Main Things, Plain Things

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“The main things are the plain things, and the plain things are the main things.” I have heard that phrase many times from many sources over the course of my life. If anyone deserves specific credit for bringing it into the modern day Christian dialogue it is probably Alistair Begg, pastor of Parkside church in the Cleveland Ohio area. In his sermons and his online ministry "Truth for Life" he has effectively used the phrase many times in his excellent expository bible study programs.

Bible study is what the "Main Things, Plain Things" collection of articles is all about.

It is possible to have knowledge without having wisdom. It is not possible, however, to have wisdom without knowledge. Knowledge is a necessary precondition for wisdom. In order to be mostly readily processed into wisdom, the vast amount of information in the Bible needs to be understood in light of who was writing, when it was written, customs and cultural and time orientation context - was the writing intended for a…