Theological Bites It is my understanding that every book of the Bible addresses a particular theological aspect and it is the role of the readers to investigate that theological theme. The book of Ecclesiastes addresses the issue of life. Recently at our fellowship, Peter, the moderator of the Social Talk Social Show asked me what … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (PART II) →

NOTICE The book that we are dealing with comes from the library (Bible) section known as wisdom literature. Ecclesiastes is a wisdom book and it belongs to the group of Job, Psalms, Songs of Songs and Proverbs. In the past introductions of other books of the Bible, I have indicated that the Jews divided their … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES (Part I) →

Theological Bites This is the fifth part of the introduction to the book of Proverbs. When I first attempted an introduction to this book, I have to confess I thought it was a simple task but here I am. In the last presentation, we had begun on the task of looking at Divine Wisdom and … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS (Part V) →

Theological Bites We have ascertained that the book of Proverbs has a number of sociological uses but its major theological message is the wisdom of God. The book reminds us that we can only access that wisdom through the fear of the God who is wise. This world in the past and present has had … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS (Part IV) →

Theological Bites The bible is a library of 66 books in eight sections. What sets the Bible apart from other libraries is that all the different books in the different sections are a study about the same subject and that subject is God and his relations to his creation, particularly the human race. Every book … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS (Part III) →

Canonicity G.T Manley writes; “The root meaning of the word ‘Canon’ (GK. Kanon) is a ‘rule’ or ‘standard’ by which a thing is measured. From this, it came to be applied to ‘that which is measured’ by an authoritative standard. The word may be applied to the books of scripture in both senses since they … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS (Part II) →

NOTICE My friend Nathan sends me a quote every day. The quotes he sends are largely attributed to Western philosophers who said great things in short sentences. I read these quotes and struggle to determine whether what the quote is communicating is intelligence, cleverness, brilliance, or wisdom.  I overheard him saying, "I need to start … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS (Part I) →

Glorifying the Lord is not limited to worshipping in church. In fact, praise ought to permeate the believer’s life. One obvious way that we praise the Lord is with our voice. We can either speak or sing our worship. Psalm writers put adoration into words and set their love for music. True worship also flows … Continue reading EXPRESSIONS OF PRAISE: Psalms 34:1-3 →

Lesson 2: OUR LOVE AND GOD'S LOVE In Psalms 51, we have a guilty sinner in love with a God who is in love with him (sinner). I think this is a beautiful place to begin. God is in love with sinners and the question is whether the sinners like David are in love with him … Continue reading LESSONS FROM PSALMS 51 (Part 2) →

Lesson 1: WE ARE NATURAL SINNERS Psalms 51 was written by King David after prophet Nathan paid him a visit and was blunt with him about his (David) sinning. David had coveted someone's wife, he had exercised adultery with her, impregnated her, lied to her husband, made him drunk, killed the husband, and took the … Continue reading LESSONS FROM PSALMS 51 (Part 1) →