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Inductive Bible

Where the Bible speaks for itself

Author: Clark Brown

This author has written 896 articles

Matthew 25:11-13 (To Be Known by the Lord)

  • Post published:February 24, 2018
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In the parable of the ten virgins, the foolish virgins who had gone out with the wise to meet the Bridegroom lacked a reserve of the oil of God’s Holy Spirit to last them through the darkest part of the night.  As a result, when the clamor or shout came announcing His arrival and calling…

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Matthew 25:10-11 (And the Door Was Shut)

  • Post published:February 17, 2018
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In the previous verses, Jesus has told of ten virgins who went out to meet the Bridegroom.  They represent those who would come to the wedding feast to become part of the Bride of Christ, and especially those religious leaders who attend to the Bride as bridesmaids—like the apostles themselves whom the Lord had put…

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Matthew 25:9-10 (Go to the Dealers)

  • Post published:February 10, 2018
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Recall that lacking oil for their lamps to go out and meet the Bridegroom, the foolish virgins wanted those whom they deemed to have more than they to share from their supply.  But they would not, lest they not have enough for themselves.  For whatever reserve of God’s Spirit that even the most righteous might…

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Matthew 25:9 (No Oil to Share)

  • Post published:January 27, 2018
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In the parable of the ten virgins we have seen that the foolish virgins represent those who are lacking a full supply of the oil of God’s Holy Spirit.  It is the Spirit who leads God’s people into holiness and it is by means of the Holy Spirit that those who are invited to the…

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Matthew 25:8 (Give Us Some of Your Oil)

  • Post published:January 6, 2018
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We have seen that when the foolish virgins arose from their slumber they went to trim their lamps or put them in order, which speaks of adorning the doctrine of God by means of good works.  It is in this way that Christ’s Bride arrays herself with the fine linen or righteous acts of the…

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Matthew 25:7-8 (Trimmed Lamps or a Quenched Spirit?)

  • Post published:December 30, 2017
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In our previous study, we saw that all of the virgins were roused by an outcry or clamor that alerted them that the Bridegroom had arrived.  Upon awakening from their slumber, what else does Mat 25:7 say the virgins did when they realized it was time to go out and meet Him?  What is the…

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Matthew 25:6-7 (The Shout to Come Out)

  • Post published:December 23, 2017
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In the parable of the ten virgins, we have seen that all ten of the virgins took their lamps or torches and an initial supply of oil, but only those who were wise or prudent thought to take along extra oil for their lamps, allowing that the Bridegroom might tarry and their lamps go out…

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Matthew 25:2-5 (The Wise and the Foolish and the Oil)

  • Post published:December 16, 2017
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In the parable of the ten virgins, we have seen that the lamps represent God’s word that He has given to men so that they might not stumble in darkness; see Psa 119:105, 2Pe 1:19.  The oil represents the Holy Spirit that is the fuel which allows that lamp to shine brightly in times of…

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Matthew 25:1-5 (The Lamp and the Oil)

  • Post published:December 9, 2017
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Recall that in the Olivet discourse Jesus has warned His disciples they must be on the alert lest they too be swept away in the flood of destruction that would overtake the unbelieving Jews who had rejected Him as their Messiah and Savior from sin.  Now in the present parable He is giving to emphasize…

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Matthew 25:1 (Who Do the Ten Virgins Represent?)

  • Post published:December 2, 2017
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We have seen that the ten virgins, like those in the parable of the wedding feast who would come to the marriage supper of the Lamb, are not the Bride herself, but represent those who would become a part of the Bride of Christ.  But do they represent someone more specific than that?  What is…

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The Atonement of Christ's Blood

Understanding How the Blood of Christ Saves and Reconciles us to God

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  • - What is the relationship between Jesus’ sacrifice and our redemption, forgiveness and receiving an inheritance per the terms of the covenant / will that was effected by His death?

  • - From what, and to what, are we saved? Is it Jesus’ death alone that saves us? What part does His resurrection have in our salvation?

  • - Does the justice of God demand the satisfaction of blood before He will forgive, similar to what pagans throughout history have believed?

  • - What was the purpose of the Old Testament sacrifices?

  • - Does blood alone atone for sin?

  • - How does Christ’s death render powerless the devil?

  • - To whom was Christ’s life given as a ransom? From what are we ransomed?

  • - Why did Jesus not only die, but suffer and die? If all that was necessary was His shed blood, why didn’t God sovereignly ordain a more merciful death for His own dear Son?

  • - What is the relationship between a will or testament, and a covenant? What was willed to Jesus as an inheritance from His Father, and what was willed to us through the new testament in His blood?
The Atonement of Christ;s Blood
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