Disclaimer...

I am using the material below primarily for myself, and my kids, in accordance to being obedient to Gods law which states "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it." ~ Prov 22:6... I think adults may also find it useful if they want to independently study along. 

If you are looking to find a compatible church and are not quite sure what features to look for, check out my page www.j4bg.org/church.  On this page I share features I think a church will have no matter what type of denominational type it is.

The bible is about Jesus.  In every book in the bible, you should be able to find a path to Jesus.  This is where we see the importance of "Jesus Name"... this is where we see clearly Jesus as the "Cornerstone".  

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The concept of Jesus Christ is not complicated, it is in the simplicity of the gospel that we understand who Jesus Christ is toward man.

• "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." ~ 2Co 11:3
• “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace” ~ 1 Cor 14:33
• “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand." ~ Luke 8:10 |  Mark 4:11, Matt 13:11, Eph 3:9, Rom 16:25, Col 1:26

God exists to man in patterns, we know this from a couple of scriptural passages: 

• "Out of the mouth of two or more witnesses, let every word be established" ~ 2 Cor 13:1, Matt 18:16, Deut 17:6, Deut 19:15, 1 Tim 5:19, 2 Cor 13:1
• "For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little..." ~ Isaiah 28:10; 

As we are studying the foundational pieces of the bible, we can then uncover the "patterns" or "Principles" of God.  This not only shows us a glimpse of how God interacts with man, but also reveals to us his expectations of how we maintain our relationship with him.    

Lets first explore the first 5 books in the OT known as the "Torah"

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy

Lets explore the first 4 books in the NT known as the "Synoptic Gospels"

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John

Lets explore the book of Acts, which is considered the "anchor point" in the NT

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Lets explore the books in the NT which were identified as "letters to the church"

• To learn more go into our more advanced studies by clicking on www.j4bg.org/bible-b. 

What causes us to identify whether something is true or not?  Where does any of our information come from?  How do we know that information gathered is true and not corrupted, not tainted or skewed?  How then do we know something or anything is true? - ... great questions!

• To learn more go into our more advanced studies by clicking on www.j4bg.org/bible-b.   

In history, and even now the interpretation and translation of the bible has been corrupted and used corruptly... here the deal, God in his infinite wisdom knows that and prepared the believer IN THE SCRIPTURES!...

• To learn more go into our more advanced studies by clicking on www.j4bg.org/bible-b.  

Here's what we know...

We know that all Scripture is God-breathed or inspired by the Spirit of God (2nd Tim 3:16-17) and “is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” and it “never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2nd Pet 1:21).

• To learn more go into our more advanced studies by clicking on www.j4bg.org/bible-b.  

Locate Jesus in every book of the bible...

• To learn more go into our more advanced studies by clicking on www.j4bg.org/bible-b.  

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