Don't believe everything you hear. False teachers will not tell you that they are false teachers. In this Bible study we look at some of the ways we can tell that a wolf is a wolf. They will not announce "I am a wolf." But they do have some telltale signs we should be aware of. Paul often told us about the content of their false teaching. Peter tea…

WITH HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED (FEBRUARY 16) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/with-his-wounds-healed-february-16/ "But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5). AS A JEWISH RABBI, PAUL STUMBLED OVER THE CRUC…

DESPISED AND REJECTED BY MEN (FEBRUARY 15) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/despised-rejected-men-february-15/ "He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not" (Isaiah 53:3). IF THE WORLD HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO DESIGN ITS OWN M…

APPEAL TO GOD FOR A GOOD CONSCIENCE (FEBRUARY 14) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/appeal-god-good-conscience-february-14/ "Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 3:21). ACCORDING TO PETER, BA…

BEGINNING WITH THIS SCRIPTURE (FEBRUARY 13) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/beginning-with-this-scripture-february-13/ "And the eunuch said to Philip, 'About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?' Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesu…

TRUSTING GOD’S CHOSEN MEANS (FEBRUARY 12) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/trusting-gods-chosen-means-february-12/ "And the Lord said to Moses, 'Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.' So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look…

THE HORRIBLE LIE WE TELL OURSELVES (FEBRUARY 11) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/horrible-lie-tell-ourselves-february-11/ "The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?' Though you soar aloft like the eagle, though you…

SOWING AND REAPING (FEBRUARY 10) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/sowing-reaping-february-10/ "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life" (Galatians…

WHAT IF WE COULD SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM BUT ONE? (FEBRUARY 9) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/solve-every-problem-but-one-february-9/ "And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; …

DO WE DENY THE LORD’S DIAGNOSIS? (FEBRUARY 8) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/deny-lords-diagnosis-february-8/ "I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. …

WHAT SIN IS (FEBRUARY 7) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/what-sin-is-february-7/ "Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness" (1 John 3:4 NIV). IF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST IS ABOUT SALVATION FROM OUR SINS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO SEE CLEARLY WHAT SIN REALLY IS. If we deny the thing we need to be saved from, we are a long …

FAITHFUL LOVE (FEBRUARY 6) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/faithful-love-february-6/ "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace" (Numbers 6:24-26). WORDS OFTEN COME IN PAIRS. For example, consider the words “benevolent” and…

A rich passage with lots to cover. The first part looks at the secret and tricky ways false teachers seek to infiltrate the church and mislead the sheep. They pretend to be honest and serving God, but they are anything but. The second part looks at one of the greatest mysteries in the Bible. Who are the sons of god in Genesis 6? Who are the angels …

THAT WE SHOULD NOT PERISH (FEBRUARY 5) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/should-not-perish-february-5/ "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved thro…

WHEN COMFORT AND CONFIDENCE ARE DANGEROUS (FEBRUARY 4) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/comfort-confidence-dangerous-february-4/ "For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked" (Revelation 3:17). AFFLUENT SOCIETIES ARE OFTEN THE LEAST OPEN TO THE GOSPEL O…

ARE WE WILLING TO LEARN FROM OUR LIMITS? (FEBRUARY 3) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/willing-learn-from-limits-february-3/ "What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be counted" (Ecclesiastes 1:15). GOD HAS MADE THE PRESENT WORLD AN UNPREDICTABLE PLACE. Lest we think figuring out which buttons to push will invar…

THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE (FEBRUARY 2) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/words-eternal-life-february-2/ "Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life'" (John 6:68). IN JOHN 6, WHEN JESUS GAVE HIS DIFFICULT “BREAD OF LIFE” DISCOURSE, MANY OF HIS DISCIPLES DECIDED THEY WOULD NOT FOLLOW HIM ANYMORE. …

IT IS BY GOD’S GRACE THAT WE ARE SAVED (FEBRUARY 1) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/by-gods-grace-saved-february-1/ "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8). IN HIS MAGNIFICENT LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS, PAUL MAKES IT CLEAR THAT ALL THE SAVED HAVE BEEN SA…

THE GOSPEL: THE POWER OF GOD FOR SALVATION (JANUARY 31) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/gospel-power-god-salvation-january-31/ "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek" (Romans 1:16). WHEN PAUL WROTE THIS TO THE CHRISTIANS IN ROME, HE HAD…

FAITH IN THE POWERFUL WORKING OF GOD (JANUARY 30) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/faith-powerful-working-god-january-30/ ". . . having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead" (Colossians 2:12). THERE IS A SENSE IN WHICH JESUS’ DEATH…

Some people always want to be taught something new from Scripture. Many pastors also enjoy sharing a new insight. However, a lot of the Bible is simply reminding us over and over again of things God has taught us already. Why do we need so many reminders? Because we have memory problems. 2 Peter 1:12-21 Bible study - https://studyandobey.com/induct…

THERE IS NO FREEDOM EXCEPT IN THE TRUTH (JANUARY 29) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/no-freedom-except-truth-january-29/ ". . . and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32). FREEDOM IS AN IDEA THAT RESONATES IN EVERY HUMAN HEART. We all long to be free. Many forces trap us and hold us back, but which one of ou…

THE IMPORTANCE OF JESUS’ MIRACLES (JANUARY 28) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/importance-jesus-miracles-january-28/ "Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may hav…

CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST (JANUARY 27) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/crucified-with-christ-january-27/ "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). IN THE TEXT ABOVE, …

THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH (JANUARY 26) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/obedience-faith-january-26/ ". . . to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations" (Romans 1:5). TEXTS THAT INDICATE SOMEONE’S PURPOSE SHOULD BE STUDIED CAREFULLY. In Romans 1:5, Paul was speaking of the purpose of his preaching as an…

EXULTING IN HOPE (JANUARY 25) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/exulting-hope-january-25/ "Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God" (Romans 5:2). HAVING POINTED IN THE PREVIOUS VERSE TO THE JUSTIFICATION FROM OUR PAST SINS, PAUL SPEAKS IN THIS VERSE OF T…

JUSTIFIED (JANUARY 24) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/justified-january-24/ "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). IN THIS VERSE, PAUL WRITES OF THE JUSTIFICATION AVAILABLE TO US IN JESUS CHRIST. Our situation before God is like that of a lawbreaker in a cour…

DISCIPLES, CHRISTIANS (JANUARY 23) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/disciples-christians-january-23/ "So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians" (Acts 1…

The first Bible study in our series on 2 Peter. 2 Peter is largely about resisting false teachers. One key way to do that is to grow in spiritual maturity. When we know and obey God, that is a strong defense against drifting into false teaching. This Bible study reminds us that God gives us everything we need to grow up to spiritual maturity in Chr…

JESUS: THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE (JANUARY 22) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/jesus-way-truth-life-january-22/ "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me'" (John 14:6). OF ALL THE REMARKABLE THINGS ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, NONE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN HIS VIEW OF WHAT OUR REAL …

REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED (JANUARY 21) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/repent-be-baptized-january-21/ "Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?' And Peter said to them, 'Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiven…

GOD HAS MADE HIM BOTH LORD AND CHRIST (JANUARY 20) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/god-made-him-both-lord-christ-january-20/ "Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified" (Acts 2:36). WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE TITLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAME OF JESUS IN …

IN CHRIST: RECONCILIATION TO GOD (JANUARY 19) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/christ-reconciliation-god-january-19/ "In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation" (2 Corinthians 5:19). OF ALL THE EVENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY, THE COMING OF JES…

ALPHA AND OMEGA (JANUARY 18) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/alpha-omega-january-18/ "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end" (Revelation 22:13). ALPHA IS THE FIRST LETTER IN THE GREEK ALPHABET, AND OMEGA IS THE LAST. From “alpha to omega” is, as we would say, everything “from a to z.” When Jesus s…

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (JANUARY 17) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/light-world-january-17/ "Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life'" (John 8:12). SINCE THE BEGINNING OF HISTORY, LIGHT AND DARKNESS HAVE BEEN UNIVERSAL SYMBOLS. Light sta…

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The story of Peter is amazing. Peter was flesh and blood. He was flawed like we are. You can see his enthusiasm, extroverted nature, and willingness to speak up and take the lead. But sometimes he was also rash and impulsive. We are beginning a study on 2 Peter. First, we are looking at the life of its author. In this study, we look at the strength…

A special Christmas message from Study and Obey with the best news a person can ever hear. For the best experience, WATCH this presentation on YouTube as it is meant to be a visual presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3onRcAMFo A visual journey through the main points of the entire Bible. This is a summary of the gospel message shown thr…

After 7 months and 32 lessons, we are now to the very last passage in Hebrews. In this passage, we are reminded that believers are to live out their faith. We believe that Jesus is superior to everything else. But that is not just to be head knowledge. It is to affect how we live. This passage gives us several ways to apply Scriptural truth to our …

Hebrews has been a heavy book. It is is filled with complex doctrine and theology on the Old Covenant, Levitical priesthood, Mosaic Law, tabernacle, Melchizedek. Now we are in to the application portion of the book. This passage is basically a list of various important applications for the Christian life on many issues including marriage, money, ho…

Hebrews tells us a that what Jesus offers is superior to everything else, including the Old Covenant. This passage reminds us that we don't want to miss it, telling us to be careful "that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble." We are blessed to live with incredible access to Scripture and…

We have a finished looking at the lives of many men and women of faith in the Bible. What does that have to do with us? Learn the answer to that question in this study of Hebrews 12:1-11. We also look at the Christian race and discipline from God as we continue our chapter by chapter study of Hebrews. Hebrews 12:1-11 Bible study companions question…

This Bible study on Samson is part of Study and Obey's Hebrews 11 series. We look at Samson's life and accomplishments along with his strengths and weaknesses. The successes and failures of Biblical heroes of the faith can teach us valuable life lessons. Samson was flesh and blood like we are. He was a very flawed human being and struggled with lus…

This Bible study on Rahab is part of Study and Obey's Hebrews 11 series. We look at Rahab's background, vocation, and place in history as well as his strengths and weaknesses. The successes and failures of Biblical heroes of the faith can teach us valuable life lessons. Rahab was flesh and blood like we are. She lived a very flawed life. But God's …

This Bible study on Joseph is part of Study and Obey's Hebrews 11 series. We look at Joseph's background, vocation, and place in history as well as his strengths and weaknesses. The successes and failures of Biblical heroes of the faith can teach us valuable life lessons. They were flesh and blood like we are. As flawed humans, they were recipients…

This Bible study on Jacob is part of Study and Obey's Hebrews 11 series. We look at Jacob's background, vocation, and place in history as well as his strengths and weaknesses. The successes and failures of Biblical heroes of the faith can teach us valuable life lessons. They were flesh and blood like we are. As flawed humans, they were recipients o…

This Bible study on Isaac is part of Study and Obey's Hebrews 11 series. We look at Isaac's background, vocation, and place in history as well as his strengths and weaknesses. The successes and failures of Biblical heroes of the faith can teach us valuable life lessons. They were flesh and blood like we are. As flawed humans, they were recipients o…

This Bible study on Abraham is part of Study and Obey's Hebrews 11 series. We look at Abraham's background, vocation, and place in history as well as his strengths and weaknesses. The successes and failures of Biblical heroes of the faith can teach us valuable life lessons. They were flesh and blood like we are. As flawed humans, they were recipien…

We have arrived at the most famous passage in the book of Hebrews. This chapter deals with faith. What is faith? Why have faith? What are examples of believers who have had faith? In this passage we will see that there is every reason to believe in God. Having faith in Him is reasonable, logical, and rational. This faith can help us endure in the f…

You have probably heard people ask, "If God forgives me when I confess my sin, then can I keep sinning and ask for forgiveness?" This Bible study on Hebrews 10:26-39 is a strong warning against presuming upon God's grace or taking forgiveness for granted. Listen to the end to find out what this passage says about the possibility of a license to sin…