A Clay Jar

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Bible Study

This archive contains all of the posts in A Clay Jar that touch on Bible Study. Some are more relevant than others. But all of these articles deal with this subject.

 

Sitting at Jesus' feet and listening to him

Are You a Martha, or a Mary? – Luke 10:41-42

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Don't be like Martha, so distracted you fail to spend time with Jesus. Instead, be like Mary, sitting at his feet and learning from him.

Scripture: Inspired by God to Train and Equip – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

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The Scripture is given to us by God to train us in the Christian life and to equip us for service in the kingdom. It's up to us to use it.

example of the early church

The Example of the Early Church – Acts 2:42-47

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The example of the early church provides us with a successful template for being the church today. Be devoted to God and the body of Christ.

textual criticism

Textual Criticism: Copying the New Testament Texts

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How close to the original New Testament documents is our current Bible? Copying the New Testament texts has introduced some error. But textual criticism has, by comparing the existing manuscripts, been able to very closely reproduce the original.