What god among the nations holds out his hands to his people? What god among the religions reaches his arms toward the rebellious, longing for them to repent? Only the true God! But he will not wait forever. Respond now, before the compassionate hands of God become the hands of judgment. To suppor

The Jordan had been crossed and the people consecrated. The conquest of Jericho and the Promised Land lay ahead, but before that, Joshua, the leader of God’s people has a divine encounter with an armed commander of another army. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he explains t

Do you think about the many people who have never heard the gospel? People who don’t have a Bible in their own language? Are they still punished, though no one has taken the Good News to them? People asked the Apostle Paul the same questions centuries ago. Let’s look together at his response. To s

The Word of God is able to melt the toughest hearts and reach the most unlikely people. Even savage headhunters don’t stand a chance. It’s because the Word of God is the power to salvation. But in order for people to believe in God, someone needs to tell. Those who follow Christ are called to tell o

Sometimes knowing in advance that we will fail is actually quite encouraging. That’s the case in Romans where Paul acknowledges that not everyone he has shared the gospel with has followed Christ. How is this encouraging for us as we witness to those around us? To support this ministry financially

Nations rise and fall, all at the hand of the Almighty God. But why would God cause the death of a nation? How can a nation have a spiritual life, and what does this look like? As we celebrate the 4th of July, let’s remember that we are still dependent on God and His mercy. To support this ministry

Beautiful people: we all know who they are. Perfect hair, perfect clothes, perfect job. The rest of us spend a great part of our lives trying to be like them. But God calls us to be beautiful people, too. He calls beautiful those who take the good news of salvation to those who don’t know it. To su

The final incidents involved with the crossing of the Jordan are the two acts of consecration that followed it. Those two acts--circumcision and the Passover observance--had great significance as the Israelites were again to practice these rituals mostly forgotten during their wandering in the wilde

Salvation comes only from God. But He uses his followers to bring others to salvation. Paul argues that in order for people to believe in Christ, they have to hear him. In order to hear Him, there has to be preaching. In order for there to be preaching, those preachers have to be sent. So what is ou

Paul claims that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But what does this mean, coming right after an argument for election? Today we’re studying this passage and learning how it fits in with the big picture of Romans. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.one

Shame is a concept that has all but dropped out of our cultural vocabulary. It hasn’t, however, dropped out of the vocabulary of the Bible. While it’s often used in reference to the consequence of our sin, it doesn’t always have to mean guilt. Shame is used in quite a different way when talking abou

What is the true gospel? Many so-called evangelists are spreading a self-help gospel. Other preachers are teaching a prosperity gospel, leading to greater wealth, more power, and better health. But the Bible doesn’t support any of these. Instead, the bible gives a gospel that saves, because it is th

We often find it hard to tell people that Jesus Christ is our Lord. We argue that our lives ought to speak louder than our words. Yes, our lives should show that Jesus is our lord. But the Bible teaches the necessity of making a verbal statement as well. To support this ministry financially, visit:

There’s a tragic tendency on the part of human beings to forget the goodness of God, and that was certainly the case with the Israelites. As they contemplated the Jordan, God gave some instructions for that crossing to help them remember Who it was that was going before them. Join Dr. James Boice ne