Online Bible Institute | tjdoerfel | Activity https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/members/tjdoerfel/activity/ Activity feed for tjdoerfel. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:39:49 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.0.3 en-US 30 hourly 2 f20df356171d54c8b3779ce5997875fb tjdoerfel posted an update: Preamble: It has taken longer than I'd hoped to finish […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/70637/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 21:25:29 -0500 Preamble: It has taken longer than I’d hoped to finish this lesson(like 5 or 6 weeks). But we now have two children under the age of 2 in the house. My wife gave birth to our 2nd son Oct 30th! Now I did manage to read two very good books the instructor had recommended. “God’s Outlaw”, A book about the life of William Tyndale. And “What…

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]]> 5 caa34b0f4d0340e1adf1f1e6ce258725 tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69184/#acomment-69202 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 02:40:24 -0400 Yes good post, thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

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Biblical Hermenuetics is the study of interpreting the meaning and significance of Scripture. The main process/ procedures we follow are 1. Preperation 2. Investigation 3. […]

]]> 2371106a87c1fa7d675b2951930da0a4 tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/69161/#acomment-69201 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 02:29:26 -0400 What course is this from? Or is the whole course actually called “the organic development of biblical texts”? Great post ๐Ÿ™‚

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Reflective Comment on Session 8: The Organic Development of Biblical Texts

The study of the origin of biblical writing in Session 8 provided a significant insight into my interpretation […]

]]> 4606550fdb6904c02bd11ebaee10300c tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67545/#acomment-67563 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:58:06 -0400 great post!

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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 […]

]]> f0d16fc12c0a0b5989a00a55bcf0846b tjdoerfel posted an update: History and Authenticity of the Bible, Lesson 5 - Dead […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67541/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:53:02 -0400 History and Authenticity of the Bible, Lesson 5 – Dead Sea Scrolls and Aramaic Targums

2 Timothy 3:16 states all scripture is God breathed. Hocking points out that it is the actual writing that is the inspired word of God, not the men writing it down. Its purpose for the believer are doctrine(teaching), correction,(which can have two… Read more

]]> 4 55b576c108b069bd6ee54d3e71ccd452 tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67268/#acomment-67275 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:25:58 -0400 @edwardcollins so glad for your comment! ๐Ÿ™‚ Yeah I think we plant seeds the best we can then pray for the Holy Spirit to work on their hearts and minds.

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Lesson 4 – Scripture Cannot Be Broken

Hebrews 1:1-2 NLT

‘Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. And now in these final days, he has spoken […]

]]> 45f33a5609b6bf99b9effc30701cef21 tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67270/#acomment-67274 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:21:00 -0400 Wow good post. Yeah fasting is a weak area for me too. Definitely something I need to learn more about

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Course: Strategies for Spiritual Warfare

Lesson 9: GODโ€™S BATTLE PLAN

The first thing about this chapter is that it lets you know that it is Godโ€™s plan to gather together all […]

]]> 3ea86279cef808404b8a1e2df239dec1 tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67257/#acomment-67269 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:16:19 -0400 All the different languages and the amount of time since it has all been written and all the events that have happened, learning about it all, it’s like an epic fantasy adventure that blows your mind, except even cooler, it is all real, and we get to be a small part of it!

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Creative Bible Study Methods Lesson 3

I was so intrigued with the difference between translations and paraphrasing. I personally like the translation versions of the Bible; however, I […]

]]> 4861f7d0d827cf88abfa0fddd819236b tjdoerfel posted an update: Lesson 4 - Scripture Cannot Be BrokenHebrews 1:1-2 […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/67268/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:11:20 -0400 Lesson 4 – Scripture Cannot Be Broken

Hebrews 1:1-2 NLT

‘Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe. ‘

From what I am understanding, Hocking…

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]]> 4 413f0bb5d4e2847afaa18c6245640b79 tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/66977/#acomment-66989 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:50:07 -0400 The history of the Bible is so fascinating!

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History of the Bible, Module 2

โ€œThe scripts of the Bible changeโ€, says Dr. Heiser. He presents very compelling evidence for this statement but also establishes that the authors were […]

]]> 18d45b92508b4ad0d70f89e7d890da1e tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/66704/#acomment-66739 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 03:36:33 -0400 This sounds most helpful, will have to look into this course ๐Ÿ™‚

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Chapter 8 – Outlining, Marking and Charting

Learned some new ways of marking key scripture other than using one color of highlighter. I’ll be incorporating this method of marking in […]

]]> 99d6b3be673b9008306f03d39d421a0f tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/66727/#acomment-66738 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 03:19:58 -0400 Well said! The Bible, Gods living word to us, is so powerful! And the more we take time to study it, the more it amazes!!

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Course: Creative Bible Study Methods

Chapter 4: Before You Begin


This lesson has reminded me of how important it is to be prepared. Being assured that you have met the […]

]]> 233b0757aff376a0d3adf80c9a5fbbf3 tjdoerfel posted an update: Lesson 3 History and Authenticity of the BibleThis […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/66641/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:28:09 -0400 Lesson 3 History and Authenticity of the Bible

This lesson, entitled “miracles”, helped me think about the supernatural acts that God has done throughout history, with no human agency, and signs that are an absolute interruption of natural processes(the man born blind being healed, feeding of the 5000, raising Lazarus from the dead, etc). And…

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]]> 2 c66da1b94fc5b6512142c3896f11026f tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/66085/#acomment-66120 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 03:47:52 -0400 This is something I want to get better! Good summary ๐Ÿ™‚

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Course: Creative Bible Study Methods

Lesson 15: Word Study

In this lesson we learned how to study the smallest unit of the Bible, which is a single word. Word Study is the study […]

]]> 06495598e4118509ba865f9b8422e346 tjdoerfel posted an update: Lesson 2: History and Authenticity of the BibleAlright so […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/66117/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:43:32 -0400 Lesson 2: History and Authenticity of the Bible

Alright so I got to wonder when this lecture was recorded. The teacher tells us this story of him going to the most famous museum in Egypt, and a whole interaction he had, because they have the chronology for the pharaohs different then how the Bible has them. I struggled a bit with this because he…

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]]> 3 eb76bc8cbdbda633b16635dfb4b4bf90 tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/65372/#acomment-65375 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:57:04 -0400 Wow, very powerful, good post.

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Intercessory Prayer

Chapter 2: Intercessory Prayer

This lesson explores the biblical basis of intercession, Jesus Christ as our model, how to engage in intercession, and why it is […]

]]> ada892b055ca2aae6d339b9fa18e5255 tjdoerfel posted a new activity comment https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/65362/#acomment-65371 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:00:20 -0400 I can relate to your point well. It can be easy to sort of day dream being like someone we admire, which is not necessarily bad, we need good role models. Holding on to humility and Christs will for our lives over our own idea of what we think we want is the harder part. Lord help us not to put our human desires as our goal but be ever reminded…

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Course: Knowing Gods Voice

Lesson 4: HEADING THE WRONG DIRECTION

This chapter deals with all the ways that lead us away from God’s presence and hearing his voice. They of […]

]]> 94d01f73f12106592eac4d00aff75e5f tjdoerfel posted an update: Lesson 1 on the History and Authenticity of the […] https://onlinebibleinstitute.org/activity/p/65359/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:56:07 -0400 Lesson 1 on the History and Authenticity of the Bible:

The confidence David Hocking has while giving an overview of this course is exciting. He mentions how people do not even want to look at or acknowledge external sources for the credibility of the Bible, because no other book in history can even come close to standing up to this test. Also…

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