Thinking on Scripture with Dr. Steven R. Cook
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Thinking on Scripture with Dr. Steven R. Cook
Dr. Steven R. Cook is the founder of Thinking on Scripture, a platform that has attracted over one million visitors. Steven is a Christian educator who has taught undergraduate theology at Tyndale Theological Seminary and recently joined the faculty of Chafer Theological Seminary. He is a Protestant...
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The Spiritual Life #60 - The Suffering of Daniel
The Suffering of Daniel
Daniel’s story begins in the shadow of national tragedy. As a young man, likely in his mid-to-late teens, he was ta...
Overview of the Book of Ruth
The book of Ruth unfolds in the moral collapse of the judges, yet it reveals the steady hand of God directing a few believers who chose to trust Him w...
The Spiritual Life #59 - The Suffering of David & Daniel
The Suffering of King David
David’s fugitive years under Saul (1 Sam 22–24) were not wasted time but a period of divine training and refine...
The Spiritual Life #58 - The Suffering of Job
The Suffering of Job
Job’s suffering began abruptly, without warning and without explanation, when God permitted Satan to test his integrit...
The Spiritual Life #57 - The Suffering of the Psalmist, Joseph, and Moses
The Suffering of the Psalmist
The Psalmist wrote, “Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word” (Psa 119:67). The word...
The Spiritual Life #56 - The Suffering of Jesus Christ as Our Example
The Suffering of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, though perfectly sinless in His nature and conduct (1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5), fully entered into...
The Spiritual Life #55 - Suffering as a Means of Spiritual Growth
Scripture identifies two main forms of suffering that promote spiritual growth: corrective suffering, which restores the disobedient to fellowshi...
The Spiritual Life #54 - Suffering as a Means of Spiritual Growth
Suffering as a Means of Spiritual Growth
Sufferings (pathēma) encompass a broader category that includes pain, hardship, or affliction resu...
The Spiritual Life #53 - Trials and Suffering as a Means of Growth
Trials and Suffering as a Means of Growth
A mature Christian is one whose faith has been tested and refined through the experiences of tria...
The Spiritual Life #52 - Blessing as a Means of Spiritual Growth
Blessing as a Means to Spiritual Growth
God’s blessings are intentional expressions of His character and His grace. He blesses all humanity...
The Spiritual Life #51 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
Concerning the permission of divorce, Jesus said the Pharisees, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but...
The Spiritual Life #50 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
Some directives are role-specific. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church, and wives are to submit to their husbands’ loving...
The Spiritual Life #49 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
Some directives in the Christian life are role-specific. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church, and wives are to submit to their...
Faith From Beginning to End
The Christian faith begins the moment a person believes in Jesus Christ as Savior, trusting Him alone for the free gift of eternal life (John 3:16; Ac...
The Spiritual Life #48 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
When reading through the New Testament, we see that God provides both general and specific directives to Christians. General directives include l...
Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #2
These audio lectures accompany BE302, Genesis through Ruth, a graduate-level course at Chafer Theological Seminary. The class serves students in...
Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #1
These audio lectures accompany BE302, Genesis through Ruth, a graduate-level course at Chafer Theological Seminary. The class serves students in...
Trials Are God's Tools for Transformation
Trials are not accidents in the Christian life; rather, they are divine appointments. Paul learned this when God allowed “a thorn in the flesh” t...
The Spiritual Life #47 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
When reading through the New Testament, we see that God provides both general and specific directives to Christians. General directives include learni...
The Spiritual Life #46 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
The Lord directs us to obedience and tests us by providing opportunities to follow His Word, whether through His commands, His provisions, or the...
The Divine Mission of Salvation
Sometime in eternity past, God the Father planned to send God the Son into the world to fulfill a divine mission. God’s Word tells us, “The Father sen...
The Spiritual Life #45 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
Second, there is God’s directive will, which refers to His actively guiding His people to do what He expects. It is sometimes called His prescrip...
The Spiritual Life #44 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
Theological Categories of God’s Will
The will of God can be divided between His secret will and revealed will. Moses wrote, “The secret thi...
Overview of Future Prophetic Events
Introduction
What follows is an overview of future prophetic events as revealed in Scripture. It is not a comprehensive or technical analys...
The Spiritual Life #43 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
Those who are positive to God desire to know Him, His Word, and to pursue His will.[1] Jesus said to fellow Jews, “If anyone is willing to do His...
Angelology Part 2
Satan, whose name means “adversary,” is a created angelic being who once held an exalted position in God’s heavenly order. In Ezekiel 28:12-15, under...
The Spiritual Life #42 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God
Knowing and doing the will of God starts with God. Biblically, there is only one God (Deut 32:39; Isa 45:5-7; 46:9), and He created the heavens a...
Angelology Part 1
Introduction
The study of angels, Satan, and demons matters to the Christian because it opens our eyes to the unseen spiritual realities th...
The Spiritual Life #41 - Relating to the Holy Spirit
After being born again by faith alone in Christ alone, we are to continue in faith. Paul wrote, “as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk i...
Learning to Walk by Faith
Paul wrote to Christians, “don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit” (Eph 5:18 CSB). If a believer...
The Spiritual Life #40 - Relating to the Holy Spirit
To walk by faith is important to the spiritual life. Faith is a mental activity that relies on information. Biblically, faith is never blind. It...
The Meaning and Cost of Discipleship
Eternal salvation unfolds in three tenses. Phase one is justification—past tense. That’s the moment you trusted in Jesus Christ as your Savior. Y...
The Spiritual Life #39 - Relating to the Holy Spirit
Restore Broken Fellowship
All believers sin, and there are none who attain perfection in this life (Prov 20:9; Eccl 7:20; 1 John 1:8, 10)....
Jesus: Our Great Savior
Sometime in eternity past, God the Father sent God the Son into the world to fulfill a divine mission. God’s Word tells us, “The Father sent the...
The Spiritual Life #38 - Relating to the Holy Spirit
Introduction
The Christian life is a supernatural life, made possible only by the indwelling Holy Spirit who empowers us to live in a manne...
The Importance of Thinking on Scripture
The Christian life is often won or lost in the arena of the mind. The believer’s greatest spiritual battles frequently take place in the quiet ch...
The Spiritual Life #37 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle
Christians are instructed, “do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your...
The Spiritual Life #36 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle
The Corinthian Christians were undeniably saved, as Paul calls them saints (1 Cor 1:2) and brethren (1 Cor 3:1). Yet, they exhibited a persistent...
The Spiritual Life #35 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle
As a Christian, it is possible to have correct thinking (orthodoxy) and not live by it. James wrote, “To one who knows the right thing to do and...
The Spiritual Life #34 - When a Christian Turns to a Sinful Lifestyle
Eternal life is the free, irrevocable gift of God granted to anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as Savior (John 3:16; Rom 6:23; Eph 2:8-9). It is not...