Online Bible Institute | Christopher | Activity https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/christopherfoster/activity/ Activity feed for Christopher. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:08:30 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.6.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 2138654d0698cd3e9f3828763d71e6b4 Christopher posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90228/#acomment-90238 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:46:25 -0500 Excellent post, thank you for sharing your insights from your lesson. I look forward to taking this class in the future myself and discovering the biblical decision making tree that you are referencing.

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This lesson focuses on decision making which is an integral part of leadership – even not making a decision is a decision in itself! Unlike worldly decision making the biblical approach is […]

]]> 9fefc8bcfa9f40b933542b4d63bc5c11 Christopher posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90219/#acomment-90237 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:44:26 -0500 @adebirkby I agree, paraphrase Bibles like the Message are dangerous. Though in the context of the lesson, paraphrase was referring to anything thought-for-thought based, IE translations like the NIV are typically under this umbrella. Instead it was promoting what most call a “formal” translation as these are more focused on literal… Read more

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A big take away from this third lesson on Creative Bible Study, is the difference between translations, and paraphrase Bibles. The author states that translations are more formal, […]

]]> 77bf5ea66e9b6c9166c81bf1a9c111a4 Christopher posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90216/#acomment-90236 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:38:20 -0500 Amen, and building off Ade’s comment, we are no better today. The Bible shows a God that is faithful, even when the people are not. This is no less true today. The same issues that Paul addressed in the church still are relevant in the flocks that we Pastor even today. Thankfully God does not change, and he continues to remain faithful.

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Session 21 Adam to Noah

From Adam’s hiding to Cain’s anger to a world drowned in violence, failure spreads fast. Yet God’s reaction amazes me. He seeks, ‘Where are you?’ He […]

]]> 8b6a00619904c373ca0de4d4df9f92b1 Christopher posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90215/#acomment-90235 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:34:08 -0500 Excellent post, I agree with your findings on this subject and text. We must always be mindful that we are in this world, but not of this world.

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Engaging Culture While Proclaiming Christ

Paul’s encounter with the people of Athens in Acts 17 provides a meaningful example of how Christians can engage with different cultures while […]

]]> 0244150bc0ab272f1305bb74736f42c9 Christopher posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90214/#acomment-90234 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:30:48 -0500 I think that Archaeology can be a powerful tool for showing what we have in Scripture is true, and it can also serve at times as a tool to correct wrong thoughts that we hold about the land, and people as well.

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Archaeological Discoveries and the Reliability of Scripture

The discussion surrounding Jericho demonstrates how archaeological discoveries can generate different interpretations of […]

]]> b37d9f5e8132b55e94b526e83bba49e0 Christopher posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90213/#acomment-90233 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:27:04 -0500 Excellent post, I cannot wait to take classes like this. This type of theological learning is why I joined this institute.

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This lesson offers a profound perspective on Genesis 2 by shifting our view of image-bearing from a static title to a dynamic calling. […] ]]> 393ce1f09d02cda82a6625ca475fc494 Christopher posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90212/#acomment-90232 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:25:29 -0500 Thank you for sharing what you have learned. I read a book about “Bearing God’s Image,” and how though the are called to refrain from Idol worship, we ourselves bear the the image of God, and in a sense we are idols of God, as idols are in effect reflections of something.

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CE Sword Sharpening (Part 3): The Denarius & Sovereign Allegiance

This lesson offers a profound synthesis of biblical theology and real-world application by connecting the imagery […]

]]> ff39ed0a79115375b660a70e6b4b528c Christopher posted an update: A big take away from this third lesson on Creative […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90219/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:15:06 -0500 A big take away from this third lesson on Creative Bible Study, is the difference between translations, and paraphrase Bibles. The author states that translations are more formal, and focus on precision and accuracy with the words being translated to our modern venacular. Where as paraphrase translations are more focused on communicating…

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]]> 2 9b32462e0a855fe518defe39e40b4644 Christopher posted an update: One thing that I found helpful from the second session […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90218/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:55:40 -0500 One thing that I found helpful from the second session was it’s summary of each book of the Bible. This is something that I have been doing in my own personal study time, but as chapter summaries. I found the idea of creating summaries for larger portions of the Bible to be a helpful study method that I will consider in my future studies.

]]> 1 5514f7099227cb3d0f5bddb4d93ed98d Christopher posted an update: One thing that I took away from this lesson is the […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/90217/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:34:47 -0500 One thing that I took away from this lesson is the unified theme of the Bible. The author argues that although the Bible is a collection of 66 books, its primary theme is the revelation of God’s plan. This unifying plan is the work of Christ. The author also points out that although the book is unified behind this central message, it also…

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