Bible Theme Studies
Mrs Pleasure and the House of Sin: The Final Analysis
Suggested Reading: Proverbs 7:6-27 Remember Esau? He was a man who forfeited an eternally great reward because his appetite controlled his life. As human beings, we are in danger of suffering the same loss if we allow our appetites to control us, whether it is appetite for food, sexual appetites or appetites for power and [...]
Mrs Pleasure and the House of Sin: The Tempter
Suggested Reading: Proverbs 7:6-27 The tempter doesn’t come to us with horns, a long tail and fork in hand. The modus operandi is subversive and covert. We have been following the story of the senseless young man and the temptress in Proverbs 7. The woman in the story is not a prostitute. She is a [...]
Mrs Pleasure and the House of Sin: The Tempted
Suggested Reading: Proverbs 7:6-27 In the introduction to the woman of Proverbs 7, we saw that this woman may be a metaphorical description of how sin operates to ensnare those who lack sound judgment. In this case, the target was a young man who kept bad company and who didn’t apply common sense to his [...]
Mrs Pleasure and the House of Sin
Suggested Reading: Proverbs 7:6-27 We often hear about the Proverbs 31 woman. However, there is another woman in the book of Proverbs. She is the Proverbs 7 woman. We don’t often hear about her. She was a married woman who had an inclination toward adultery. Her target was a young man who kept bad company [...]
Jesus’ Sixth Word from the Cross: Victory
Suggested Reading: John 19:30 “It is finished” As Jesus said these words, it becomes abundantly clear that He was fully aware of His surroundings. Pain and suffering may render people delirious and they may drift in and out of consciousness because of their agony, but these words of Jesus confirms that He was in complete [...]
Jesus’ Fifth Word on the Cross: Suffering
Suggested Reading: John 19:28 “I am thirsty” The English “I am thirsty,” is translated from only one Greek word, namely dipsaō which means to suffer from thirst. It reflects our Lord’s physical suffering as a human, whereas His previous cry, “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me,” reflected His spiritual suffering. There are [...]
Jesus’ Third Word from the Cross: Love
Suggested Reading: John 19:25-27 Near the Cross of Jesus stood His mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw His mother there, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Dear Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your [...]
Jesus’ Second Word From the Cross: Salvation
Suggested Reading: Luke 23:42-43 The story of the salvation of the dying thief is an eternal example of the Christ’s power to save, and of His abundant willingness to receive all that come to Him, in whatever condition they may find themselves. Remember, that at the time the Lord Jesus saved this criminal, He was [...]
