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Open the Bible is the teaching ministry of Pastor Colin Smith. Our mission is to use a broad array of modern media to help people around the world meet Jesus. We do this by opening the Bible for them, helping them open the Bible themselves, and equipping them to open the Bible with others.
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The sacrifices of the Old Testament were types and shadows of a much greater sacrifice which was to come. The sacrifice of Christ Himself.
What is atonement and why is it necessary for reconciliation with God?
Feeling sorry isn’t enough to atone for sin. What is needed is a payment that only Christ can provide.
What is the role of the Holy Spirit regarding living a godly life in this world?
The purpose of God’s law was not to show us how we may climb to heaven. Rather, it is the pattern that God set forth that we may know what righteousness looks like.
The 10 Commandments show us God’s holy and righteous standard for our lives. To follow them is to live a godly life.
The Old Testament sacrificial system pointed forward to the time when the ultimate sacrifice would be made by Jesus Christ.
We must believe in God as He is, and not as we wish Him to be. To mold Him into our image is insulting to Him.
God is the only being who is self-sustaining. He alone eternally subsists!
Through faith, we enjoy the credit of Christ’s righteousness to our account. That is the basis of our standing before God.
The account of Noah in the Bible teaches us to be ready. Christ will return someday. Will you be ready when He does?
The devil uses many traps to ensnare people, but one of his greatest traps is the temptation to distrust and disbelieve God’s Word.
We are both created by God and sustained by God. This truth both humbles and dignifies us.
Abraham and the patriarchs in the Bible were saved in the same way that we are, by faith in the Lord Jesus. Abraham believed God, and it was counted as righteousness.
History shows us that sin spreads rapidly as people move away from God. Sadly, this is the case even today.
Noah’s ark provides a type and a shadow for us of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Why was Noah favored in God’s sight? Because God is full of kindness and compassion.
Though Adam and his progeny were cursed because of Adam’s disobedience, Christ took that curse for us in His body on the tree!
Because of the Fall, mankind’s knowledge of evil is more than intellectual, it is sadly experiential.
What are theophanies? Why does God appear in a way that people can see in the Old Testament?