Gilbert House Fellowship #119: 1 Cor 12–16; 2 Cor 1–4
THE GIFTS of the Spirit are just part of this week’s study based on Paul’s letters to the church at Corinth. We discuss the resurrection of the dead, apologetics based on eyewitness testimony, and the death of the gods as we cover some of the most remarkable chapters in the New Testament.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #118: Proverbs 7-12
WISDOM IS a goddess? There are some who would draw that conclusion after reading Proverbs 8. However, in Hebrew, the word “wisdom” is grammatically feminine although there is nothing physical about the term.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #117: 1 Corinthians 6–11
WE CONTINUE our study of the most remarkable books of the Bible, 1 Corinthians. This week, we cover Paul’s instructions to the church concerning sexual immorality, lawsuits against fellow believers, the right of those in full-time ministry to earn their living in that calling, marriage and divorce, eating food sacrificed toContinue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #116: Proverbs 1-6
SOLOMON’S WISDOM is legendary, and to the extent it is recorded in the Bible, it is also divinely inspired. This week, we begin our study of the Book of Proverbs.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #115: Acts 18–19; 1 Corinthians 1–5
PAUL’S SECOND missionary journey takes him through Corinth and Ephesus, where Paul’s preaching triggers a riot. Apparently his preaching was drawing people away from the patron goddess of the city, Artemis (the Greek version of the Roman goddess Diana).Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #114: 2 Chr 1; Psalm 72; Song of Solomon
KING SOLOMON and his assumption of the throne in Jerusalem is the focus of our Old Testament study this week. We discuss his request for wisdom and a psalm asking God to bless the new king, and then we read one of the most unusual books of the Bible, the Song of Solomon.Continue Reading