Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She has received her Master of Science degree in Psychology/Christian Counseling with honors from Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.
The conscience is the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad, encouraged to do the morally good and shun the morally bad, commending one, condemning the other.
Knowing history can help us to understand the importance of certain events that have touched our lives. The historical setting of Philippi and the Philippians is a look at the time period of Paul and all the women that served him all in the name of Jesus Christ.
There has been example of problems between the Samaritans and the Jews. A look at history according to the Bible may shine a light on what the problems were and give us a better understanding of their relationship. This will shine a light on the deep meaning of the meaning of the Samaritan Woman at the well and the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
There are many similarities between the lives of Moses and Jesus. The books of Exodus and Deuteronomy and the Gospels demonstrates the similarities between Moses and Jesus Christ.
Nazarite is an Israelite who is consecrated and took a vow of separation and self-service for a specific purpose unto the LORD. We believe that being a Christian means we are to have a change of lifestyles. Are there people today that are willing and ready to do the will or the LORD and not their own will?
We are instructed to seal this night of Passover in our hearts and forever remember the Power and the Glory and the Majesty of the LORD GOD. There is a miracle of Passover. We, as the adopted family of the LORD GOD, (through the blood of Jesus Christ) get to partake of the promises and privileges of the LORD God and in His miracles.
The more we know, the more we are prepared then the more we are not surprised when the Abomination of Desolation happens. We can get more clarity by seeing what the Bible says. Matthew 24:15 tells us the Abomination of Desolation specifically is spoken of by Daniel, the Prophet. The Abomination of Desolation in the first 3 ½ years tells of the great power held by lucifer.
The signs of the Second Coming of Jesus is important because it was told to the disciples privately just like the parables. Many of the parables were told to illustrate what Jesus was telling the disciples.
Jesus warned His disciples and us of the signs of the times before the Return of Christ. These are the End Time prophecies. We need to remember that Jesus told us these things were going to happen so we might have peace. Remembering that our body is in this world and we are going to have persecution and tribulation but we need to be of good cheer and remember that Jesus Christ had overcome the world and so shall we.
This lesson is the joining together the wife of Lot and End Times. It is a helpful look at where we are in our “lawless” society. Looking at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah as it is mentioned throughout the Old and New Testament. Reading the seasons and seeing how close we are in the same destruction that fell upon Sodom and Gomorrah.