Tag Archives: Bible study

OK, so what about Christian theology?

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Don Merritt

As we continue on our road trip, we have arrived at the place where we are having a look at the first part of my theory… If you have joined us late, we’re on a road trip for a few … Continue reading →

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About This World

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Don Merritt

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from … Continue reading →

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Love and Hate; Light and Dark

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen … Continue reading →

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Intuitive and Counter Intuitive

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Don Merritt

Welcome to our little journey, ladies and gentlemen.  We are expecting a little cold weather as we begin, but don’t worry about that, our forecast is for “seasonal” weather today.  Before our bus pulls out of the station, let’s review … Continue reading →

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My Dear Children

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Don Merritt

 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for … Continue reading →

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Come Into the Light

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Don Merritt

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not … Continue reading →

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The Word of Life

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Don Merritt

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify … Continue reading →

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Dreams, Flight and Mass Murder

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Don Merritt

M.   Joseph Has Nore Dreams, and Things Begin to Happen Matthew 2:13-23 It would seem that almost immediately after the Magi left the house in Nazareth to return home, Joseph had a word from an angel in a dream, telling … Continue reading →

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Visitors from the East

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Don Merritt

L.  Visitors from the East   Matthew 2:1-12 JERUSALEM (and Bethlehem) 4 BC  As we have already seen, Matthew ties his story of Jesus together with Israel’s past in a variety of ways, in his account of Jesus. Clearly, in this … Continue reading →

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A New Covenant

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Don Merritt

Jeremiah 31:31-37 Jeremiah has set out a picture of trouble ahead.  He has cited curse after curse from the Old Covenant that God will invoke against Israel and Judah because of their unbelief that resulted in broken commands.  In chapters … Continue reading →

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