Online Bible Institute | Bob | Activity https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/bobball/activity/ Activity feed for Bob. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:38:05 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e8e25dae7ab2e7669e57891a010ecc78 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/78711/#acomment-78716 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:39:00 -0400 Good point on the apostle Paul. The punishment for our sin was laid upon Jesus, however we still reap the consequences of our sin, and sometimes that can seem like punishment to the uninformed or someone who does not have the Holy Spirit and God’s peace

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Knowing God’s Voice

Chapter-11

In this chapter Gods will and suffering is discussed.

What stood out to me was how much we will suffer for Christ

the more righteous we live. This […]

]]> 885a693f91042da53ec525df50e0135d Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/78652/#acomment-78715 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:37:14 -0400 I second my brother above. I am happy that

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Over the next few days, we will be making a slight change to the site so that when you log in, you will start on the student dashboard page. This will give you quick access to the […]

]]> f1cda942d51a6ba10dd8acf7f2367421 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/78065/#acomment-78204 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:59:41 -0400 Amen

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Module 5 – God’s shared attributes part one.

• YHWH openly shares with humans: personhood, rationality, holiness, righteousness, justice, and goodness.

• These attributes, however are […]

]]> f203be8e5125b595fcc7cd1c0d7e061a Bob posted an update: Module 5 - God's shared attributes part one. • YHWH […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/78065/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:48:50 -0400 Module 5 – God’s shared attributes part one.

• YHWH openly shares with humans: personhood, rationality, holiness, righteousness, justice, and goodness.

• These attributes, however are shared in lesser form by human sand there remains a great gulf in degree between God and creatures.

• Scriptural foundations for this are found at: (e.g.,…

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]]> 2 c622a37ab0df5cb02630a0c3409d1c88 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/78060/#acomment-78064 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:33:19 -0400 mortal obviously

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In this sermon from John 11, the resurrection of Lazarus profoundly illustrates Jesus’s power over death and His transformative work in the lives of humanity. Jesus deliberately delayed […]

]]> e2fdd77b611423d55fc08bddf549fe93 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/78060/#acomment-78063 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:32:44 -0400 Well, said brother. Sounds like you could preach it yourself that same Holy Spirit that raised Christ Jesus from the dead lives in our motor bodies! We will spend a lifetime discovering what that means.

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In this sermon from John 11, the resurrection of Lazarus profoundly illustrates Jesus’s power over death and His transformative work in the lives of humanity. Jesus deliberately delayed […]

]]> d19a6454818ac6a70c2baf416eb4418a Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/77782/#acomment-77800 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:49:14 -0400 It must be revealed! as Jesus said to Peter in Matt 6:17,Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

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This Module went deeper into studying scripture that outright states Jesus is Lord. What impressed me most is how Paul references Isaiah 45, specifically verse 23, but in […]

]]> 12a9b8cfb0cfea0fa6f9d8ecbe4e6a0d Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/77788/#acomment-77799 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:44:51 -0400 Amen! and I believe this is one of the many places in the Old Testament we see the heart of God that Christ revealed to us and said was clearly in the Old Testament, When he taught on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24.

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Session 24 was a recap of the Eden story. We concluded that, God’s continued involvement (with Israel) after the exile demonstrates a heart of both sorrow for their loss and his […]

]]> 90aadcf69e1d7856ac8a98de7ae130b2 Bob posted an update: This is hardly a simple subject. It is one, however, […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/77798/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:30:49 -0400 This is hardly a simple subject. It is one, however, as believers, we must be able to explain and defend. But simply put the Old Testament reveals God Yahweh as creator, and the only one. There are other heavenly beings, but he is their creator. His power, Majesty, glory and wisdom far surpass any other created being he is one of a kind.… Read more

]]> 1 d4958cd0da940031b26d297ab8259177 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/77774/#acomment-77797 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:27:35 -0400 I am looking forward to this course

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I really enjoyed Lesson 3 of Spiritual Strategies: A Manual for Spiritual Warfare. Studying The Trinity one by one was enriching. I loved learning more about the Names […]

]]> 2a7665d76c01866f88185e99300db2b4 Bob posted an update: Dr. Heiser history of the Bible Module 06: The Greek […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/77796/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:29:56 -0400 Dr. Heiser history of the Bible Module 06: The Greek New Testament: Canonicity and Manuscript Types

In this module, Dr. Heiser explains the concept of canonicity in the formation of the New Testament Canon. He describes the criteria for inclusion in the Canon and historical process of canonization. He’s also very good at debunking the myths about…

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]]> 1 19db8139c8b671caf466f405375fc8f9 Bob posted an update: Dr. Heiser discusses God’s unshared or incommunicable […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/73607/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 22:34:57 -0500 Dr. Heiser discusses God’s unshared or incommunicable attributes in Christian theology. He effectively Highlights the tensions and nuances in understanding these attributes, especially regarding the Trinity and God’s relationship to time.

Theologians classify God’s attributes in various ways due to their interrelationships. Attributes are often…

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]]> 2 3f9301a07dade30cc3510fa9b325a7d8 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69882/#acomment-69889 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:11:18 -0400 I find this a constant temptation to judge ministry by size, but you’re right he reminds us over and over again that it is he who causes the increase, our job is to remain faithful and available. Well said.

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Course: Methodologies Of Multiplication – 2. The Day Of Small Things

Zechariah 4:10 reminds us that God is the one who makes true growth happen, but we must work together with […]

]]> e93e56efd56c4623ffb71d23513eb3f4 Bob posted an update: The Attributes of God- module 1Professor-Dr. […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69888/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:26:11 -0400 The Attributes of God- module 1

Professor-Dr. Michael Heiser

This class is broken into 7 sessions or modules.

In Module 1, Dr. Heiser talks about the foundational question of Does God exist? He starts by first making the statement that the Bible itself presumes that God exists, and there is no argument for or against it. In Romans 1, it even…

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]]> 1 c7681b0b5948e4e792423b00a7437c48 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69361/#acomment-69817 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:22:30 -0400 I have been praying about this and listening to other scholars this week. I’ve been following one in particular who is a Greek scholar, and an expert on the septuagint. I’ve come to the conclusion in my own opinion that the issue for many scholars becomes so focused on the word for word interpretation being exact that they lose focus on the…

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English Bible Translations and Controversy

In this module, Dr. Heiser Explores the development of English Bible translations from early partial versions to modern editions.

Early English […]

]]> 751e25a9cce7f163cdbef8f2ec5ffd1d Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69361/#acomment-69615 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:09:34 -0400 Thank Paul for that well written response. I think there is probably another opinion on that though I am not equipped to present it here

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English Bible Translations and Controversy

In this module, Dr. Heiser Explores the development of English Bible translations from early partial versions to modern editions.

Early English […]

]]> 891b2d72848bbe90cf00db9370765b14 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69086/#acomment-69614 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:05:55 -0400 Yes!

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Dr. Heiser history of the Bible Module 06: The Greek New Testament: Canonicity and Manuscript Types

In this module, Dr. Heiser explains the concept of canonicity in the formation of the […]

]]> b7afd7942ff84c1586a448b46244f93d Bob posted an update: English Bible Translations and ControversyIn this […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69361/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:32:46 -0400 English Bible Translations and Controversy

In this module, Dr. Heiser Explores the development of English Bible translations from early partial versions to modern editions.

Early English Bible translations began as partial works (e.g., Lindisfarne Gospels in the 7th–10th century). The Catholic Church controlled access to the Bible; only clergy…

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]]> 6 ef5eb128303d9ac66dba49a8795ab201 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69156/#acomment-69169 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:59:47 -0400 Great post.when we make an effort, God always meets us in a way we might not expect!

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Principles of Environmental Analysis – Chapter 5: Personal Environmental Analysis

This lesson explains personal environmental analysis, its purposes, how to do it and how to use […]

]]> 282b8827f5ff5662cceef42d87f21793 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69160/#acomment-69168 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:57:37 -0400 This was a welcome revelation to me too when I took the class. He explains it very well. I’m still working on explaining it to people. I generally use the term incarnation aspect of scripture.

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Reflective Comment on Session 7: Divine-Human Partnership in Biblical Inspiration



Divine-Human Partnership in Biblical Inspiration through Reflective Comment on Session 7.

Session 7 on […]

]]> d38ea3a69843796a5abcc7f31c847485 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69140/#acomment-69167 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:40:21 -0400 Excellent insight. Very true.

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Something occurred to me while doing this lesson. Paul and the apostles were already steeped in knowledge of the Old Testament, they were raised in the Jewish faith. Then they […]

]]> b7a6f065590ae74bdd9aee051ef68060 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69143/#acomment-69166 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:39:02 -0400 Such a privilege it is to live at this time. With all the tools available at our fingertips

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The bible study tools listed in this chapter are very valuable. Even though we read the bible in our native language, we must remember that these were Hebrews writing to a […]

]]> 356f082f23cb6020fc6a766ce850ab90 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67545/#acomment-69165 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:34:19 -0400 Thanks guys. It’s a really hard class but worth it.

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Module 04 | The Hebrew Bible: Transmission and Textual Criticism

Dr. Heiser Explains the process of hand-copying Hebrew Bible manuscripts and the types of scribal errors that occurred over […]

]]> 0febc0afca0eb67bab677ff9468f1ee0 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69090/#acomment-69164 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:31:25 -0400 It’s a hard class but worth the work.

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Dr. Michael Heiser history of the Bible. Module 07 | The Greek New Testament: Manuscript Families and Transmission

In this module, we are once again detailing the two main manuscript […]

]]> 23714df92a07fdd7d6fa1ddd6c973a90 Bob posted an update: Dr. Michael Heiser history of the Bible. Module 07 | […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69090/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:10:45 -0400 Dr. Michael Heiser history of the Bible. Module 07 | The Greek New Testament: Manuscript Families and Transmission

In this module, we are once again detailing the two main manuscript families: Alexandrian (oldest) and Byzantine (majority). Dr. Heiser also Describes the impact of historical events (e.g., Roman Empire split, rise of…

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]]> 2 c53d70937bc2fc919991bae75a388aa5 Bob posted an update: Dr. Heiser history of the Bible Module 06: The Greek […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69086/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:42:03 -0400 Dr. Heiser history of the Bible Module 06: The Greek New Testament: Canonicity and Manuscript Types

In this module, Dr. Heiser explains the concept of canonicity in the formation of the New Testament Canon. He describes the criteria for inclusion in the Canon and historical process of canonization. He’s also very good at debunking the myths about…

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]]> 2 73810e5753fe54d500ae15e32cf6d14e Bob posted an update: Dr. Michael Heiser history of the Bible Module 05 | […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69079/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:53:21 -0400 Dr. Michael Heiser history of the Bible

Module 05 | The Greek New Testament: Language, Script, and Composition-

In this session, Dr. Heiser shifts his focus from the Hebrew Bible to the Greek New Testament. He does his best to quickly go over the various forms of the language and Script differences. We learned that the Greek language has a…

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]]> 0 4b6799a99e584853e4c5875fb406903e Bob posted an update: Module 04 | The Hebrew Bible: Transmission and […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67545/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:30:46 -0400 Module 04 | The Hebrew Bible: Transmission and Textual Criticism

Dr. Heiser Explains the process of hand-copying Hebrew Bible manuscripts and the types of scribal errors that occurred over the centuries.

He talked about both unintentional and intentional changes made by scribes, including corrections, omissions, and euphemisms.

Again he…

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]]> 3 b7bd94a3c91996089f6a673b5cf97ed1 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67541/#acomment-67543 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:30:24 -0400 Great synopsis. We live an awesome time to have so many manuscripts available for comparison specifically the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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2 Timothy 3:16 states all scripture is God breathed. Hocking points out that it is the […] ]]> fe07125334c68fc2287d3f6d33bf4e50 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/65130/#acomment-65142 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:24:10 -0400 Great synopsis. I especially like your statement about. The symbolism being. consecutive, concurrent or overlapping events. I have often seen dogmatic interpretations of revelation that stick to one of those rather than admitting we really don’t know in some cases, though it may be spiritually discerned. To him who has an ear!

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Survey of the Bible 3:

Revelation – The end – and a new beginning

The opening lines of the book of Revelation reveal the source and purpose of John’s visions. The vision was from Jesus […]

]]> dde737d693b1e76e24e89057c97ffd88 Bob posted an update: Dr Heiser • Module 03 | The Hebrew Bible: Canonicity and […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/65141/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:16:05 -0400 Dr Heiser • Module 03 | The Hebrew Bible: Canonicity and Dead Sea Discoveries.

• Canon refers to the official collection of sacred books recognized as scripture. Canon determines inclusion or exclusion of books in the Bible, and the word means measuring rod or standard. The Ancient Israelite community used specific benchmarks to recognize…

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]]> 0 99bf8d6e8f56a4cdc4518d8f9e710e27 Bob posted an update: History of the Bible module one. Dr. Michael Heiser.Module […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/65140/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:34:35 -0400 History of the Bible module one. Dr. Michael Heiser.

Module 1 is primarily about Inspiration and Authority. His synopsis, in my own words, is inspiration, is defined as the process of God’s involvement in how we got the Bible. We learned how the Bible did not come to be from God overtaking someone’s mind and planting ideas, and the writer jotting…

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]]> 1 b0c87c808cc4be04cdadab26a656a681 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/65119/#acomment-65139 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:28:57 -0400 Well, done good job. How do we account for the times when God does something miracle in right someone’s life and they don’t have any of that? Just playing the advocate here, I see Jesus responding to faith often, but sometimes he does it when the person has no faith.

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Power Principles: Chapter 19. Power Failure

Spiritual power failure doesn’t happen because God’s power is lacking, it happens when we hinder it. One major cause is wrong motives. When […]

]]> 77e96d9de2dcb5e9e0479fa685c39f94 Bob posted an update: History of the Bible, module two. Dr. […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/65138/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:17:54 -0400 History of the Bible, module two. Dr. Michael Heiser.

• Module 02 is titled: “Language, Script, and Composition” of the Hebrew Bible. This was probably the most technical of the modules, focusing on the written, Hebrew language as it evolved from the ancient versions. All Semitic languages share common linguistic features, distinct from…

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]]> 0 09690e9d9a075a918259cb1e6f094c91 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/64488/#acomment-64500 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:45:04 -0400 Amen, understanding those curses and how they affect us in our lives his key to helping us understand human misery, and suffering.

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Jacob

Session 27

This Session was concerned with Genesis 35, and reviewing the Jacob story relative to the ongoing effects of the curses delivered in Genesis 3:15-16. And truly, Jacob’s […]

]]> 20ecabc17ef1ab0d559e506a7dff9b70 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/64494/#acomment-64499 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:42:16 -0400 good job. I have found from my many decades of misunderstanding biblical prophecy that the key for me at least is to try and remove my preconceived hermeneutics that are based in my western evangelical mindset and try to refocus on the Hebrew understanding plus what you said about letting the Bible interpret itself. It takes a lot more study and…

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Course: Creative Bible Study Methods

Lesson 20: STUDYING BIBLE PROPHECY

As we know, when we study the Word of God there is milk and there is meat. The milk is the easier truths […]

]]> 4f0c5354aa6010de5869483724ae1745 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/63596/#acomment-63622 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:25:44 -0400 Very interesting indeed. Well said the fact that the waters represent chaos but also represent life when God is controlling them is quite a revelation and thank you for reminding me of that.

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In session 20 Tim goes into Biblical cosmolgy on Rivers and Springs and how they are considered to be life giving. I find it interesting when […]

]]> d671b967eb093f13a19b2d05cf5a5e65 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/63614/#acomment-63621 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:23:02 -0400 Amen I think it’s still important that we key in on each line as we pray each day, making sure that we pray in that way that Jesus taught. I know about you, but I am prone to drift into praying for all kinds of other things besides, what the Lord’s prayer keys in on so well.

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Intercessory prayer – chapter 6 – Using the model prayer to intercede

In this lesson i learned about the model prayer from Jesus in Matthew 6:9-13 and in Luke 11:2-4. This model […]

]]> bfed625986e28833c9e97166a98eb586 Bob posted an update: History of the Bible. Dr Michael HeiserI Completed […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/63620/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:20:18 -0400 History of the Bible. Dr Michael Heiser

I Completed Dr. Heiser’s class on the history of the Bible last week and thoroughly enjoyed his lectures. He has a gift for explaining complicated things and making them sound simple. The handouts for the class are extremely helpful for now and the future.

Understanding Biblical Inspiration is extremely…

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]]> 2 8cfadf64d9ecf6e50bb17cfcca3bd990 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/41308/#acomment-41322 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:20:45 -0400 You would enjoy this discussion probably. there is a reformed background person there and he is very graceful and wants to learn as well.

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1 Corinthians Dr. lucy Peppiett.

Session 13. chapters 13-14

Having been saved in a charismatic church and attended an Assembly of God Bible college (decades ago), I found the class […]

]]> f0ee5f0e0dbfae3e6f19c15161d447c0 Bob posted an update: 1 Corinthians Dr. lucy Peppiett. Session 13. […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/41308/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:12:20 -0400 1 Corinthians Dr. lucy Peppiett.

Session 13. chapters 13-14

Having been saved in a charismatic church and attended an Assembly of God Bible college (decades ago), I found the class discussion on tongues a little lacking in its scope at first , but then it turned ecumenical in its student discussion and became informative and unifying. I would…

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]]> 3 e0e0515ea1167aea5302f6dbd3f97b53 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/40196/#acomment-40211 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:41:31 -0400 This is very significant. God does not do things according to human plan (or angelic), but to His own and we see this right away. We also see there is some tension happening before humans seem to be aware of it.

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Adam to Noah: The Bible Project

Session 20: The snake in Genesis

In the lesson I watched, we explored the narrative significance of the snake in Genesis. I noted that the […]

]]> 5bb4372a0137cf54a76c97c1c132bb74 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/39665/#acomment-39666 Wed, 22 May 2024 21:35:20 -0400 I used to feel this way too. and now after that class and several others I see a graceful, merciful God who is the same yesterday,today and forever.

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Course: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

Module 1: The Shape of the Hebrew Bible

Session 1: What on Earth Is the Hebrew Bible?

When I read the Hebrew Bible, I often sense a difference […]

]]> e8a8413fdbab8278e4b28e27f069f5b6 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/39623/#acomment-39626 Tue, 21 May 2024 21:55:11 -0400 yes, well said. I highly recommend the Bible project’s Ephesians class which cleverly exposes one of the main schemes of the enemy; to divide us into factions.

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Course : Strategies for Spiritual Warfare (Harvest)

Chapter 14 – Entering The Combat Zone: Battling The World, The Flesh, And The Devil.

Entering the battle zone of spiritual […]

]]> 6d1ddc1f8414447d7293c589c059e59c Bob posted an update: Bible Project- Ephesians class:1. Lessons about […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/39617/ Tue, 21 May 2024 20:11:05 -0400 Bible Project- Ephesians class:

1. Lessons about the Apocalypse.

Classnote: “Ephesians is an essay summarizing the most important apocalyptic event in history— Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, and the gift of the Spirit to bring new creation right here in the present world.” Dr. Tim Mackie

“apocalypsis” from Greek and means…

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]]> 1 0de541ebd613596439b2a8b26112bdeb Bob posted an update: EphesiansDr. Tim MackieMaking my way down to the last […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/38963/ Sat, 04 May 2024 19:44:15 -0400 Ephesians

Dr. Tim Mackie

Making my way down to the last few sessions of this course, it is deep and it is wide. The most difficult thing will probably be to keep my papers correct length because It would be easy to write much more. The first initial thing that popped into my mind about what stuck out to me during this class was the term… Read more

]]> 1 12808f5ffb882e06c74f19fc428b7b30 Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/36300/#acomment-36317 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:50:21 -0400 I love how the deeper we dig into a Hebrew understanding of their scriptures. The more we see how it points to the need for a Messiah figure who is greater than any human being presented in the Old Testament, and Jesus comes as the answer.

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Session 3.

The Ancient Shape of The Scriptures.

The arrangement of the ancient scriptures in the TaNaK shapes their story. For example the book of the Chronicles of the Kings appears at […]

]]> a30bea51f2cfcfdcf6d81c46c62ca87f Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/34769/#acomment-34776 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:38:14 -0500 He does get somewhat repetitive, I agree. tI usually needed to hear it a couple times so it works out for me. 🙂

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Jonah: Session 15: Noticing Repeated Words

Once again Dr. Mackie explains the quilt metaphor of each story in the Bible standing on its own as an individual quilt block […]

]]> 7a18d2117c91bbb3207f60d4048424a2 Bob posted an update: Adam-Jonah. Dr MackieI completed listening to the […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/34775/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:35:55 -0500 Adam-Jonah. Dr Mackie

I completed listening to the lectures for class last year around May but did not work on any assignments other than my comments online until now. One of the significant things that impacted me about the class was that I had never looked at any literary organization of biblical literature other than poetry in any…

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]]> 1 87a3d7df637b9ab14980b7290749897a Bob posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/34747/#acomment-34767 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:37:18 -0500 Well said. this is the constant ebb and flow of life of the believer.. relinquishing rights for others’ benefit for love’s sake.

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Advanced Worldview Analysis

Lesson 19 – Inflation of Rights

For this lesson there was a guest speaker from Mexico City. Alex Moreno spoke about the inflation of rights. He compared […]

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