Let's get to know each other! You can use this simple format: Hey, I'm from _______________________. For fun I like to ___________________________________. My favorite book of the Bible is: _________________________________________. (If you don't have a favorite book of the Bible yet, change it to "My favorite holiday is: ______________________.")

-Logos. Bible study software. They have a free version. Great place to get started and start building resources for study. You can purchase different upgrade packages and/or one time books, commentaries, etc. I use it weekly. -New Bible Commentary edited by Gordon J. Wenham, J Alec Moyer, D.A. Carson and R.T. France and their credentials (this is available in Logos). It's a solid overall commentary (in my opinion). I go to commentaries when I need to get someone way smarter than me's take on a passage.

If you're like me, you're passionate about your views on Theology. It's also easy for me to get defensive or argumentative, especially online, about said theological beliefs. In this group, we want to try our best not to let that happen! We will be guided by 3 passages: #1- 1 Corinthians 8:1 "We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up." The purpose of this group is to discuss, learn and grow in sound theology, not to argue. Its purpose is to build up, not puff up or put others down. #2- Titus 3:9 "But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them." Divisive posts or people will not be tolerated after a warning. #3- 2 Timothy 2:23 "Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth". There WILL be disagreement in this group at times. The mark of a Christian is to be able to disagree while remaining kind. Those rules apply to HOW we will engage. Rule #4 is about WHAT we engage about. The purpose of this group is to grow deeper in sound theology. People will have different ideas about what sound theology is. As a general rule, this group will be guided traditional orthodox Christian teaching and interpretation. That's a fancy way of saying that we will be guided by what the Protestant, Evangelical traditions have taught for thousands of years and traditional methods of interpreting Scripture. We believe the saying "If it's new, it's probably not right" from a doctrinal standpoint. We believe God does new things but He does not do new doctrines. "Doctrine" just means what the Bible collectively says about something that guides are beliefs and practices.