Category Archive: Doctrine
The major themes of Acts can be placed under the general category of “witness,” as set forth in […]
City/Island Province/Region Reference Antioch Syria 18:22 Galatia 18:23 Asia (region of Phrygia) 18:23 Ephesus Asia 19:1–40 Macedonia 20:1–2 Corinth? […]
City Province/Region Reference Antioch Syria 15:35 Cilicia 15:41 Derbe Galatia (region of Lycaonia) 16:1 Lystra Galatia (region of Lycaonia) 16:1–5 […]
City Province/Region Reference Antioch Syria 13:1–3 Seleucia Syria 13:4 Salamis Cyprus 13:5 Paphos Cyprus 13:6–12 Perga Lycia (region of […]
a.d. 5–10? Born in Tarsus as an Israelite from the tribe of Benjamin and a Roman citizen (Acts 22:3, […]
listen to instruction vv. 16, 20 be kind to the poor v. 17 be involved in your children’s […]
Activity Text Date The church in Antioch sends Barnabas and Paul to Judea with relief funds. Acts 11:29–30; […]
Speaker Text Audience Peter 2:14–36 Jews in Jerusalem 3:11–26 Jews in Jerusalem 10:34–43 Cornelius’s household Stephen 7:1–53 Jews […]
God ordained the cross God calls, adds, and appoints many to eternal life God gives faith and repentance; […]
6:7 And the word of God continued to increase. 12:24 But the word of God increased and multiplied. […]
Text Region Named Narrative of Ministry There Acts 1:8: you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem Acts 1–7 […]
1. Jesus is God. 1:1–2, 18; 5:17–18; 8:58–59; 10:30–33; 20:28 2. Jesus existed before the creation of the […]
The Father Gave the Son . . . John 17 authority to give eternal life v. 2 people […]
Though the word “Trinity” does not appear in the Bible, by presenting the Father, Son, and Spirit all […]
Absolute “I am” statements 6:20; 8:24, 28, 58; 18:5 Metaphorical “I am” statements 1. I am the bread of life […]
English Hebrew Meaning law torah instruction testimonies ‘edot what God solemnly testifies to be his will precepts piqqudim […]
Where are we to get meat/bread? John 6:5; Num. 11:13 The striking disproportion between the existing need and the […]
1. John the Baptist 5:32–36; cf. 1:7–8, 15, 19, 32–34; 3:26 2. Jesus’ own works 5:36; cf. 10:25, […]
Jewish Passover 2:13, 23; 6:4; 11:55; 12:1 Unnamed (possibly Tabernacles) 5:1 Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths) 7:2 Feast […]
Though often misunderstood by Jesus’ hearers, the use of these tangible metaphors helps readers of John’s Gospel understand […]
John vividly illustrates what it is to believe in Jesus through the use of a number of physical […]
The first half of John’s Gospel features Jesus’ demonstration of his messianic identity by way of seven selected […]
Day 1 John the Baptist’s witness concerning Jesus 1:19–28 Day 2 John the Baptist’s encounter with Jesus 1:29–34 […]
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. […]
1. God’s sovereign rule over history. The promises God made through the prophets are already being fulfilled. 13:33; 22:22, 42; Acts […]
References The Prayers of Jesus 3:21 Jesus is praying as the heavens are opened at his baptism 5:16 […]
9:22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected … and be killed, and on the […]