Discipleship

Full question studies on discipleship

• Who wrote the Bible?

  The Bible was written by many human authors over a long period, and Scripture presents itself as God-breathed rather than as human opinion. Some books name their writer, some do not, and honest study says which is which. Paul calls every Scripture God-breathed, and Peter says no prophecy came by the will of man but that people spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, which is the Bible's own account of how both authors are involved at once.

• Can the Bible be trusted?

  Scripture claims to be true and invites examination rather than avoiding it. It says God's word is truth and that it stands when everything else fades, and the New Testament writers appeal to eyewitnesses, named places and public events rather than to private experience. Trust in Scripture is finally trust in the God who speaks in it, and the clearest reason a Christian gives for that trust is that Jesus treated these writings as God's own word.

• Who is the Holy Spirit?

  Scripture speaks of the Holy Spirit as a person rather than a force. Jesus calls him another Counselor whom the Father sends, and says he teaches, reminds, guides, convicts and speaks. Peter calls lying to the Holy Spirit lying to God. He is the one who gives new birth, dwells in believers, produces Christlike character, and always points to Christ rather than to himself.

• Who is Jesus?

  Scripture introduces Jesus of Nazareth as a real man in real history who is also the eternal Word through whom everything was made. He is the promised Christ of Israel, the Son of God, crucified under Pontius Pilate, raised on the third day, and now confessed as Lord. The Bible never presents him only as a teacher, and it never lets him remain a private opinion. It records him asking his own followers the question and waiting for their answer.

• What does it mean to follow Jesus?

  In the Gospels following Jesus begins with his call, not with our decision to improve. It means going where he goes, learning from him, remaining in his word, loving as he loved, and denying yourself daily rather than adding him to the life you already had. He states the cost openly, including family, possessions and your own life, and in the same Gospels he offers rest, a light burden and his own presence. Following is not a mood; it is a direction, and it is walked one day at a time.

• How do I know God's will for my life?

  Scripture speaks of God's will in two ways. His revealed will is what he has already told us plainly and is not in doubt: holiness, love, gratitude, obedience. His hidden will concerns the future and is not given to us in advance. The Bible directs almost all its attention to the first, and it teaches us to make wise decisions inside it rather than to decode secret guidance.

• How do I study the Bible correctly?

  Scripture must be handled rightly, read for what it actually says in its own context, taught by the whole counsel of God rather than a verse pulled loose, and applied through the Christ it points to from Genesis to Revelation. Paul tells Timothy to be diligent to present himself approved, rightly dividing the word of truth, and to continue in what he has learned because Scripture is able to make him wise to salvation. Studying the Bible correctly is a discipline, not an accident.

• How do I recognize false teachers?

  Scripture tests teachers by what they say about Christ, how they handle money and authority, and whether their lives match their message, not by whether they are unfamiliar or disagree with you on a secondary matter. A false teacher denies or distorts the Gospel and exploits people for gain. Faithful believers can differ honestly on many questions without either side being false teachers.

Deep chapter studies to read next

A topic is best learned inside a chapter. These are the full studies published so far.

• Genesis 4 Cain and Abel: the first murder and the heart behind it.
• Genesis 22: The Mountain Where God Revealed the Gospel Obedience, substitution, and the first Father who gave a son
• Psalm 1: The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked Two ways, two influences, two outcomes
• Psalm 23: The LORD Our Shepherd The Shepherd who never leaves His people

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