New Bible Study

During our family devotional time this morning, Kyra asked a great question. She inquired, "If Eve sinned, why is Adam held responsible?" Wendy and I took the opportunity to explain this to the children. As I thought and prayed about it, I decided to compile a Bible study to answer two really important questions.
1. If Eve sinned why is Adam held responsible?
2. How does Adam's sin affect me?

You can download a pdf of this Bible study from the Bible Studies link on the church webpage or you can click here:

Biblical Male Headship and the sin of Adam Bible Study

I pray this is a blessing to you and that you share it with your family.

New Resource

There is a new resource on the Bible Studies page of the website. It is an article on How to S.T.U.D.Y. the Bible. I pray that it is a blessing to you.

How to S.T.U.D.Y. the Bible

What does 'replenish' mean?

Genesis 1:29 & Genesis 9:1 used the word 'replenish' in the KJV. What does the word mean? Answers in Genesis has a good article on this question:

AIG article

Age of the Earth

Ever wonder how to determine how old the earth is? Here is a link to a chronology taking scripture literally and determining the date of Creation. A bit technical, but well worth looking at:

Genesis Chronology

Good Question

Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

The Bible says Job was "perfect and upright".  What does perfect mean here?  Why does the Bible use the word perfect if he is sinful?

Job lived before the coming of Jesus Christ. The only way that he can be called perfect is for him to be a man who is exercising faith in God.  Just like Abraham, Job believed God and it was reckoned to him for righteousness. 
 

Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
 
The word perfect does not mean sinless.  It means devout or pious.  It is like Joseph being called a just man in Matthew 1:19.  Job knew he needed a redeemer.
 
Job 19:25-27 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
 
He was not trusting in his own righteousness.  He was trusting in God. 
 
Job was also a man of repentance:
 
Job 42:5-6 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
 
A man of repentance is a man who recognizes his sin.  A man of faith is one who trusts in God.  A man who is called perfect and upright is one who is declared righteous by God because of his faith.
 

Read the Bible

Here is a letter written to his church by Robert Murray McCheyne. It truly gives a great description of a pastor's heart for his flock and the necessity of reading God's Word daily.

Daily Bread, Being a Calendar for Reading Through the Word of God in a year.

This is the Bible Reading Schedule that I personally will be using this year. Blessings for the New Year!