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Curriculum for the Bible School

Orientation:

This is a Bible School, not a Liberal Arts College.

While there are many other studies that are important, our main purpose is to teach the Scriptures in order to set forth Kingdom Culture as an alternative to all existing secular, religious, and denominational cultures.

It is not our purpose to Americanize anyone, but to teach everyone the laws of the Kingdom and the way of life that is righteous in the eyes of God. Understanding Kingdom culture requires a complete study of the Scriptures: the law, the prophets, the psalms, the gospels, and the epistles.

Kingdom culture is rooted in love, because God is love, and Kingdom culture is an expression of His nature. For this reason, we start with the first epistle of John, which explores the origins of the Kingdom in the first chapters of Genesis. On a practical level, John’s epistle explains how sons of God are begotten and how they grow to maturity. One of his main themes is “that you may know.” These teachings form the foundations of the Kingdom.

To know the mind of God also requires a study of prophecy, which is to understand history and how history is affected by the judgments of God. To understand God’s righteous judgments, one must study the law and see how the prophets interpret and apply the law prophetically. One must also understand the sovereignty of God, because all of history is directed from His throne. History has a purpose, and God’s purpose will be fulfilled in the end.

Ephesians 4:7, 11-13 says,

⁷ But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift... ¹¹ And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, ¹² for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; ¹³ until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fulness of Christ.

The purpose of God is to beget sons and to bring them into spiritual maturity by means of five main ministry gifts: evangelists, pastors, teachers, prophets, and apostles. We have taken these five ministry gifts as an outline for the courses of Bible study in this School. Each student will learn something about all of the gifts, but in the end, each will have to know his or her particular calling. Our purpose is to equip those who are ministering with a knowledge of the Word, so that each will be more effective in fulfilling his or her calling.

In short, this is ministerial training. The bulk of this school will focus on bringing students into a greater knowledge of Jesus Christ and the way of life that He exemplified on the earth. We understand, of course, that Bible study alone is insufficient, for we are all hindered by our culture and our traditions which all contain flaws. In addition, we are all blind to varying degrees from wrong decisions and actions from our forefathers. It is our hope that the Holy Spirit will be our guide and will lead us into all truth (John 16:13).

Purpose: to replace existing world cultures with Kingdom culture

• 1 John: The Fellowship of Sons - An in-depth commentary of the first epistle of John in the Bible.

Module 1: Evangelism Studies

• God’s Promise to You - Did you know that God made a promise to you many years ago? His promise was made to everyone. So if you live on this earth, then it applies to YOU. Long ago, in the days of Noah, God made a covenant with the whole earth and everyone living on it. He bound Himself by an oath not to allow the earth to be destroyed...

• Free Will vs. Ownership - Many disagree about whether or not man has a free will. This 26-page booklet shows from the Scriptures that free will is not the fundamental issue, but rather the fact that the Creator OWNS all things and is responsible for all that He owns. There are very interesting legal implications in this.

• Creation’s Jubilee - This book deals with the sovereignty of God and the Restoration of All Things, which is God's overall purpose in history. It also gives little known Church history showing how these vital teachings were lost in the fifth century. It explains the three resurrections of barley, wheat, and grape companies in a general overview.

• The Two Covenants - This book discusses the differences between the Old and New Covenants. The main difference is that the Old Covenant was man's vow to God, while the New Covenant was God's vow (or promise) to man.

• Hebrews: Immigrating from the Old Covenant to the New - A chapter by chapter examination of the Book of Hebrews; this book examines the ways in which God has moved towards a better covenant with man. The historical background of the Book of Hebrews as well as contextual discussions add insight and relevance to Hebrews.

Module 2: Pastoral Studies

• 1 Corinthians - An in depth 4 book commentary on First Corinthians. Book 1 deals with the first 6 chapters, Book 2 deals with chapters 7-11, Book 3 deals with chapters 12 and 13, and Book 4 deals with chapters 14-16.

• Deuteronomy, The Second Law - A 10 book commentary on Moses' twelve speeches in the book of Deuteronomy. The book of Deuteronomy is a series of 12 speeches that Moses gave just before his death at the end of Israel's wilderness journey.

• Hearing God’s Voice - What it means Biblically and experientially to hear the voice of God and to walk in the Spirit of revelation, as opposed to hearing the idols of the heart. Many say this is our most valuable book.

• The Laws of the Second Coming - A thorough study of Israel’s feasts and their prophetic significance to the second coming of Christ. Most Christians know that Passover showed the timing of Christ’s death on the cross in His first appearance; but few understand the meaning of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. This book also teaches the laws of Sonship and the Manchild.

• Who is a Jew? - 30 pages. In Romans 2:28, 29 Paul tells us who IS a Jew and who is NOT a Jew. God's answer to this question cannot be obtained by looking at one's genetics, but by the lawful requirements of citizenship in a tribe of Israel. This shows how those Jews who accepted Christ and all others who accept Him as King-Messiah have legally joined the tribe of Judah and are thus "Jews". On the other hand, those who have rejected Him are NOT Jews at all, because they have revolted against the King of Judah and have forfeited their citizenship in Judah.

• Who is an Israelite? - This 60-page book is a natural sequel to the book, "Who is a Jew?" It traces the natural Israelites (i.e., ex-Israelites of the dispersion) from Israel to Assyria and on into Europe and other parts of the world. However, it also shows that being an Israelite is a matter of lawful citizenship. To become a citizen of Israel requires accepting Jesus Christ as the Birthright Holder of Joseph in His second coming. In other words, one must be an overcomer to be an Israelite. This was how Jacob received the name "Israel" at the beginning.

Module 3: Teacher Studies

• Dr. Luke: Healing the Breaches - Luke was a doctor, one trained in healing people. His gospel uses many medical terms, and his underlying purpose was to heal the breaches between ethnic groups, between men and women, and between God and men. This commentary focuses upon Luke's gospel, but also integrates details from the other gospels, so that we get a more complete picture of the life of Christ and His ministry on earth.

• Paul’s Epistle to the Saints in Rome - This is volume 1 of a 2 volume set being made available as two books, with the first volume covering the first 8 chapters and the second volume covering the last 8 chapters. This first volume covers chapters 1-8. You will find the second volume listed below with it's viewing and ordering information as well. "In writing these books, it struck me that Paul's teaching on the salvation of all men is the natural outworking of the Love of God. That is why Paul first establishes the Love of God in Romans 5:7-10, and then he immediately shows us how this applies to all of creation. The result is "justification of life to all men" (5:18)"

• James to the Twelve Tribes: Faith and its Fruit - Many in the past have wrestled with the supposed conflict between James and Paul over the issue of law and faith. Both agree that faith needs "fruit" to be considered genuine. Spiral bound book.

• Galatians: Paul Corrects the Distorted Gospel - This is a verse-by-verse commentary on Paul's epistle to the Galatians, which was written to combat those Jewish Christians who were unable to leave the Old Covenant and adhere to the New Covenant. In their attempt to add the New Covenant to the Old, and to add Jesus to the temple system of animal sacrifices and other rituals, they had distorted the gospel.

• The Genesis Book of Psalms - Fascinating study of the first 40 Psalms of the bible and how they correlate to the book of Genesis. This work is a continuation and completion, if you will, of the work done by Dr. Bullinger on this subject. There is much to discover here that we consider to be very illuminating in the study of scripture.

• The Biblical Meaning of Numbers from 1-40 - This is the compliment/companion to the book titled "The Genesis Book of Psalms". This came as a result of the study done in the above mentioned book after realizing that there needed to be more work done on this subject. Enjoy!

Module 4: Prophetic Studies

• Secrets of Time - The revelation of timing as revealed in the Scriptures and in history. It reveals the importance of October 1986 as the 120th Jubilee from Adam and the legal declaration of the Jubilee in the fall of 1986. The book shows the order in history and how nothing happens by accident. It reveals "the time of Jacob's trouble" and how America, Canada, Britain, and other nations fit into the overall Plan of God.

• Daniel: Prophet of the Ages - A 3 book commentary on the book of Daniel in the Bible. Book 1 deals with Chapters 1-6, Book 2 deals with Chapters 7-9, and Book 3 deals with Chapters 10-12

• The Revelation - An 8 book commentary on the book of Revelation.  This order includes the 8 books that cover Revelation chapters 1 - 22.

• Wars of the Lord - This 255-page book gives 50 chapters of spiritual warfare experienced by Dr. Stephen Jones from 1981-2008.

Module 5: Apostolic Studies

• 2 Corinthians - An in-depth commentary/study on the second book of Corinthians

• Lessons from Church History - In these books you are receiving an excellent overview of the true documented history of the early church like you have never heard it before. Volume 1 contains Book I. Volume 2 contains Books II, III, and IV.

• Practical ministries, teaching, and missions