Online Bible Institute | sheep | Activity https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/sheep/activity/ Activity feed for sheep. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:51:35 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.0.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 547f79134365e98ba6861019735c478a sheep posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82437/#acomment-82472 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:51:03 -0400 Thanks for highlighting the themes for us.

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Course: Abraham

Session 8: God’s Second Promise to Abram

Abraham turns his back on the city of man and sets his mind on another ark, another hilltop refuge invisible to human eyes, but […]

]]> 22b3918cc61931445afe8b6ec74761a8 sheep posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82443/#acomment-82471 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:50:19 -0400 Abraham is a faithful man. Thanks for the input.

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Course: Abraham

Session 9: A Flood of Violence

The idea of superhuman warriors who spread violence in the land was the heroes of Babylonian and Canaanite culture, but in the […]

]]> 235b51b6c3170818de7c50ed75941cc0 sheep posted an update: As the Bible did not originate in English, its […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82470/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:40:14 -0400 As the Bible did not originate in English, its translated messages would need consistent delivery from an authoritative version such as the KJV. Interestingly, modern secular system inherently reflects ancient Biblical considerations on reliable communication. Translation delivery is expected in the same manner within secular institutions. It…

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]]> 1 86933a31f6584642dddf1d3b2cf981d9 sheep posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82447/#acomment-82468 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:17:03 -0400 AD seemed to be a common misconception to a lot of people. That’s some useful knowledge there.

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Lesson 7 was about the background of the Bible. I learned that my entire life I was told A.D. stood for after death and the more I studied the Word, I wondered what the time […]

]]> ef3d8d59faf8368b5c431e6dbb8aa04f sheep posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82434/#acomment-82467 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:13:24 -0400 Thanks for the input. Indeed we should follow God’s will, as our humanly wisdom is nowhere comparable to that of God’s.

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Course: Abraham

Session 7: Abram and Lot Separate

The motif of brothers, sisters, parents, and children is the Bible’s way of exploring communal sin. It represents the inability of […]

]]> 7e8b34553f516151a67b7b3cdffce3e1 sheep posted an update: Try to recall a time when you had to assemble a […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82465/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:06:01 -0400 Try to recall a time when you had to assemble a furniture yourself. Do you remember how lost you were after unboxing and seeing some hundred pieces of hardware? You end up finding the precious installation manual, and with hours of hard labour you assembled the furniture successfully. Spiritually, one also needs such a manual to prevent…

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]]> 1 25952c474f6ed7a3b718c171abab1cd2 sheep posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82373/#acomment-82383 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:37:46 -0400 Repetition not only calls for attention, but serves to help us remember deeply.

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In session 23, we examined the strategic use of repeated key words and root words to form coordinating relationships between literature units, thus helping the reader determine what he […]

]]> bb44b81b998aecb290ea110b668d5a1a sheep posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82377/#acomment-82382 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:34:44 -0400 Excellent summary!

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In lesson 6, we learned the principles of interpretation. One of my favorite things stated is, “all Scripture was given FOR you, but not all verses are directed TO you.” I think […]

]]> 97b66ef460b2678e30968b14465675de sheep posted an update: The bible was written by approximately 40 different […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/82380/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:31:13 -0400 The bible was written by approximately 40 different authors over 1500 years, yet it maintains strong unity with a focus on one central theme. It is interesting to ponder that large organizations today, be it religious or secular, have inherently retained the structure of biblical composition; namely having a single clear objective. It is…

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