Opened Scriptures Bible Studies

The Plot to Kill Jesus Mark 14:1  After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.  Mar 14:2  But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.  Jesus Anointed at Bethany Mar 14:3  And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.  Mar 14:4  And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?  Mar 14:5  For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.  Mar 14:6  And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.  Mar 14:7  For ye have the poor with you a...

If you look in the archives of this Bible study blog, you can find four lessons regarding the sufferings, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  T hese were published between April 1, 2021 and April 3, 2021.  Today, I am giving us Matthew's account of the week of Jesus' Passion. I will also be posting Mark's gospel record, followed by Luke and John's accounts.  I suggest reading slowly through these texts and letting all the events that transpired, sink into our hearts.  This is Matthew's Holy Spirit guided, eyewitness account of Christ's sufferings, death, burial, and resurrection.  The theme is that Jesus suffered for us, He died for us, and He rose from the dead for us.  Jesus died because the wages of sin is death, and He died in our place, as God's perfect Lamb.  I also suggest reading Isaiah 53 as this is one prophecy about Christ's sufferings, followed by His glory. Judas to Betray Jesus Mat 26:14  Then one of the twelve, called Judas I...

A note about the archive index containing all lessons I have posted on this blog since its inception in 2019.   An index for  all lessons  posted from 2019 through 2021, was published on  September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted in 2022, was published   J anuary 24, 2023. Each index lists lesson titles and the dates each one was posted, so that you can study subjects that we have written about. Remember all the things God wants us to remember.  2 Timothy 2:14  Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.  Paul patiently poured himself into ministering to young Timothy, since he represented the next generation of church leaders.  Paul wanted to thoroughly prepare this young pastor for the great responsibilities of church ministry. In the process of instructing Timothy, all Christians can learn valuable lessons that will also...

Always keep God's Truth in the forefront of our minds.  2 Timothy 2:14  Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.  As we proceed through Paul's instruction to pastor Timothy, we must remember that all Christians are recipients of this truth.  Thus, while the primary application is for pastors, elders and church leaders, yet it also applies to each individual Christian, for our godly pastors are examples for us to follow. Paul shows Timothy that a pastor must constantly teach and preach the gospel of Christ and the apostolic doctrines.  The apostle knows that all Christians need the repetition of God's truth so that it takes root in our minds.  A pastor must work diligently to edify those whom he is responsible for ministering to. He does this by helping us remember the truths that we already know.   A pastor's work is not to tell us so...