The Bible has a great deal to say about backsliding. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Backsliding is not a rare or obscure theme in Scripture; it is one of the sad refrains of Israel’s history. In Jeremiah 3:6, the LORD speaks directly … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about serving others. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible speaks of serving others not as an optional extra for the especially devout, but as the plain shape of a life that belongs to … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about laziness. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Scripture treats laziness not as a minor personality flaw but as a moral and spiritual danger, and it addresses the subject from many angles. In Proverbs, the … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about friendship. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Friendship is not a neutral topic in Scripture. The Bible treats our closest relationships as a formative force—something that shapes the heart either toward God or away … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about suffering. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Suffering in Scripture is not one single thing, and the verses gathered here show its breadth. In Acts 27:7, suffering appears as a plain hindrance: “the wind … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about trusting God. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Trusting God is not a vague feeling but a settled confidence in who God is and what He has said. Scripture roots that confidence in God’s … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about doubt. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Doubt appears in Scripture in two very different forms. Sometimes it is the anxious uncertainty of a person facing terrible circumstances. Jacob, seeing Joseph’s bloodied coat, concludes, … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about spiritual gifts. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible opens its most sustained teaching on spiritual gifts with a pointed concern: “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant” (1 … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about work. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Work is woven into the fabric of Scripture from its very first pages. Genesis 2:2 tells us that even God Himself worked, for He “ended his work … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about family. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Family in Scripture is never merely a private matter. It is a building block of God’s ordering of His people, and it is held accountable before Him. … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about death. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Death appears in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation as an uninvited intruder and a settled fact of life. In Genesis 21:16, Hagar sits “as it were a … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about faith. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Faith is not a peripheral theme in Scripture but a fundamental posture of the human heart toward God. From the Old Testament onward, God treats faith as … Read more