
What are the four levels of friendship? - Institute in Basic Life ...
Understanding different levels of friendship can be very helpful in our interactions with others. Every friendship we have involves specific freedoms and responsibilities, depending on the closeness of the relationship. Friendships are important because of the tremendous influence they hold over our lives.
Unity of Purpose - Institute in Basic Life Principles
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit each accomplishes different aspects of our redemption and our sanctification. However, what we might observe as many different works in the Godhead actually all combine to accomplish what Paul calls “the eternal purpose which he [the Father] purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Ephesians 3 ...
Discern Types of Offenders! - Institute in Basic Life Principles
Discern Types of Offenders! Toward the beginning of Paul's ministry, he had to escape from would-be killers by being let down over the city wall. He ended his ministry by rejecting the appeals of those who warned of his death and going to Rome, where he was beheaded. During his ministry, he responded to a multitude of opponents in various ways.
How to Identify Five Types of Fools
In the Old Testament, the word fool is actually a translation of five different Hebrew words that reflect subtle differences in types of fools. Sadly, the English translation makes it more difficult to identify the characteristics of five types of fools, but with a careful search of Scripture these differences can be distinguished.
IBLP Online Store: True Friendship
It's for this reason that Vaughan Roberts takes us back to the Bible, and challenges us to consider our need for true friendship.
The Mouth of the Lord Hath Spoken It
When we say that Jehovah is “self-existent,” we are implying that the God of the Bible does not need to prove or explain His existence. In the witness of the prophets, the Lord often undergirds His statements, not with evidence nor with logic, but with a self-sufficient statement of the presuppositional authority of His Word: “for the mouth of the …
Discipleship - Institute in Basic Life Principles
In the Old Testament, the word fool is actually a translation of five different Hebrew words that reflect subtle differences in types of fools. Sadly, the English translation makes it more difficult to identify the characteristics of five types of fools, but with a careful search of Scripture these differences can be distinguished.
Jan Zizka: One Eye, One Heart, and One Purpose
Zizka gained military experience at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 and gradually became a recognized leader of the Hussites. When Jan Hus was burned to death at the stake for refusing to recant, Zizka realized that the authorities in church and state hated the simplicity of the truth advocated and preached by Hus. Jan Hus was a meek and submissive servant of Christ. But God calls different men ...
I AM THAT I AM - Institute in Basic Life Principles - iblp.org
The Lord answered Moses with an assertion of His own self-existence. “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:14). God’s response must have come as a shock to Moses. God did not explain Himself. He did not set about to prove His existence by rational arguments. On the surface, the statement seems to repel inquiry and to have an air of aloofness, giving distance between the ...
IBLP Online Store: How to Get Your Mate to Be Like You
You will examine various differences, such as: background (why each one knows a different "right way" to do something), personality, and gender. As you listen, laugh, and learn, allow the Lord to highlight His will for you.