John’s “I AM” sayings unveil who Jesus is and what he gives—bread, light, access, guidance, life, and truth. In John 8 he bears God’s own name and calls us to trust him.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Here, you’ll find an archive of posts that address the broad exploration of foundational Christian beliefs drawn from both the Old and New Testaments.
John’s “I AM” sayings unveil who Jesus is and what he gives—bread, light, access, guidance, life, and truth. In John 8 he bears God’s own name and calls us to trust him.
Two disciples met the risen Jesus on the way to Emmaus. He opened the Scriptures, turned sorrow into burning joy, and sent them to witness.
Mary’s Magnificat is Scripture-shaped praise that reveals God’s character and plan. Her song gathers old promises into present joy and future hope.
Scripture uses “law,” “torah,” and “Pentateuch” with care. This guide maps their overlap and differences and shows how Christ and the Spirit bring the words of God to life.
Revelation unveils the Lamb’s rule, the explicit 1,000-year Kingdom anticipated by the prophets, and the New Heaven and New Earth where God dwells with His people. It steadies churches to endure now and hope fully in the promises God will keep.
Jude raises a clear call to contend for the once-delivered faith without losing mercy or hope. He exposes counterfeit liberty, trains the church in Spirit-dependent vigilance, and ends with a doxology to the God who keeps His people with joy.
3 John turns hospitality into mission and exposes pride that blocks it. John commends Gaius, warns about Diotrephes, and endorses Demetrius so the church becomes a faithful partner in the truth.
2 John binds love to truth and truth to love. The elder instructs a beloved church to keep walking in obedient love while guarding hospitality from teachers who deny Christ.
1 John grounds assurance in the incarnate Son and calls believers to walk in light, confess sin, obey God’s commands, and love one another as evidence of new birth.
2 Peter fortifies the church with promises, Scripture, and a clear horizon. It exposes false teachers, calls for holy diligence, and sets hope on the coming day when righteousness will dwell.
1 Peter strengthens scattered believers to endure unjust suffering with holy conduct and steadfast hope, awaiting the unfading inheritance at Christ’s revelation.
James trains a scattered church in integrity under the word. It calls believers to patient endurance, merciful action, wise speech, and hope in the Lord’s nearness.
Hebrews exalts Jesus as the better priest and mediator of the new covenant and urges weary believers to draw near, hold fast, and run with endurance. Its warnings and consolations steady the church between Zion already tasted and the unshakable kingdom still to come.
Philemon shows the age of grace at work in a house church as Paul pleads for Onesimus to be received “no longer as a slave… but as a dear brother.” The letter models gospel-shaped authority, substitutionary peacemaking, and a voluntary goodness that previews the coming kingdom.
Paul’s letter to Titus stabilizes young churches in a hard culture by wedding sound doctrine to good works. It shows how grace saves and trains, how elders protect, and how ordinary obedience adorns the gospel as we await the blessed hope.