Welcome
Welcome to Apostolic Bible Study! The objective of this study is to spread the spectacular message of God’s love. My prayer is that when you read the Bible you will immerse yourself in God’s comfort and direction. The Bible is one way God communicates His complete faithfulness to His children.
Through this study I want to help you know and understand the absolute love that God has for you. God is the alpha and the omega -- the beginning and the end. God has the power to create and destroy the world. There is power in His voice. Psalms 29:4. God can heal our sickness when a physician has given us no hope. He will give us comfort when we feel discouraged. Jesus is our Savior. He will never leave us, nor forsake us. Hebrews 13:5. God will always appreciate our beauty because He created us in His own image Genesis 1:27.
My goal is to help you have a closer, more personal relationship with God. By making Jesus Christ the center of your life, and studying His word, you will receive blessings that are indescribable. In turn, I encourage you to bless Him through your faithfulness, prayer, and praise.
Parables
Jesus utilized an awesome way to teach: by simply using examples – in story form – to deliver His message. Through the use of parables, Jesus gave a visual image of the lessons He was teaching. And parables are just as applicable today as they were when Jesus walked the earth.
Jesus speaking in parables was also a way to obscure the truth judgmentally from the Sanhedrin spies while at the same time delivering His message to believers.
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Verse Of The Day
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Psalm
Psalms 7:17
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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Gospel Of Matthew
- The Apostle Matthew, sometimes known as Levi, wrote his Gospel around 60–70 A.D., in Antioch, Syria. The precise organization of this Gospel stems from Matthew’s technical skills learned while he was a tax collector. Matthew’s writings are aimed at a Jewish Christian following. He starts the Gospel with a genealogy of Jesus, starting with Abraham, the father of the Jewish people. Contrast this to Luke’s genealogy that goes back to Adam. The primary purpose of Matthew’s Gospel is to proclaim that Jesus was the Messiah of Jewish prophecy. Matthew does this in a very concise liturgical style. Matthew ends his Gospel by telling us what we need to do in our lives – that is, to make disciples of all nations.
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Gospel Of Mark
- The Gospel of Mark is the first written Gospel set to paper somewhere between 58-64 A.D. Mark, also known as John Mark, accompanied Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey, Acts 12:25. John Mark’s writings are aimed at Roman Christians. It is believed that Mark wrote as the Apostle Peter told him the story of Jesus. The Gospel of Mark starts with the baptism of Jesus just before Peter became one of the Twelve Apostles. The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels, and is very succinct. He does not reference Old Testament prophecy; instead, he tells of Jesus’ ministry, and ends with the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
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| Gospel Of Luke
- The Gospel of Luke is the longest book in the New Testament written about 70 A.D. Luke, also known as the “beloved physician,” is not one of the Twelve Apostles. Doctor Luke was probably a Gentile, or at least a Hellenistic Jew, he often gives reference to medical terms while writing his Gospel. For example, Luke describes a man that Jesus healed as suffering from “dropsy,” Luke 14:2. Luke traces the genealogy of Jesus to Adam, the Father of man; Matthew, though, traces Jesus’ genealogy to Abraham, the Father of the Jewish people. Luke, as a physician, confirms the birth of Jesus was from a virgin named Mary. Also, he gives special reference to Gentiles, and social outcasts to whom Jesus ministered. Luke emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit throughout the Gospel. Luke was a very well educated man and, thus, gives a very detailed record of Jesus’ life through an exhaustive amount of research.
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Gospel Of John
- The “beloved” apostle wrote the Gospel of John. This was the last Gospel written, near the end of the first century, and it features a beautifully written poetic style. John wrote this Gospel towards the end of his life, probably in the region of Ephesus. He was the last surviving of Jesus’ chosen apostles and was the only apostle not martyred for his beliefs. John begins his Gospel with a beautiful prologue. Some scholars believe this prologue works from an ancient hymn. Actually, John begins just as the Bible begins with Genesis: “In the beginning … ” John identifies Jesus and God as being the “Word,” identifying the two as one. Throughout John’s Gospel, he reveals Jesus as God manifested in flesh here on earth for man’s salvation. John’s Gospel is not considered one of the synoptic Gospels because it includes material not found in the other three Gospels: water made into wine (2:1-11); healing the nobleman’s son (4:46-54); healing the cripple at the pool of Bethesda (5:1-9);healing the blind man outside the temple (9:1-7); raising Lazarus from the dead (11:1-43); and, a large fish catch (21:10-11). John ends his Gospel with a beautiful tribute to Jesus -- a farewell to his friend, teacher, Rabbi, Lord His God, and our Salvation.
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