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Youvenson posted an update: The books of 1 and 2 Kings. Although they’re two separate […]

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:56:30 -0400

The books of 1 and 2 Kings. Although they’re two separate books in our Bibles, they were originally written as one book, telling a unified story that continues on from the book of Samuel that came before it.
The book is designed to have five main movements. The story begins and ends focused on Jerusalem, first with Solomon’s reign and the… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: In this lesson, Dr. Steve talks about the fall, the […]

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:41:50 -0400

In this lesson, Dr. Steve talks about the fall, the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made, who seduce the woman, she took the fruit and gave some to her husband. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.…

Youvenson posted a new activity comment

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:16:27 -0400

Great post. Thank you brother for taking time to write this beautiful post.

In reply to - Pieter van der Merwe posted an update

The Plan of God

Foreknowledge ~ Purpose ~ Election

Predestination ~ Calling ~ Drawing ~ Conviction

The Human Response

Confession ~ Repentance ~ Faith

The Position […]

Youvenson posted an update: 2 Samuel is an interesting book, like 1 Samuel, it tells […]

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:14:31 -0400

2 Samuel is an interesting book, like 1 Samuel, it tells the story of David as Israel’s king, and in two movements. There’s a season of success and of blessing, followed by a huge moral failure and then its sad consequences. And then the book ends with this well-crafted conclusion that reflects back on the good and the bad in David’s life,… Read more

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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:29:59 -0400

Amen, the church has a duty to reach people with the gospel.

In reply to - Aaron House posted an update

Methodology of Multiplication

Chapter-10

In this chapter the concept of salvation and discipleship are discussed.

All of us have a duty to reach people with the Gospel, but once […]

Youvenson posted an update: The book of Samuel’s story focuses on three main […]

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:27:21 -0400

The book of Samuel’s story focuses on three main characters: the prophet Samuel, where the book gets its name, and then King Saul and, after that, King David. And all three of them transitioned Israel from a group of tribes ruled by judges into a unified kingdom ruled by King David in Jerusalem. And the book of Samuel has a fascinating design…

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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:56:09 -0400

Thank you.

In reply to - Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers

The videos from Bible Project about Proverbs and about the Books of Solomon provide some excellent insight. I would encourage you to take time for them […]

Youvenson posted an update: What was the meaningful to me in this lesson are […]

Thu, 28 May 2026 23:21:59 -0400

What was the meaningful to me in this lesson are repentance and faith, in Scripture, repentance and faith are often two sides of the same coin. Faith is turning to Christ, and repentance is turning away from sin. And these two turnings are the same motion. The main difference between them is that faith emphasizes what we’re beginning to embrace,…

Youvenson posted an update: I like this statement in the lesson, "The reason […]

Thu, 28 May 2026 22:56:39 -0400

I like this statement in the lesson, “The reason that murderers could be killed was not just that they had taken a human life, but that they had assaulted the image of God. They had mounted an attack against the honor of the great King.” And Pastor Hiralal Solanki says that : Fall of humanity into sin makes them incapable of knowing…

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Thu, 28 May 2026 22:31:07 -0400

Great explanation brother.

In reply to - Stephen posted an update

Module 6 of the History of the Bible looked at how the New Testament canon came together. By around 100 AD all the books had already been written, but what stood out to me was how […]

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Thu, 28 May 2026 22:28:25 -0400

I like the school.

In reply to - Steve posted an update

We are excited to invite all students, pastors, ministry leaders, and believers within the Online Bible Institute Network to join Kingdom Encouragers, a growing online community […]

Youvenson posted an update: We speak of God as the ultimate fact in our […]

Thu, 28 May 2026 21:58:29 -0400

We speak of God as the ultimate fact in our situation because he is the one who gives existence and meaning to every other fact. Other facts exist only because God has created them and continues to sustain them. And they have meaning only because God authoritatively assigns meaning to them within his creation. And this means that we must… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: I like this quotation in this lesson, " Modern people […]

Wed, 27 May 2026 20:39:52 -0400

I like this quotation in this lesson, ” Modern people often have a difficult time understanding what it means to say that God is the ruler of his kingdom. Many of us have never lived under the authority of a human king. But in the ancient world of the Bible, people were very familiar with kings and kingdoms. In those days, kings were…

Youvenson posted an update: Dr. Ashish Chrispa said that People think that at the end […]

Wed, 27 May 2026 14:40:55 -0400

Dr. Ashish Chrispa said that People think that at the end of the day, if things are going to benefit
you, how you got it is not an issue, which usually we call it as “the end justifies the means”. And today we live in a world where it is very easy to use all sorts of means in order to find the end that will benefit people, but in reality,… Read more

Youvenson posted a new activity comment

Wed, 27 May 2026 13:04:56 -0400

Great summary about the book of Matthew, it reminds many things.

In reply to - Carolyñea posted an update

It is Matthew’s task to present JESUS as the King.

This is the essential story of Matthew. He traces how the Son of God — God’s King — came into the world, offered himself to be King […]

Youvenson posted an update: Many Christians assume that Scripture communicates in […]

Wed, 27 May 2026 12:49:12 -0400

Many Christians assume that Scripture communicates in ways that are radically different from the ways language normally works. Often, these people offer solutions that ignore the different types of language in the Bible. Instead, they oversimplify biblical language in order to develop a system of interpretation that can be applied… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: Rev. Clete Hux said: "Scripture penetrates our hearts […]

Tue, 26 May 2026 20:54:52 -0400

Rev. Clete Hux said: “Scripture penetrates our hearts more powerfully than other books because Scripture is not like other books. It’s only the Scriptures that are the inspired word of God, God-breathed. While other books may, you know, move us and motivate us one way or the other, only the Scriptures are God’s word, and so it’s totally… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: I am very agree with this quotation: We sometimes […]

Tue, 26 May 2026 20:54:10 -0400

I am very agree with this quotation: We sometimes speak abstractly about concepts of goodness and rightness, and we often apply terms like “good” and “right” to impersonal objects and ideas. But these concepts are rightly derived from something much more fundamental: the goodness of God’s person. Apart from God’s character, there can be no… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: Our definition of Christian ethics highlights “which […]

Tue, 26 May 2026 20:10:42 -0400

Our definition of Christian ethics highlights “which persons, acts and attitudes receive God’s blessing and which do not.” God’s moral standards hold us accountable in our actions, in the thoughts and inclinations of our hearts, and in our very natures. Dr. Jeff Lowman said that Humanity’s fall into sin completely affected our ability to…

Youvenson posted a new activity comment

Tue, 26 May 2026 20:10:04 -0400

Yes, I like the example of Paul, we need to follow this example to do God’s work.

Thank you for this post.

In reply to - Aaron House posted an update

Methodology of Multiplication

Chapter-8

in this Chapter, the extension of the church is discussed.

In the time of Jesus, The apostle Paul was a tremendous

missionary who was a […]

Youvenson posted an update: The opening section begins with the tribes of Israel […]

Tue, 26 May 2026 13:21:40 -0400

The opening section begins with the tribes of Israel in their territories in the promised land. And while Joshua defeated some key Canaanite towns, there was still a lot of land to be taken and lots of Canaanites living in those areas. The chapters 3-16, this whole section is designed to show just how bad things have gotten. You can’t even…

Youvenson posted an update: Deuteronomy is a series of speeches from Moses where he’s […]

Tue, 26 May 2026 13:02:06 -0400

Deuteronomy is a series of speeches from Moses where he’s calling the next
generation of Israel to be faithful to the covenant with their God. At the center of
the book is a collection of laws, which are the terms of the covenant between God
and Israel. Some of the laws are new, but many are repeated from the laws given earlier at Mount… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The first part opens with a census where the people […]

Tue, 26 May 2026 12:45:09 -0400

The first part opens with a census where the people are numbered, that’s where the book gets its name. And then there are laws about how the tribes of Israel were to be arranged in their camp. So the tabernacle was to be at the center, and then around that, the priests and the Levites, and then around them, the 12 tribes neatly arranged with… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The word “holy” means simply to be set apart or unique. […]

Tue, 26 May 2026 11:06:06 -0400

The word “holy” means simply to
be set apart or unique. And in the Bible, God is set apart from all other things
because of his unique role as the creator of all, as the author of life itself. And so if
God is holy, then the space around God is also holy. It’s full of his goodness and his life, and purity and justice. So if Israel, who is… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The second half of the book of Exodus opens as Moses […]

Mon, 11 May 2026 03:33:44 -0400

The second half of the book of Exodus opens as Moses leads Israel to the foot of Mount Sinai, where God invites the nation of Israel to enter into a covenant relationship.
The sacred tent called the tabernacle. There’s the outer courtyard with an altar, and then, in the center, there’s a tent that has an outer room and then an inner room. And… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The New Testament indicates, Jesus inaugurated the […]

Sun, 10 May 2026 21:22:50 -0400

The New Testament indicates, Jesus inaugurated the new covenant in his first coming, he continues to reveal the new covenant through the worldwide church today, and the full judgments and blessings of the new covenant age will come when Christ returns in glory as king over all. New Testament books came from the hands of the foundational…

Youvenson posted an update: The Old Testament reports many theological changes that […]

Sun, 10 May 2026 20:27:18 -0400

The Old Testament reports many theological changes that took place throughout history. Theological changes occurred every time God altered his expectations regarding the concepts, behaviors and emotions of his people. And when the changes were significant enough, they became the basis for identifying epochal divisions. The growth of…

Youvenson posted an update: The Scriptures are clear that there is only one God to […]

Sun, 10 May 2026 20:13:50 -0400

The Scriptures are clear that there is only one God to whom all audiences of Scripture owe their loyalty and obedience. And as traditional Christian theology teaches, God is immutable, meaning that he doesn’t change. Since God is immutable, and since loyalty and obedience to him are universal obligations, there are strong connections between… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The Holy Spirit also crafted each book as an […]

Thu, 07 May 2026 23:12:05 -0400

The Holy Spirit also crafted each book as an integrated whole, providing enough written content for each passage to be understood within its own grammatical and literary context. So, the document itself can guide our interpretation since it contains the literary context in which all its passages should be interpreted. And the Spirit made… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: In this lesson, the meaningful things to me is the […]

Thu, 07 May 2026 22:02:19 -0400

In this lesson, the meaningful things to me is the term “literal sense,” it sometimes called by the Latin expression sensus literalis, is often confused in our day with the term “literal interpretation.” Literal interpretation refers to wooden or mechanical approaches to understanding the Bible. But historically, the term “literal sense”… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: It’s easy to see that human understanding of every sort […]

Thu, 07 May 2026 20:04:46 -0400

It’s easy to see that human understanding of every sort involves both objects and subjects of knowledge. There are three major approaches toward the objects and subjects of human knowledge. First, some people tend toward an approach we call objectivism. Objectivists believe that under the right circumstances, it’s possible to arrive at… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: About 400 years pass, and the story of the exodus […]

Thu, 07 May 2026 19:42:47 -0400

About 400 years pass, and the story of the exodus begins. Now, that name refers to the event that takes place in the first half of the bo —Israel’s exodus from Egypt. But the book has a second half that takes place at the foot of Mount Sinai.
The book of Exodus is the second book of the Bible, and it picks up the storyline from the previous… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The doctrine of organic inspiration teaches that the […]

Tue, 05 May 2026 21:53:55 -0400

The doctrine of organic inspiration teaches that the Holy Spirit inspired human .authors to write Scripture. But it does not say that every copy made of that document will be perfect, or that every translation made from that document will be perfect. In fact, in places like Jeremiah 8:8, Scripture itself says that copies of biblical documents…

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Tue, 05 May 2026 20:11:34 -0400

Amen, every believer should experienced the power of the Gospel. Great post!

In reply to - Aaron House posted an update

Power Principles

Chapter-7

When a person comes to Christ, they have experienced the power of the Gospel.

The word of God (aka The Bible). We as believers possess a gold mine. The […]

Youvenson posted an update: Conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit in interpretation […]

Tue, 05 May 2026 20:09:16 -0400

Conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit in interpretation is crucial for at least two reasons. First, the Spirit was the source of the inspiration of Scripture. And second, the Holy Spirit grants illumination to human interpreters. Let’s turn first to the matter of inspiration. Preparation for interpreting the Bible requires us both to depend…

Youvenson posted an update: What was the meaningful to me in this lesson is the […]

Tue, 05 May 2026 17:57:40 -0400

What was the meaningful to me in this lesson is the three main hermeneutical processes which are preparation, investigation and application.
1- Preparation: The hermeneutical process of preparation takes place before we begin to interpret a portion of Scripture. This means that we prepare repeatedly because we read and study the Bible over… Read more

Youvenson posted a new activity comment

Sun, 03 May 2026 02:48:33 -0400

Amen, God is all for us.

In reply to - Misael Elias Vargas Bocaney posted an update Explores the methods God uses to communicate. It highlights the Bible as the primary standard, along with prayer and circumstances. God also speaks through the […]

Youvenson posted an update: God calls Abraham to leave his home and go to the land […]

Sun, 03 May 2026 02:47:12 -0400

God calls Abraham to leave his home and go to the land of Canaan, God promises to make Abraham into a great nation, to make his name great, and to bless him, God’s blessing of Abraham echoes all the way back to that original blessing God gave humanity in the beginning. It is suprised to know that each generation of Abraham’s family is marked… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: This passage tells the story of God and the whole world. […]

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:20:38 -0400

This passage tells the story of God and the whole world. So the book begins with God taking the disorder and the darkness.
The human were made to reflect God’s image. But instead of trusting God, the humans seize autonomy. They take the knowledge of good and evil for themselves, and, in an instant, the whole story spirals out of control. The… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: Symbolic language, is a difficult area but the […]

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:15:00 -0400

Symbolic language, is a difficult area but the simple definition doesn’t seem to be too difficult. It means: “Making a literal fact or truth more graphic or visual.” I don’t know how you were raised; some of us are raised without being exposed to this kind of conversation.

Here are the symbolic language:

Simile – a comparison using “like” or…

Youvenson posted an update: Some people think culrure is sophistication, but culture […]

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:59:47 -0400

Some people think culrure is sophistication, but culture is critical to the interpretation of the Bible. The author illustrates this, he have spent maybe ten to twelve hours this week alone on culture, to help him in teaching where he is in the book of Exodus. It took him a little longer because he is not familiar with a lot of things that… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: In terpretarion of the Bible. There are two kinds of […]

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:47:51 -0400

In terpretarion of the Bible. There are two kinds of words that determine context: one, adverb and two, conjunction. The author suggested that always begin, like when you make your notes and you are scratching notes out, always put the conjunctions and adverbs, one of the first things you do is put them out in the left-hand margin. Just put… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The author says that here are two ways that we […]

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:43:06 -0400

The author says that here are two ways that we discuss inerrancy. One is canonicity which we’ve already talked about. Canonicity is the rule or standard by which something is measured. Determining how many books belong in the Bible is a big, heavy issue. But the second issue is far more important, believe it or not, and that’s manuscript… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: To be a part of the canon, the books needed to […]

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:04:39 -0400

To be a part of the canon, the books needed to be circulated, read, and accepted without reservation as being divinely inspired. That’s the other interesting thing. They didn’t take any doubtful books, none of them. They took only that which was unanimously accepted by the churches. This is three major periods of history in which these issues… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The author talks about five problems which are […]

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:01:54 -0400

The author talks about five problems which are difficulties in Transmission of the Text
1. Inexact Quotations: inspiration requires that the truth is told accurately, not that the quote be quoted verbatim. When we say “inspiration,” we’re dealing with how accurate and reliable is the word, present some other gospel besides preaching the Word of… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: The devil’s coming out with some heavy guns lately. We […]

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:19:09 -0400

The devil’s coming out with some heavy guns lately. We better know what we believe about the Bible. The real issue is going to be the Bible. It has started already several years ago with multiple translations and people’s confidence in the Bible is getting worse with every passing day. If you can get rid of the authority of the Bible, you can… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: In the Bible there are two kinds of prophecy. There […]

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:16:02 -0400

In the Bible there are two kinds of prophecy. There is fulfilled prophecy and of course, unfulfilled prophecy. In terms of fulfillment, certainly inspiration guarantees the accuracy. Inspiration guarantees the accuracy. If there ever was anything that was not fulfilled, the Bible is not truthful then. Matthew 24:35 quotes that “Heaven and earth… Read more

Youvenson posted an update: Inspiration is the act of God, It is not an act of man, […]

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:41:56 -0400

Inspiration is the act of God, It is not an act of man, it is an act of God by which His revelation is communicated, in written form, to the very creatures from whom He wanted a response. In addition to the fact that the Bible in its written form is inspired of God, breathed out by God, we also realize that the Holy Spirit of God was…

Youvenson posted an update: The Apocrypha, it was not a part of the Bible of Jesus […]

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:32:33 -0400

The Apocrypha, it was not a part of the Bible of Jesus or the early church. Never once is the Apocrypha so recognized. It is possible that the apocryphal book is quoting a well known fact among Jews. First of all, the Apocrypha didn’t come up with Enoch being the seventh from Adam, but the Bible does, and there is no quotation from the Apocrypha…

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Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:22 -0400

I am happy that.

In reply to - Steve posted an update

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 […]