Yvon Prehn's Bible Blog

Bible-related commentary by Yvon Prehn, founder and primary content creator for Bible805.

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The book of Romans, saved by grace alone; challenged to walk worthy

2023-12-24 by bible805

Romans is one of the most significant books in the Bible because it is a complete and systematic explanation of the Christian faith.

It is different than the other letters of the New Testament that were written to address specific problems in specific churches.

The focus in this book was to clarify the Christian faith and our salvation—to show from start to finish that it is by grace alone through faith alone, not adherence to Jewish laws, or human effort, that salvation is possible.

At the same time, it also clarifies God’s continuing expectations for those who have accepted His gift of salvation and challenges them to walk worthy. [Read more…]

What if the answer to exhaustion is not self-care? a challenge as we begin the New Year

2023-12-24 by bible805

All eternity to celebrate what we do now for the Lord — Click on the image to download a FREE printable of this quote.

I recently read an overview of books entitled “How Christians are prioritizing faith and rest.” On the first reading, on the surface, it was a well-written, thoughtful article on the need for rest and reflection amid the currently busy and overburdened, frantic, and frustrating lives many of us live.

Who can argue with a need for that? [Read more…]

The cost of focus if we truly want to mature or accomplish anything of spiritual significance in our Christian lives

2023-11-28 by bible805

Distraction of a cookie — A cookie can solve any problem when we’re a child; as we mature we need to learn to say no to the distracting equivalent of cookies in our lives.

Children are easily distracted.

A cookie can solve the most heartfelt tragedy; a toy can detract from a pinched finger; a hug can calm night terrors.

One of the characteristics of maturity is the ability to set aside distractions and focus on work that needs to be done. However, the reality for many of us is that as we get older, we don’t learn to focus better, we swap distractions.

The new distractions aren’t necessarily evil. They may include hobbies, vacations, time with family and friends, downtime, me-time, and many things done in the name of a “balanced life.”

But what if we want a significant life? What if we want to grow as Christians and truly pursue becoming like Jesus? What if we want to create a book, blog, video, or podcast that will enrich the kingdom of God? [Read more…]

Discipleship, What it means to follow Jesus

2023-10-27 by bible805

What does it mean to be a disciple? One of the best definitions I’ve read recently came from Wikipedia where it said,

Disciple (Christianity) a fully formed disciple, [is] a living copy of Jesus.

“A living copy of Jesus” what a wonderful goal to aspire to!

The lesson today talks about how to become a disciple from Jesus first invitation to “follow me” to his final command to “go into all the world and make more disciples.”
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Infographic—the reliability of the Gnostic Gospels and Canonical Gospels compared

2023-10-06 by bible805

In contrast to some of the extravagant claims by scholars and the popular press, the Gnostic Gospels do not have a fraction of the historical, textual, or really any kind of credibility that the canonical New Testament documents have. The infographic here clearly illustrates this.

Click on the image to download. You may share it however you want.

Click on the following link to go to the full lesson on the topic: What isn’t in the New Testament—the Gnostic Gospels then, false gospels and deconstruction today

A new way to financially support Bible805

2023-09-25 by bible805

In response to your kind requests for how you can financially support Bible805, after a lengthy search of various donation formats and systems, and trying some that didn’t work very well, I’ve decided on Kofi, (my site is https://ko-fi.com/bible805) which provides the most support and options for you as supporters, as well as providing a safe source for donations. You can give any amount you wish; one time or on a continuing basis, through a variety of ways including credit cards, Paypal, and others. [Read more…]

Join us reading through the New Testament this Fall–with a link to the free, downloadable schedule

2023-09-16 by bible805

Hi, I’m Yvon Prehn with Bible805, and I’d like to invite you to join me as we go through the New Testament this fall. This is part of a project to help you read through the entire Bible that we started in January.

Following are links to schedules, explanatory videos, background material, and more for this exciting adventure

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The reasons behind the new chronological and thematic order for are reading the New Testament, plus the reading schedule

2023-09-16 by bible805

New Testament Reading Schedule, free, downloadable — Click on the image to download 2 per-page PDF schedules.

This schedule for reading the New Testament is a continuation of our year-long project of reading through the Bible in Historical, Chronological Order. Following is a video and then below it a summary of the reasons for putting the content of the New Testament into this order. Click on the image to the left to download reproducible schedules.

Following is the explanatory video and more details follow it in the text.

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Why isn’t Bible805 a nonprofit? And how you can support it anyway

2023-09-15 by bible805

I am praying about this and possibly in the next few years will seek nonprofit status.

At present, I am working so hard and many hours to simply get the content for Bible805 out on a consistent basis. I don’t have time to do all the work required for nonprofit status and I also don’t have the extra filing fees it will take to get a nonprofit entity put together. I do however need and would greatly appreciate your support now. [Read more…]

A question about Purgatory and why it is not a true Biblical doctrine

2023-09-10 by bible805

Intro note: The following was prompted by a question asked by one of the members of the Trust the Bible class I teach at my church.

Question:

I have a question in regard to ‘Purgatory’, which is this: What is the biblical justification for said place, or idea? [Read more…]

Salvation in Jesus explained, lessons, videos, podcasts, infographics, & notes

2023-08-07 by bible805

The reality of salvation in Jesus is the most important message we can share and having tools to share it is one of the most important resources for the Christian.

I created this set of lessons to help you do both. As part of it are two video lessons to help you understand Christian salvation plus a podcast, videos, and reproducible graphics for you.

ALL the materials in this lesson group are FREE—including everything on the Bible805 website PLUS editable and reproducible materials on the Bible 805 Academy.

Following is an overview video and links to all.

PDF of Christian salvation Christian salvation, a podcast, video, and infographic with verses to explain it

Link to the Bible805 Academy and all the materials needed to teach it: https://bible805academy.com/b/KuQop

Link to the podcast, blog, notes, and any associated materials:
https://wp.me/pazrJD-r8

The Story of the Bible is Good News ….the good news of salvation in Jesus

Link to the Bible805 Academy and all the materials needed to teach it:
https://bible805academy.com/b/fKG9U

Link to the podcast, blog, notes, and any associated materials:
https://wp.me/pazrJD-kB

Who is Jesus Really? answers from history outside the Bible and other religions

Link to the Bible805 Academy and all the materials needed to teach it: https://bible805academy.com/b/7ryqa

Link to the podcast, blog, notes, and any associated materials:
https://wp.me/pazrJD-iE