Theology & Biblical Studies

Created in the image of the Trinitarian God, human persons are essentially “social” in their identity. We find our significance and security in relationship to others. Created in the image of the Living God, we nonetheless find ourselves in relationship to images we have fashioned as an alternative means of finding significance and security. Tragically we chase after the very idols we have created.

In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth:
Responsible Interpretation of Genesis 1 in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts

Concluding our weekend Institute of Biblical Studies, Dr. Drew Trotter will preach at both the 9:00am and 10:45am services at Bethel Grove Bible Church.

Concluding this series of talks on fear will be a sermon entitled The Fear of God.

Both the Old Testament and the New encourage us to “fear Him who can destroy both body and soul in hell.” How are we to understand this idea in a world where to the Westerner such ideas seem barbaric in their stark violence, yet are part of the glory of religions like Islam?

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IBS 2007 Brochure (PDF format)

Fear is a major problem in our culture because we fear 1) the wrong things, 2) in the wrong way. What does the Scripture have to say about fear

At a time when the broadcast media, books like The Da Vinci Code, and our news magazines offer caricatures of Christ, his genuine portrait becomes even clearer with new evidence from history and archaeology.