Category: Beginner Online Bible Study

Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 3: 7-12 –

Thomas Less, January 4, 2011

⁷But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath?⁸Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.⁹Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell

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Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 3: 1-6 – Meet John The Baptist

Thomas Less, January 3, 2011

¹In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,²“Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of ^cHeaven is near.”³The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said,

“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the ^dLord’s coming!

Clear the road for him!’ ”

⁴John’s …

Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 2 – Jesus is born and troubles begin.

Thomas Less, December 27, 2010

We are going to try something a little different here. I would like you to read this chapter putting yourself in the place of the different characters. You will probably have to read it several times, once for each person maybe. Ask God to show you how you can be like that character in your own life. I know I can be like each of them. I’ll leave my comments

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Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 1: 18-25 – Mary is pregnant and Joseph marries her anyway.

Thomas Less, December 24, 2010

¹⁸This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.¹⁹Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.

²⁰As he considered this, …

Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 1: 1-17 – The Geneology of Jesus through Joseph

Thomas Less, December 23, 2010

The Ancestors of Jesus the Messiah
1This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David^a and of Abraham:
2Abraham was the father of Isaac.
Isaac was the father of Jacob.
Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.
3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar).
Perez was the father of Hezron.
Hezron was the …

Beginner’s Online Bible Study 16: Different ways to read or study the Bible

Thomas Less, December 21, 2010December 28, 2016

Different ways to read the Bible.

Casually read, and pray something sticks. I don’t mean to sound derisive when I describe this style. If you sincerely pray that the Holy Spirit will guide you and open your heart and mind, He will!

Read and highlight and take notes. This is a bit more complicated, but the dividends can be enormous. It is important that you get highlighters that won’t bleed …

Beginner’s Online Bible Study 15: Practical Knowledge About The Bible

Thomas Less, December 20, 2010December 28, 2016

Now both the Old Testament and the New Testament are a collection of many “books”. These books are different writings by different authors. Some people wrote several books, others authored only one book. Some of the books are long, others are very short. Many of what we call books, especially in the New Testament, are really just letters written to a particular person or to a church. …

Beginner’s Online Bible Study 14: The New Testament or New Covenant

Thomas Less, December 19, 2010December 28, 2016

The New Testament is about God’s new relationship with us through Jesus’ death for our sins and his resurrection. It is the story of Jesus’ life among us and His establishment of a new agreement between God and man. The 4 Gospels are the story of Jesus life on earth as told by 4 different people. Acts is the story of how Jesus’ church started through the work of the …

Beginner’s Online Bible Study 13: The Old Testament or Old Covenant

Thomas Less, December 19, 2010December 28, 2016

The Old Testament is also called the Old Covenant and it is about God’s relationship with man before Jesus. A covenant is a sacred or special agreement. Before Jesus, the agreement God had with His people was that if they completely obeyed His law, He would be with them and bless them. The Old Testament is a long description of how this agreement worked out, which was not well at …

Beginner’s Online Bible Study 12: How the Bible was formed by God.

Thomas Less, December 17, 2010December 28, 2016

The Bible is not one big book, though when you get to know it well you will likely conclude it has one true author because it is so interwoven. No, the Bible was written by about 40 different men over about a 1,700 year period. The different writings of these men were collected and over time accepted as inspired by God. This conglomeration of books makes up the Bible. How …