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Bible studies

By Dewayne Shappley

Translated from materials originally prepared in Spanish

 

 

Alarming, Vivid and Indelible Impressions
Registered by the Mind

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Esta fantástica gráfica de un túnel de tiempo en el espacio, con una luz blanca intensa en la lejanía, ilustra el tema Impresiones estremecedoras, vívidas e imborrables registradas en la mente, en editoriallapaz.org.

Alarming, Vivid and Unforgettable Impressions Registered by the Mind. What has been, for you, the most impressive, traumatic or unforgettable impression of your life to the present time? Negative or positive. Some examples given. Snapshots the mind takes of events or circumstances that make an indelible impression and its power to remember almost every detail, remembering them with astonishing accuracy even after decades. A tremendous impression still awaiting you: Leaving the material-carnal Dimension and going through the Door of Time to the fully spiritual Dimension! Who are seen first? Angels! The testimony of Jesus Christ in His story of the rich man and Lazarus. Concise analysis and applications. Smiles and congratulations on the way to Paradise! But, not for the rich man. Five images illustrate this subject.

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“On this rock I will build my church”

We invite you to learn about the church Christ built.

An open Bible on a green pasture under blue skies with white clouds illustrates Bible Studies by Dewayne Shappley, a List, with links, in editoriallapaz.

 

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The massive rock mountain seen in this photograph is used to symbolize the great, solid foundation upon which the Lord built his church.

“On this rock I will build my church.” We invite you to learn about the church Christ built. The oldest. The original. The one which received apostolic instruction, and is under the “new covenant” of Christ. Are you concerned, confused or discouraged because of so many churches different in doctrine and practice? The fault is not that of Christ! He built only one church and gave it only one gospel. Do you agree? Do you know that church exist today? Impossible? By no means! The complete, divine model is in the Bible. Following it carefully, competent spiritual architects can reproduce it in any time or place of the Christian Age. A biblical name. An infallible creed. How we worship the “only true and living God.” How we pray to God. We sing, without playing musical instruments. How we finance our works. We celebrate the Lord’s Supper every Sunday. How we are organized. How to be added to the church of Jesus Christ.

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The young Jesus Christ in Jerusalem at twelve years of age. His return to Nazareth via Jericho.

Great numbers of Israelites and proselytes from all over the Roman Empire streaming into Jerusalem for the celebration of Passover. Flavius Josephus says up to three million. “Every year” Joseph, Mary and their family went up from Nazareth to Jerusalem for the same purpose, the young Jesus making the trip with them.

Great numbers of Israelites and proselytes from all over the Roman Empire streaming into Jerusalem for the celebration of Passover. Flavius Josephus says up to three million. “Every year” Joseph, Mary and their family went up from Nazareth to Jerusalem for the same purpose, the young Jesus making the trip with them (Luke 2:41-42).

The young Jesus in Jerusalem at twelve years of age. Return to Nazareth via Jericho. Lesson 1 of the series: The family-social-secular-religious world of Jesus of Nazareth: from twelve to thirty years of age. This series of four lessons was prepared for a class of students twelve to eighteen years old. Moral and spiritual lessons. Plus some history, culture, geography and archaeology. To broaden the mind, sharpen perceptions and strengthen the spirit. Fifteen slides in PDF via a Carousel of the images.

This same material in Spanish.

 

 

 

Notes for the Teacher

On the road with the young Jesus of Nazareth! Well, let us say the young man on the right represents the young Jesus when he was about twelve. Luke records that Joseph, Mary and the family went “every year” to Jerusalem for the Passover. “…every year” they would go and return, either by way of the Jordan River and Jericho or through the province of Samaria. Let us make a trip with them to see what the young Jesus saw, and experience what he did, so that we may more fully identify with him.

On the road with the young Jesus of Nazareth! Well, let us say the young man on the right represents the young Jesus when he was about twelve. Luke records that Joseph, Mary and the family went “every year” to Jerusalem for the Passover. “…every year” they would go and return, either by way of the Jordan River and Jericho or through the province of Samaria. Let us make a trip with them to see what the young Jesus saw, and experience what he did, so that we may more fully identify with him.

The young Jesus in Jerusalem at twelve years of age. Return to Nazareth via Jericho. Lesson 1 of the series: The family-social-secular-religious world of Jesus of Nazareth: from twelve to thirty years of age. NOTES for the TEACHER. This Page contains the same fifteen images as those in the PDF Carousel, but in the smaller  size of 400 x 300 pixels. Additional information, sample questions, suggestions, etcetera, follow each image.

These same NOTES in Spanish.

 

 

 

Lesson 2

The young Jesus Christ in Jerusalem at twelve years of age. His return to Nazareth via SAMARIA.

Ruins of the Roman style amphitheater in Samaria, with hills of Samaria in the background illustrate The young Jesus in Jerusalem at twelve years of age: His return to Nazareth via Samaria, Lesson 2 of the four-lesson series The young Jesus: His family-social-secular-religious world from twelve to thirty years of age.

Ruins of the Roman style amphitheater in Samaria, with hills of Samaria in the background. Would the young Jesus of Nazareth have seen this theater on some of his trips to and from Jerusalem? Trips he made every year with his family and others from Galilee, according to the gospel of Luke.

The young Jesus Christ in Jerusalem: His return to Nazareth via Samaria. Lesson 2 of the series They young Jesus Christ: His family-social-secular-religious world from twelve to thirty years of age. Thirteen images (slides) illustrate this lesson. Available in PDF via a Carousel of the images. From the temple through narrow streets to the Cardo Maximus –Main Street- of Jerusalem, a wide, paved, Roman style avenue lined on both sides with columns and shops. Along that Main Street to the Damascus Gate in the north, then through northern Judea and the province of Samaria, on the way to Nazareth. Sites of the city of Samaria (Sebaste) in the first century. Tell of Dothan, then into Galilee. What did the young Jesus see? How did he relate to the people he saw or met? What questions would he have asked?

 

 

Notes for the Teacher

Ruins of ancient Samaria

Ruins of ancient Samaria

The young Jesus Christ in Jerusalem: His return to Nazareth via Samaria. Lesson 2. NOTES for the TEACHER. This Page contains the same thirteen images as those in the PDF Carousel for Lesson 2, but in the smaller  size of 400 x 300 pixels. Additional information, sample questions, suggestions, etcetera, follow each image.

 

 

Catastrophism

End of the World, Rapture, Wrath of God, Final Judgment

Four Examples Published by National Geographic online, on the occasion of Harold Camping’s prediction for May 21, 2011

 

 

 

The Hale-Bopp comet over Stonehenge. www.nationalgeographic.com

Catastrophism -End of the World, Rapture, Wrath of God, Final Judgment. Four examples published by National Geographiconline, on the occasion of Harold Camping's prediction about May 21, 2011. Subtle Insinuations that all Christians are more or less like Camping and his followers. The huge injustice of lumping all Christians into one category and judging them by the most scatter brained, infantile and hypocritical. "Our commentary" follows each of the examples. "Hale-Boppalypse" -Tragedy in Los Angeles associated with the appearance of the Hale-Bogg comet in 1997. "Man-made Black Hole" -Some scientists feared The Large Hadron Collider might produce one that would consume the Earth.  "1666: Judgment by Fire" -The Great London Fire. The number 666 and the wrath of God. "Planetary Alignments: Doomsday Omens" -The conjunction of various planets, the sun and the moon in the year 2000. Predictions of disastrous effects on the Earth.  May 31, 2011. The original version of this study was in Spanish.

Catastrofismo -Fin del mundo, Rapto, Ira de Dios, Juicio Final.

 

 

 

Bible class resource in English

EPHESIANS. Lesson 1. Ephesians 1:1-3. Studies to edify, motivate, inspire and amaze. Learning to be a Christian “unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13).

Graphic 1 of the Grammatical Schematic of the declaration of 173 words found in Ephesians 1:3-10, for Lesson 1 of the series on Ephesians: studies to edify, motivate, inspire and amaze.

EPHESIANS. Lesson 1. Ephesians 1:1-3. Studies to edify, motivate, inspire and amaze. Learning to be a Christian “unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13). “…all spiritual blessings” are “in heavenly places.” DIVINE PREDESTINATION: “…he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world.” “…he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” “…that in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth.” Questions, exercises and tasks for the student.Guide for the teacher. A Grammatical Schematic of the 173 words of Ephesians 1-3-10, using four images composed of the textual elements of the passage, plus graphics.

 

 

Data on the use of our Internet sites and production of literature in Spanish and English, links to Reports beginning in 2008 to the present.

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World directory of churches of Christ  www.churchofchrist.cc

Churches of Christ in the United States   www. www.21stcc.com/ccusa/

 

  

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