BibleTalk with Jeff Asher

07_The Model Prayer

After Jesus says, "Give us this day our daily bread," He says, "and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." These words should make us more confident, more courageous as Christians. I believe it is in prayer, properly understood, and genuinely offered that we find confidence and security in our salvation, and that we can know we are forgiven of our trespasses. We knew that when we were baptized into Christ because we were baptized into His death, we were baptized Into the remission of sins. (Acts 2:38). And we were as Paul says raised to walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4). The old man of sin was put to death with Jesus.
However, we also know that we are not perfect, that we have not lived sinlessly, we struggle every day with that reality. What Jesus instructs in this prayer is intended to help us in that struggle and realize eternal life.

05_The Model Prayer

Jesus instructs the disciples to pray, "Thy Kingdom come." What did Jesus mean in the context and how is it that disciples can use this prayer as a "model" today? Sometimes we bring more to a passage than is necessary when we study. That is, we should come to the context of the passage and not bring a context to the passage. Frequently, we seek to understand in light of controversies and questions that arise in our time which were not before the speaker's mind at the time these things were originally said. We must be careful not to make a mess of what is said, rather than obtain a clear picture and helpful instruction. 

27_The Fifteen Periods of Bible History (The Wilderness Wanderings Part 5)

The Bible can be divided into 15 periods of Bible History. Recognizing these divisions is helpful for organizing the Bible chronologically in the mind and relating the various books to one another. The fifth of these 15 Periods is called the Period of Egyptian Bondage. This period extends from the turning into the Wilderness of Shur  to the death of Moses on the Plains of Moab (Exodus 15:22-Deuteronomy 34:12). {This study covers the first four commandments.]

26_The Fifteen Periods of Bible History (The Wilderness Wanderings Part 4)

The Bible can be divided into 15 periods of Bible History. Recognizing these divisions is helpful for organizing the Bible chronologically in the mind and relating the various books to one another. The fifth of these 15 Periods is called the Period of Egyptian Bondage. This period extends from the turning into the Wilderness of Shur  to the death of Moses on the Plains of Moab (Exodus 15:22-Deuteronomy 34:12).

25_The Fifteen Periods of Bible History (The Wilderness Wanderings Part 3)

The Bible can be divided into 15 periods of Bible History. Recognizing these divisions is helpful for organizing the Bible chronologically in the mind and relating the various books to one another. The fifth of these 15 Periods is called the Period of Egyptian Bondage. This period extends from the turning into the Wilderness of Shur  to the death of Moses on the Plains of Moab (Exodus 15:22-Deuteronomy 34:12).

24_The Fifteen Periods of Bible History (The Wilderness Wanderings Part 2)

The Bible can be divided into 15 periods of Bible History. Recognizing these divisions is helpful for organizing the Bible chronologically in the mind and relating the various books to one another. The fifth of these 15 Periods is called the Period of Egyptian Bondage. This period extends from the turning into the Wilderness of Shur  to the death of Moses on the Plains of Moab (Exodus 15:22-Deuteronomy 34:12).

23_The Fifteen Periods of Bible History (The Wilderness Wanderings Part 1)

The Bible can be divided into 15 periods of Bible History. Recognizing these divisions is helpful for organizing the Bible chronologically in the mind and relating the various books to one another. The fifth of these 15 Periods is called the Period of Egyptian Bondage. This period extends from the turning into the Wilderness of Shur  to the death of Moses on the Plains of Moab (Exodus 15:22-Deuteronomy 34:12).

22_The Fifteen Periods of Bible History (The Egyptians Bondage Part 7)

The Bible can be divided into 15 periods of Bible History. Recognizing these divisions is helpful for organizing the Bible chronologically in the mind and relating the various books to one another. The fourth of these 15 Periods is called the Period of Egyptian Bondage. This period extends from the  Death of Joseph until the Exodus (Exodus 1:1-15:22).

20_The Fifteen Periods of Bible History (The Egyptian Bondage Part 5)

The Bible can be divided into 15 periods of Bible History. Recognizing these divisions is helpful for organizing the Bible chronologically in the mind and relating the various books to one another. The fourth of these 15 Periods is called the Period of Egyptian Bondage. This period extends from the  Death of Joseph until the Exodus (Exodus 1:1-15:22).

19_The Fifteen Periods of Bible History (The Egyptian Bondage Part 4)

The Bible can be divided into 15 periods of Bible History. Recognizing these divisions is helpful for organizing the Bible chronologically in the mind and relating the various books to one another. The fourth of these 15 Periods is called the Period of Egyptian Bondage. This period extends from the  Death of Joseph until the Exodus (Exodus 1:1-15:22).