Buried Pearls Bible Study

Jonah 4:1-11 - We Aren't God

Jonah is outraged over God's repentance and in order to show Jonah the error of his ways, God creates circumstances to teach him and reveal to him the truth.

Jonah 3:1-10 - Let's Try This Again

Jonah preaches repentance to the city of Ninevah and they repent. God changes His mind and turns from the destruction that He said that He would do.

Jonah 2:1-10 - Man Overboard

Jonah cries out to the Lord from the belly of the fish. He exhibits deep spiritual anguish but ultimately comes to promise his obedience. This experience is a typology of the crucifixion and resurrection.

Jonah 1:10-18 - True Repentance

When God surrounds the ship that Jonah is on with a storm, the other sailors ask him what they can do to satiate the storm. Jonah tells them to throw him into the sea. 

Jonah - Intro/1:1-9 - Rebel Without a Cause

The background information to the book of Jonah is discussed as well as the first verses that set the stage for the spiritual lessons that are found within the text.

3 John 1:1-13 - Two Examples

In the last of the Johannine epistles, two examples are given. One is a pious man whose testimony speaks to both believers as well as the unsaved. The other man is self-righteous and driven by pride.

2 John 1:1-11 - This Season

The opening of the second Johannine epistle warns against antichrist deceivers who claim Christ but aren't born again. I believe the Antichrist himself will come out of the Body of Christ.

1 John 5:13-21 - American Idol

John closes his epistle with a warning against idolatry which was dangerous for believers then as it is now. 

1 John 5:7-12 - Water and Blood

There are some interesting verses here with an important history. Here John talks about the importance of the water and blood and its implications for the life of Jesus.

1 John 5:1-6 - Commandments Not Burdensome

Those who are born again keep the commandments. In these verses, John explains how the commandments are not burdensome but rather, the key to freedom.