Biblical/Doctrinal Studies
by Ed Vasicek unless otherwise noted
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- Feb
2008 Parameter Fulfillment: A Newly-Defined
Interpretational Principle
- The Heart of the Gospel: Propitiation and Romans 3:24-26
Oct 2007 Part I
Oct 2007 Part II
Oct 2007 Part III
Oct 2007 Part IV - May
2007 Did the Aaronic Priesthood Begin Before The Law?
(Exodus 19:22, 18:18-20, 15:25)
- Feb
2007 A Hermeneutical Procedure To Best Interpret
The Sermon on the Mount
- August 2006 Progressive Dispensationalism: Old Testament Types and Prophetic Certainties
- Oct 2005 Does 2 Peter 1:3-4 Teach That the Only Source for Counseling Truth Is Scripture? And Why I Think Nouthetic Counseling Misses the Mark
- Oct 2005 Making Sense of Philippians 3:1-3
- Sept 2005 Did Jesus Preach Topically?
- Aug 2005 The Phenomenon of Double Fulfillment
- June 2005 Why No Mention of Dan in Revelation 7?
- Dec 2004 Eternal Security in Light of 1 and 2 John
- May 2004 Stuff You Don't Hear Just Anywhere
- Oct 2003 Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? also available via PDF (5.88 MB)
- Aug 2003 Trinity: What the Early Church Believed by Eddie Snipes
- Feb 2002 Walking That Extra Mile: A Slightly Different Twist on Matthew 5:38-48
- Nov 2001 Interpreting the Sermon on the Mount: Special Considerations
- Feb 2001 The Worship Scandal
- July 1996 The Judgment Seat of Christ: More Than Words in a Creed
- July 1996 Why Did the Messiah Have to Be Deity?
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Desert of Discipline Series:
Wandering in Exodus and Numbers
- Dec 2006 Pastor Ed's Speculative Timeline
- Dec 2006 The Egyptian Incubator (Genesis 37-50)
- Jan 2007 Joseph, the Grand Vizier (Genesis 41)
- Feb 2007 The Basket That Changed History (Exodus 1:1-2:10)
- Apr 2007 Moses' First Forty Years: Certainties and Theories (Exodus 2:11-15, Acts 7:20-29, Hebrews 11:24-26)
- Apr 2007 Meet Jethro (Exodus 2:15b-25)
- Jun 2007 Take Your Shoes Off! (Exodus 3:1-4:16)
- Jun 2007 The Return Ticket (Exodus 4:18-31)
- July 2007 When Failure is A Step Toward Success (Exodus 5:1-7:13)
- Sept 2007 Yahweh Takes On the Gods of Egypt (Exodus 7:14-8:32)
- Oct 2007 The Religious But Hard-Hearted (Exodus 8:20-9:12)
- Feb
2008 God’s Purpose in the Plagues: To
Glorify Himself (Exodus 9:8-9:35)
See also:
- Pastor Ed's Sermon Central (includes the Desert of Discipline sermons)
- Preface
- Introduction
- Obstacles to Good Interpretation
- Zechariah the Priest and Father of John the Baptist
- The Virgin Birth: Its Importance
- The Date of Christ’s Birth
- The Star, the Magi and the Assumptions That Blind Us
- Jewish Rites of Passage
- Jesus from Four Angles: Introduction to the Gospels
- Basic "FACTS" Regarding Christ's Ministry
- John’s Baptism
- Of Figs and Family
- Jesus Throwing Over the Tables
- Nicodemus, A Teacher of the Jews Who Should Have Known About the New Birth
- The Samaritans: "The Disenfranchised Jews"
- The Synagogue and An Incomplete Verse: Additional Thoughts on Luke 4:14ff
- The Calling of the Disciples
- Demons and the Gospels
- Jesus and Praying in Quiet Places
- Forgiveness, Sin and Sickness
- Tax Collectors and Sinners
- The Sabbath Day
- The Believer's Relationship to the Law
- Giving, Prayer and Fasting
- Some Thoughts on the Christian and Money
- The Security of Money
- The Doubt of John the Baptist
- Foot-washing, Kisses and Oil
- After Three Days or ON the Third Day?
- Thoughts About the Parables
- Of Pigs and Cities
- The Synagogue System and Early Christianity
- The Multiplying of the Loaves and Fishes
- Gentiles Blessed With Crumbs
- Dedicated Fathers: The Norm in Israel
- Peter’s Special Role
- Biblical Confrontation and Matthew 18:15-19
- Additional Thoughts on the Good Samaritan Parable
- Discipleship in the New Testament
- The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Prodigal Son
- The O'Heart Factor
- Chutzpah in Prayer
- The Kingdom of God
- The Grand Finale: Christ's Final Pre-Resurrection Week on Earth
- Major Players in the World of First-Century Judaism
- Jesus on the Offense
- The Olivet Discourse
- A Woman Who Knew How to Listen
- Foot-washing Not An Ordinance: A Position Paper
- The Lord's Supper and Passover
- Table Talk in the Upper Room
- John 14 and Ancient Wedding Customs
- Thoughts About The True Vine
- Gethsemane and the Cup of Wrath
- Inside Connections and the Jewish Trial of Jesus
- Pilate: A Friend to Caesar or Not?
- Incidents and Unclear Passages Regarding the Via Dolorosa
- The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
- The Veil and the Veiled
- The Burial of Jesus Christ
- What Did Christ Do Between Death and Resurrection?
- The Sequence of the Events After the Resurrection of Christ
- Doubting Thomas and the Audacious Claim of the Resurrection
- Peter's Restoration
- Bibliography of Most Material Quoted or Alluded to in the Jesus Series Notes
See also:
- Pastor Ed's Amazon Book Reviews (includes books helpful in studying the life of Christ)
- Pastor Ed's Sermon Central (includes sermons on the life of Christ)
- July 2006 Part I
- August 2006 Part II: The Torah
- September 2006 Part III
- October 2006 Part IV: The New Testament Canon
- November 2006 Part V: Manuscript Differences and Wrap-up
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