Trophimus was one who endured physical sickness. He was mentioned briefly in the personal matters Paul addressed at the end of his second letter to Timothy.
“Erastus remained at Corinth, but Trophimus I left sick at Miletus” (2 Timothy 4:20).
August 12, 2019
Regular Christians (Part 8): Trophimus
August 7, 2019
Remembering Jesus’ Words
On the first day of the week following Jesus’ crucifixion, a group of women came to the tomb and discovered it to be empty (Luke 23:55-24:3). Instead of finding the body of Jesus, they saw two angels who explained why Jesus was not there:
“Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again” (Luke 24:5-7).
At this point, Luke indicated that they “remembered His words” (Luke 24:8). After that, they went and told others (Luke 24:9). In other words, remembering what Jesus had said led them to action.
In this article, we are going to discuss why we are to remember Jesus’ words, how to do this, and what we should do with His words once we get to the point of remembering them.Continue Reading
August 5, 2019
Regular Christians (Part 7): Onesimus
Onesimus was one who endured social and economic inequality as a slave. We learn about him in the letter Paul wrote to his master, Philemon.
“I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment, who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart, whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel; but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will. For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord” (Philemon 10-16).
August 1, 2019
15th Year of Plain Bible Teaching
The first year of Plain Bible Teaching began on August 1, 2005. Now after completing fourteen years, the fifteenth year begins today.
Allow me to extend a huge “thank you” to all of you for reading, commenting, and sharing these materials with others. The whole purpose of this site has been to publish materials that can accurately be described as “plain Bible teaching” in order to help the readers learn or be reminded of what the word of God teaches so that they might be encouraged to live in a way that will be pleasing to Him. Since the beginning, I have been working to consistently add to it so that this might become a valuable resource for those who are interested in “plain Bible teaching.” I am thankful that I have been able to do this over the past several years.Continue Reading
July 29, 2019
Regular Christians (Part 6): Tychicus
Tychicus was one who encouraged his brethren by informing them of Paul’s condition. He was mentioned by the apostle in his letter to the church at Colossae.
“As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information. For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts” (Colossians 4:7-8).
July 27, 2019
Plain Bible Teaching Podcast (Season 13)
We recently wrapped up Season 13 of the Plain Bible Teaching Podcast. The theme of this season was social issues. You can listen to the audio from all of the episodes on this page. You can also click on the link for each episode to see the show notes and download the audio files if you’d like.
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July 22, 2019
Regular Christians (Part 5): Aquila and Priscilla
Aquila and Priscilla were ones who provided encouragement to Paul by supporting him in his work of preaching. He sent greetings to them at the end of his letter to the saints in Rome.
“Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles” (Romans 16:3-4).
