PROVERBS (PART I) ALIVE!
The Fall 2025 quarter will feature Proverbs (Part I). It is our first interactive study of the book of Proverbs and has practical help for any Christian.
The book of Proverbs is an outstanding example of wisdom literature in the Old Testament. Wisdom literature of Scripture reveals the mind of God to us on just about any subject area. Proverbs was a compilation of eight books that date from the time of Solomon to the time of Hezekiah. Throughout the book of Proverbs, we see the different attributes of God come alive. Students of Proverbs Alive! (Part 1) F25 will learn the basic contents and themes of all eight books that make up the book of Proverbs. Students will learn in Proverbs what their Creator is like and how He relates to them. Students will learn all the types of people that inhabit the earth, the acts that they perform, and the personalities they display as they relate to God’s standards for life and for living. They will be able to decide if actions are foolish or wise, according to the standards of the Holy Spirit and learn to live daily by the godly wisdom expressed in this book. In short, this class is like mining for diamonds. Precious gems fill Proverbs, but it requires a bit of excavation to get to them. That will occur in Proverbs Alive! (Part 1) F25 as we look for many diamonds and rebuke the graphite that we encounter. Diamonds are pure carbon in the hardest form possible energized by Christ and graphite are pure carbon in a very soft form energized by Satan.
Information about diamond mining:
A diamond is formed when great pressure and high temperature changes graphite’s atomic structure of pure carbon to this form. It occurs naturally about 75 miles under volcanic rock where these temperatures and pressures occur.
Graphite is pure carbon in a soft form; a diamond is pure carbon in the hardest form possible (a hardness of 10 on the Moh scale of mineral hardness, with 10 the highest reading on the scale). Graphite is pure carbon of low value, but a diamond is pure carbon of the highest value. The only way they differ is their atomic structure. Atoms of the element carbon occur in different configurations in graphite than in diamonds.
Our Proverbs diamond mine contains spiritual diamonds of great spiritual value and, sadly, graphite of great value to its energizer, Satan. I look forward to prospecting for the diamonds in the sessions ahead and rejecting the graphite we encounter that Satan has sowed.
Information about diamond mining:
A diamond is formed when great pressure and high temperature changes graphite’s atomic structure of pure carbon to this form. It occurs naturally about 75 miles under volcanic rock where these temperatures and pressures occur.
Graphite is pure carbon in a soft form; a diamond is pure carbon in the hardest form possible (a hardness of 10 on the Moh scale of mineral hardness, with 10 the highest reading on the scale). Graphite is pure carbon of low value, but a diamond is pure carbon of the highest value. The only way they differ is their atomic structure. Atoms of the element carbon occur in different configurations in graphite than in diamonds.
Our Proverbs diamond mine contains spiritual diamonds of great spiritual value and, sadly, graphite of great value to its energizer, Satan. I look forward to prospecting for the diamonds in the sessions ahead and rejecting the graphite we encounter that Satan has sowed.
The Doctrine of the Word of God
The class on the Doctrine of the Word of God will be an interactive study of what the Bible teaches us about itself. The class will be a benefit to anyone seeking a foundational understanding of what the Bible is. We will deal with several common questions about the Bible.
The class on the Doctrine of the Word of God will be an interactive study of what the Bible teaches us about itself. The class will be a benefit to anyone seeking a foundational understanding of what the Bible is. We will deal with several common questions about the Bible.
What is the Word of God? We will study the aspects of the Word of God as the person of God and speech by God.
Why does the Bible have a fixed number of books? We will look at the historical process of compiling the Bible into the 66 books that we have today. We will see why the books that are in the Bible were included and others were excluded.
How can we know that the Bible is the Word of God? We will examine the authority of Scripture: what the Bible claims for itself as being the authentic Word of God.
Is the Bible free from any errors? On the basis of the authenticity of the Bible as the Word of God, we will see that the Bible teaches that God cannot lie and, therefore, His words are completely true and without error in any part.
Can ordinary people understand the Bible? We will study the fact that for those who God has caused to be teachable by being born again, the teachings of the Bible are understandable. We will briefly encounter the study of Hermeneutics, or the biblical rules of interpretation.
Why is the Bible necessary to know God? We will discuss how the Bible is necessary to come to saving faith, live an authentic Christ-centered life and know God’s will.
Is the Bible all we need to know God? We will examine the sufficiency of Scripture. This means that Scripture contains all the words of God we need for salvation and for trusting and obeying God. We are not allowed to take away from or add to Scripture or seek any further revelation.
What is the Word of God? We will study the aspects of the Word of God as the person of God and speech by God.
Why does the Bible have a fixed number of books? We will look at the historical process of compiling the Bible into the 66 books that we have today. We will see why the books that are in the Bible were included and others were excluded.
How can we know that the Bible is the Word of God? We will examine the authority of Scripture: what the Bible claims for itself as being the authentic Word of God.
Is the Bible free from any errors? On the basis of the authenticity of the Bible as the Word of God, we will see that the Bible teaches that God cannot lie and, therefore, His words are completely true and without error in any part.
Can ordinary people understand the Bible? We will study the fact that for those who God has caused to be teachable by being born again, the teachings of the Bible are understandable. We will briefly encounter the study of Hermeneutics, or the biblical rules of interpretation.
Why is the Bible necessary to know God? We will discuss how the Bible is necessary to come to saving faith, live an authentic Christ-centered life and know God’s will.
Is the Bible all we need to know God? We will examine the sufficiency of Scripture. This means that Scripture contains all the words of God we need for salvation and for trusting and obeying God. We are not allowed to take away from or add to Scripture or seek any further revelation.