Bible Courses offered by 2nd and Walnut Church of Christ

Course 1 is the John Hurt series which consists of 8 lessons covering the Old and New Testament. You receive the next lesson in the series when you return the question sheet at the end of the current lesson. This course is graded, but it is easy. If you have not studied the bible before, you might want to try the John Hurt series first.

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All lessons are provided free of charge. All you need to do is use mail is back. We will review it, and return it to you with
comments and more information if required.

Christian Evidences - This 10 lesson series investigates the question of the existence of God and the reliability of his word

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All lessons are provided free of charge. All you need to do is use mail is back. We will review it, and return it to you with
comments and more information if required.

The late Jule Miller, developer of the well known five lesson filmstrip series called Visualized Bible Study Series, once gave some simple suggestions on how to be an effective soul winner.

            Lesson 1: The Patriarchal Age
            Lesson 2: The Mosaic Age
            Lesson 3: The Christian Age
            Lesson 4: God's Plan for Redeeming Man
            Lesson 5: History of the Lord's Church

You may click on each picture to see a larger picture of the front cover of the lesson.

To order this lesson, click here.

All lessons are provided free of charge. All you need to do is use mail is back. We will review it, and return it to you with
comments and more information if required.

(From the Bible Correspondence course by John M. Hurt)

1. Study with an open mind: Try to find what the Bible actually teaches instead of trying to make it prove what you already believe. Remember, the Gospel is God's power to save and not our opinions (Romans 1:16).

2. Study The Bible Systematically: This is the purpose of this course. A student in school could not learn Chemistry, Math or Science if he shipped around haphazardly from one subject to another. The same principle holds true in Bible Study.

3. Study The Bible Daily: In Acts 17:11 the Bible says of the people of Bera, "these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." If these disciples were encouraged to check the teachings of the apostles, how careful we should be today.

4. Realize "Truth" Exists: We sometimes hear the statement that "you can prove anything by the Bible." Such a remark borders on complete blasphemy of God's word. If this is true then the Bible is full of contradictions and falsehoods teaching opposite doctrines on every page. Most people would become very angry if someone said that their character was such that "you could prove anything by them," yet make the same accusation against God's own Word. Remember, the truth never contradicts itself. If religious beliefs contradict one another it is because at least one, and perhaps both of them are not in harmony with the truth.

5. Study Widely: If we could learn everything God wants us to know in one single verse there would be no purpose for the rest of the scriptures. In studying a certain scripture we should always consider the context (verses surrounding the verse under consideration) as well as to whom, when and under what conditions the scripture was written.

6. Apply its Teachings Personally: One of the greatest Bible tragedies was the Rich Young ruler of Matthew 19 who inquired of the Lord what he must do to inherit eternal life. Upon receiving an answer the Bible says that "he went away sorrowful..." Bible knowledge is wonderful, but is of little real value unless it is actively put to use. May the Lord richly bless you in your study of his word.