Whole Wheat International has been teaching people how to study and apply the Bible in their every day lives for over 45 years. GET A PREVIEW The truth is simple just simply not known Whole Wheat is here 24 hours a day, to encourage you with the truth from God’s word, His Scriptures and promises, that give hope. God will help us navigate all that is happening in our world (Matt. 6:33; 1 Pet. 1:5). He tells us, in John 14:27, not to let our hearts be troubled or fearful but that He gives peace, that the world does not give. God is our refuge and strength and He knows who are His (Ps. 46:1; Nahum 1:7). We can have faith and hope in this, as we put Him first and pursue righteousness (Prov. 21:21). He fulfills His promises for the righteous as we honor Him and we come under His protection when we are zealously living for Him (1 Pet. 3:13). As the world grows darker, we need to remember to continue to show love to our neighbor, use the power of prayer and put all that we know into practice, using God’s wisdom and discernment (James 2:8; James 5:13-18). He is a shield to those that walk in integrity (Prov. 2:6-7). As our founder used to say, 'We do our best and God does the rest.' Learn More MOST POPULAR FEATURES Bible Studies Podcasts Daily Grains How-to-Guide 10 Simple Ways Spiritual Boost Camp Names of God Walk in God's Promises Your Spiritual Health Meditate on Scripture Place of Peace Wheat For Thought The God of Answers Bible Q&A Spiritual Poetry Need Prayer... we're here. Teaching people how to study and apply the Bible in their daily lives for over 45 years. Learn More Sermon on Mount Full Trailer WATCH THE FULL TRAILER: SEE MORE HERE True disciples of God are referred to as wheat, who become whole wheat because they keep the Lord's Words and put them into action in their life . Learn More

Wheat For Thought's are monthly spiritual motivation in the form of an inspirational video and follow-up Bible study with quotes taken from Bible studies, sermons or Scripture to provoke and stimulate you to more love and good deeds each month in accordance with Hebrews 10:24. WHEAT FOR THOUGHT VO Watch the inspirational video then follow up with the Bible Study this Wheat For Thought came from: See Bible Study Wheat For Thought is published monthly, as spiritual motivation and a light we shine for God in the darkness (2 Cor. 4:6). Illuminating special quotes or Scripture from various Bible studies on this site, using music and video to bring them to the forefront, really provokes and inspires. We hope to stir up, by way of reminder, the truth we hold fast to and encouragement to press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call in Christ Jesus (2 Peter 1:13; 1 John 1:6; 2 Cor. 13:8; Phil. 3:14). To be notified when a new WHEAT FOR THOUGHT is published, and receive an email with poetic clues, subscribe here: SUBSCRIBE Wheat For Thought VO WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? WANT MORE? GO TO: vimeo.com/wholewheat ...and see our archive of past monthly Wheat For Thought's, to watch and share your favorites!

"After you have read through an article go back and look up the Scriptures given. Prove everything to be accurate by your own Bible study. Highlight or mark, in your Bible, each verse you look up so you can find important Scriptures quickly in the future." INDEX OF BIBLE STUDIES 1 Believe it or Not Go to Study 2 How to Accept Jesus Christ Go to Study 3 Those Who Do Good Go to Study 4 What Was Jesus Like? Go to Study 5 An Honest and Good Heart Go to Study 6 Do We Automatically Do Good? Go to Study 7 How to Walk in God's Ways Go to Study 8 Why Serve the Lord? Go to Study 9 All About Works Go to Study 10 The Message of the Prophets Go to Study 11 Why Did Jesus Have to Die? Go to Study 12 Are Works Important? Go to Study 13 The Overlooked Message of Salvation Go to Study 14 Happiness Is... Go to Study 15 Enduring With Patience Go to Study 16 The Message of the Apostles Go to Study 17 What is Sin? Go to Study 18 Christ's Simple Message Go to Study 19 The Parable of the Tree Go to Study 20 The Message of Overcoming Go to Study 21 How Do We Overcome Evil? Go to Study 22 Pure and Undefiled Religion Go to Study 23 How to Overcome Anxiety Go to Study 24 What is Worldly is Not Godly Go to Study 25 Seek the Kingdom First Go to Study 26 Works of Faith Go to Study 27 Walk in the Light Go to Study 28 What is the Truth? Go to Study 29 The Bible is... Go to Study 30 How Do We Walk in the Spirit? Go to Study 31 Turn to the Lord Go to Study 32 The Mystery of the True Gospel Go to Study 33 Interpretation or Revelation? Go to Study 34 Suffering Go to Study 35 Principles of Success Go to Study 36 Who Are The Stumbling Blocks? Go to Study 37 In League With the Stones of the Field Go to Study 38 The Positive Gospel Go to Study 39 Spiritually in Tune With God Go to Study 40 Who Are The Sinners? Go to Study 41 God's Righteousness Go to Study 42 How Do We Seek Peace and Pursue It? Go to Study 43 Information on Righteousness Go to Study 44 How Can We Be Rich Toward God? Go to Study 45 What is the Reward of the Righteous? Go to Study 46 How to Enter God's Rest Go to Study 47 Rehabilitation Go to Study 48 Receiving Answered Prayer Go to Study 49 How to Please the Lord Go to Study 50 The Secret of Perpetual Motion Go to Study 51 It Pays To Be Good For God Go to Study 52 How to Be An Overcomer Go to Study 53 Is There Only One Way? Go to Study 54 Put No Confidence in the Flesh Go to Study 55 The Purpose of Life - to find God Go to Study 56 How Do You Seek God? Go to Study 57 Is Your Baptism Valid? Go to Study 58 The Kingdom of God Within Go to Study 59 Understanding Baptism Go to Study 60 Charity Defined Go to Study 61 A New Creation Go to Study 62 The New Covenant Spirit Go to Study 63 How To Build More Faith Go to Study 64 Ever Learning But Never Able Go to Study 65 What People Need to Know Go to Study 66 The Purpose of Life - to do good works for God Go to Study 67 What is Freedom? Go to Study 68 Narrow is the Way Go to Study 69 Doing God's Will With Your Mouth Go to Study 70 Baptism is… Go to Study 71 Faith Without Works is Dead Go to Study 72 The Mistake of the Pharisees Go to Study 73 The Kingdom Gospel Go to Study 74 How to Do God's Will With Your Mind Go to Study 75 What Was Paul's Message? Go to Study 76 Make Your Ways Straight Go to Study 77 A Loving Father Go to Study 78 What is the Lord's Work? Go to Study 79 How Do We Enter the Kingdom Within? Go to Study 80 Living to the Spirit Go to Study 81 Deception Go to Study 82 The Law and the Prophets Go to Study 83 Know the Lord Go to Study 84 The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand Go to Study 85 God's Instruction on Child Discipline Go to Study 86 The Mystery of the Book of Job Go to Study 87 Our Perfect Example of Suffering Go to Study 88 Pleasing the Father Go to Study 89 The Keys to the Kingdom Go to Study 90 Jesus, Our Example Go to Study 91 Are You an Obedient Disciple of Jesus Christ? Go to Study 92 Conditions for the Blood of Jesus Go to Study 93 Inner Strength Go to Study 94 What Happens if I Sin? Go to Study 95 How to Worship God Go to Study 96 God Wants Us to Be Good Go to Study 97 How Do We Imitate God? Go to Study 98 Honor the Lord with Your Wealth Go to Study 99 Understanding Grace Go to Study 100 How to Be a Good Person Go to Study 101 Good News About the Kingdom Go to Study 102 Do Good Works Come Naturally? Go to Study 103 Are You a Servant of God? Go to Study 104 All About God's Nature Go to Study 105 God's Judgment on a Nation Go to Study 106 God's Royal Insurance Policy Go to Study 107 God's Childlike Gospel Go to Study 108 How to Get out of a Mess Go to Study 109 We Must All Fulfill Scripture Go to Study 110 How to Be a Friend of God Go to Study 111 A Life Free From Fear Go to Study 112 Forcing a Test Go to Study 113 The First Church Go to Study 114 Feeling Bad? Go to Study 115 Understanding the Fear of the Lord Go to Study 116 How Father's Can Do God's Will Go to Study 117 Did Jesus Faith Have Good Works? Go to Study 118 A Faith That Works Go to Study 119 How to Enter the Kingdom of God Go to Study 120 Condemnation Go to Study 121 Water Baptism Go to Study 122 What Does Complete Mean? Go to Study 123 How to Commit Your Ways to the Lord Go to Study 124 Sickness, Pain and Godly Character Go to Study 125 Am I My Brother's Keeper? Go to Study 126 How to Be a Bond Servant for Christ Go to Study 127 How to Do God’s Will With Your Body Go to Study 128 Be Zealous in All You Do Go to Study 129 Be Wholehearted Go to Study 130 Will You Heed the Call? Go to Study 131 Be Perfect Go to Study 132 Be Like Jesus Christ Go to Study 133 Jesus Command: Love One Another Go to Study 134 Belief and Faith Go to Study 135 Must Christians Suffer? Go to Study 136 How to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself Go to Study 137 This Beautiful Message Go to Study 138 Avoiding Evil vs. Overcoming Evil Go to Study 139 How to Repent Go to Study 140 Is There Any Future For Me? Go to Study 141 How to Abide in Christ Go to Study 142 Don't Let Your Marriage Collapse Go to Study 143 How to Receive Answered Prayer Go to Study 144 Charity the Hidden Gospel Go to Study 145 How to Receive the Abundant Life Go to Study 146 How to Put Your Marriage Into the Will of God Go to Study 147 God’s Message to Mankind Go to Study 148 The True Meaning of the Word "Believe" Go to Study 149 Are You Being Called? Go to Study 150 Understanding Repentance Go to Study 151 Faith and Grace Go to Study 152 Repent to Believe the Gospel Go to Study 153 God’s Marriage Laws of Love Go to Study 154 How Can a Wife Do God’s Will? Go to Study 155 Loving Your Neighbor Go to Study 156 You Must Be Born Again Go to Study 157 The Truth About Heaven and Hell Go to Study 158 Baby Baptism Go to Study 159 Study to Show Yourself Approved Go to Study 160 Wine and Strong Drink Go to Study 161 Pure Speech Undefiled Go to Study 162 How Can Teenagers Serve God? Go to Study 163 Resentment Go to Study 164 Guilt Go to Study 165 How to Live a Happy Life Go to Study 166 Worry Go to Study 167 The Pearl of Great Price Go to Study 168 Public Enemy #1 Go to Study 169 God’s Best Example Go to Study 170 Dying to Self Go to Study 171 Are You a Hypocrite? Go to Study 172 We are the Church Go to Study 173 Are You Convicted? Go to Study 174 Try it…You’ll Like it!: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 175 Perfect: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 176 If God Told You Go to Study 177 Share the Truth Go to Study 178 Will You Be Able To Stand? Go to Study 179 The Mystery of Righteousness and Justice Revealed Go to Study 180 Practice Makes Perfect Go to Study 181 Satan’s Number One Weapon Go to Study 182 Matters of the Heart: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 183 Lukewarm Go to Study 184 Live Only to Please God Go to Study 185 Baking With Whole Wheat: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 186 Let’s Play By The Rules Go to Study 187 God’s Nature vs. Human Nature Go to Study 188 The Benefits of Repentance Go to Study 189 Are We Born Evil? Go to Study 190 Understanding Human Nature Go to Study 191 The Resistance Factor Go to Study 192 God Keeps Records Go to Study 193 Surprise Opportunities Go to Study 194 Are You Doing Enough? Go to Study 195 Clean and Unclean Go to Study 196 The Biblical Definition of Idolatry Go to Study 197 Doing Good in Secret Go to Study 198 Integrity Go to Study 199 A Way of Escape - Place of Safety Scriptures Go to Study 200 Where Wisdom Ends and Faith Begins Go to Study 201 Are We Truly Civilized? Go to Study 202 How Can I Be a Better Person? Go to Study 203 Caretakers for Christ Go to Study 204 Come Out of Their Midst and Be Separate Go to Study 205 Where is Your Heart? Go to Study 206 Can We Be Perfect? Go to Study 207 The 23rd Psalm Explained Go to Study 208 Are You Passing Your Test? Go to Study 209 How to Enter the Good Life Go to Study 210 The Matchmaker Go to Study 211 Good and Bad Fruits Defined Go to Study 212 What is Fornication? Go to Study 213 Godly Advice to the Unmarried Go to Study 214 Proof That Jesus is God the Father Go to Study 215 The Missing Key Go to Study 216 The Two Great Commandments Amplified Go to Study 217 Do All That You Do in Love Go to Study 218 How to Know You are Complete Go to Study 219 Overindulgence Go to Study 220 Does God Use Evil Spirits? Go to Study 221 Alcoholism Go to Study 222 Jesus’ Spirit Go to Study 223 Forgive & Forget: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 224 How Do We Live For God? Go to Study 225 How to Be Good Go to Study 226 The Last Days Go to Study 227 How to Glorify God Go to Study 228 Your Only Protection is Righteousness Go to Study 229 The Answer to Your Problems Go to Study 230 How to Enter the Good Life Go to Study 231 If Jesus Should Come Back Tomorrow Go to Study 232 How to Make a Convert for Christ Go to Study 233 Have You Been Deceived? Go to Study 234 Will You Be Faithful? Go to Study 235 How You Deny Christ Go to Study 236 You Can't Do it Without God Go to Study 237 Be of One Mind in Christ Go to Study 238 How to Serve God Go to Study 239 Ready Set Go! Go to Study 240 God's Anointing Go to Study 241 What is God's Plan? Go to Study 242 It's Later Than You Think Go to Study 243 How To Fear The Lord Go to Study 244 Not All Miracles Are From God Go to Study 245 How Stubborn Are We? Go to Study 246 The Lake of Fire Go to Study 247 How to Obey Jesus Christ Go to Study 248 When Will The End of the World Come? Go to Study 249 How to Love Yourself Go to Study 250 Who Do You Really Worship? Go to Study 251 How to Be a Beautiful Person Go to Study 252 How Do We Live to the Spirit? Go to Study 253 What is the Bible? Go to Study 254 What is the Best Bible Translation? Go to Study 255 What is the Best Way to Study Your Bible? Go to Study 256 Purity - A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 257 Shop Til' You Drop - A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 258 The Cure for Anxiety: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 259 It's So Simple: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 260 Little Things Mean Alot: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 261 Picture Perfect: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 262 Rejoice in One Another's Blessings Go to Study 263 Imitate God: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 264 ADORE: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 265 Mirror Mirror on the Wall: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 266 Don't Worry Be Happy: A Woman to Woman Article Go to Study 267 Two Kinds of Meditation Go to Study

Having difficulty with your emotions? Scripture can give you the encouragement you need to help you through and give you hope. Call out to God and from the heavens He answers in our God of Answers feature. Call out to God...and from the heavens He answers. Meant to meet you right where you are, in the midst of your emotions, and bring calm and encouragement knowing God understands what you are feeling. His Scriptures have always been the directions for life and these videos show how tenderly He cares, watching over us so carefully, with deepest affection (John 16:27 AMP; 1 Peter 5:7 AMP).* With extensive research, on what is soothing to the soul and calming to the body, we put together these videos with the sights, sounds and Scripture to support you through difficult emotions, according to the word of God. We hope these will comfort you, when you need it the very most, as you turn to God for answers and hope. Whether you are feeling these emotions or not, each video offers loving encouragement, for every day life, from your Heavenly Father. And, we saved one of the very best for last… 🎧 Best with headphones to hear sound effects. And…to be able to take in all that God is saying as you watch, we have created a Scripture reference at the end of each video, so you can look them up in your Bible when the video is complete. VO GOD OF ANSWERS VOICEOVER EDITION VO VO VO VO VO VO VO VO VO VO VO VO VO VO

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Scientific studies show that if you begin your day by focusing on a positive action word, you can recall and implement throughout the day, it can have a significant affect on your overall well-being and can even improve your health. The top hospital in the world recommends this exercise, to their patients, in order to promote good health. When we look in the Bible, we can see this recommendation comes straight from God and the way He designed us (Phil 4:8). Spiritual Boost Camp is a quick and easy way to increase your spiritual knowledge, reminding you to pursue and practice godly attributes throughout the day, being an example of godliness and letting your light shine for God's glory (Matt. 5:16). There is one for each day of the month to get your day started in a godly way. We encourage you to do more in-depth study on these words, to fully appreciate the meaning and how to apply them in your life. This will help you build even stronger spiritual muscles and give you a greater spiritual boost! But have nothing to do with irreverent folklore and silly myths. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness [keeping yourself spiritually fit]. 1 Timothy 4:7 AMP SPIRITUAL BOOST CAMP VO Faithfulness Reverence Endurance Gentleness Diligence Virtue Humility Compassion Decisiveness Dependability Boldness Enthusiasm Flexibility Forgiveness Generosity Gratefulness Sincerity Initiative Justice Loyalty Meekness Obedience Responsibility Truthfulness Benevolence Wisdom Discernment Discretion Caution Determination Contentment VOICEOVERS Faithfulness VO Reverence VO Endurance VO Gentleness VO Diligence VO Virtue VO Humility VO Compassion VO Decisiveness VO Dependability VO Boldness VO Enthusiasm VO Flexibility VO Forgiveness VO Generosity VO Gratefulness VO Sincerity VO Initiative VO Justice VO Loyalty VO Meekness VO Obedience VO Responsibility VO Truthfulness VO Benevolence VO Wisdom VO Discernment VO Discretion VO Caution VO Determination VO Contentment VO TAKE THE SPIRITUAL BOOST CAMP CHALLENGE : Learn more godly attributes here: FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT

As you just saw in the video above, many are being deceived when it comes to meditation. This feature is to educate you, as to what God’s Word says about meditation, and what kind of meditation is truly healthy for your soul. Not only do we breakdown what it is, in our article, Two Kinds of Meditation so you can educate yourself, but, we have created these videos on some essential subjects in living for God to promote the kind of meditation God’s Word directs us to. This way you can meditate in a way that truly brings health to your mind, body and spirit the way God intended. You can watch the video and immerse yourself, by wearing headphones for a full experience, or you can simply listen to the audio. However you choose to experience these, we hope they will reach into your heart and enwrap you in God’s Word. Our founder did extensive research on the subject of meditation, to educate and warn others, and it is truly riveting: Before you begin, we highly recommend you read this new article, even if you believe you already know the differences. Two Kinds of Meditation Bible Study MEDITATE ON SCRIPTURE For more videos to meditate on the word of God check out these features: Walk in God's Promises Scriptural Reflections

BOOK OF REVELATION This feature offers a thorough look at the book of Revelation, taking much of the mystery out of the book, and simpifying it in a way that makes it understandable and most importantly, breaks down what you need to know for the future. There are 22 'cinematic style' narrations of each chapter, reading directly from the book of Revelation, including an explanation of most verses throughout, taken from the book Revelation Explained, researched and written by our founder. You will also find supplemental sermons, explaining live, several of the in-depth chapters of Revelation. You will gain insights from both, giving you the fullest experience and most in-depth knowledge of this incredibly exciting book of the Bible. We recommend you follow along in your Bible, for both the narrated version as well as the live sermons, being there is a lot of information to take in and additional Scripture references given throughout, that you will want to make note of. In addition, to really immerse yourself, we recommend using headphones to fully experience the cinematic style narration that brings the chapters to life. ARE YOU READY? Listen Now Introductory Sermon: Understanding Revelations Listen Now CHAPTER 1 Listen Now CHAPTER 2 Listen Now CHAPTER 3 Listen Now CHAPTER 4 Listen Now CHAPTER 5 Listen Now CHAPTER 6 Listen Now CHAPTER 7 Listen Now CHAPTER 8 Listen Now CHAPTER 9 Listen Now CHAPTER 10 Listen Now Understanding Revelations 1-10 Sermon Listen Now CHAPTER 11 Listen Now CHAPTER 12 Listen Now Understanding Revelations 11-12 Sermon Listen Now CHAPTER 13 Listen Now CHAPTER 14 Listen Now Understanding Revelations 13-14 Sermon Listen Now CHAPTER 15 Listen Now Understanding Revelations 15 Sermon Listen Now CHAPTER 16 Listen Now Introduction to Chapter 17 Listen Now CHAPTER 17 Listen Now CHAPTER 18 Listen Now CHAPTER 19 Listen Now CHAPTER 20 Listen Now Understanding Revelation 20 Sermon Listen Now CHAPTER 21 Listen Now Chapter 22 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES God's Message to Mankind Movie Short The Day of the Lord is Coming Sermon Will You Endure to the End Sermon The Books Were Opened Sermon Keeping the Faith Sermon Trust in the Lord Sermon God's Judgement on a Nation Bible Study Repent & Receive the Seal of God Sermon The Last Days Movie Short The Lord is Coming Video Sermon A Way of Escape - Place of Safety Scriptures What is the Truth?

YOUR SPIRITUAL HEALTH THE MIND THE MIND Faith in Action THE MIND Overview THE BODY THE BODY Faith in Action THE BODY Overview THE SPIRIT THE SPIRIT Faith in Action THE SPIRIT Overview

MISCONCEPTIONS VS. TRUTH "All you have to do is believe in Jesus to be saved." "There is nothing required for repentance." "You are saved by grace through faith." "If you say the sinner's prayer you are born again." "Once saved, always saved." "Jesus blood covers our sins unconditionally." "You automatically do good / righteousness" "You have to go to church" "You can't lose your salvation." "You go to heaven when you die." "Because of God's grace, works are not necessary.”

Woman of God Miniseries Encouragement from the heart of a woman. A suite of writings, by our founder's wife, reimagined in this new video miniseries: A Woman of God's First Love Watch Now A Woman of God Stays Positive Watch Now A Woman of God Finds Balance Watch Now A Woman of God Has Self-Control Watch Now A Woman of God Doesn't Worry Watch Now A Woman of God Has Hope Watch Now

WALK IN GOD'S PROMISES Promise of Rescue Promise of Provision Promise of Guidance Promise of Renewal Promise of Answered Prayer Promise of Wisdom Promise of Healing Promise of Strength Promise of Faithfulness Promise of Eternal Life Hold firmly to the confession of your hope without wavering, for I promised you and am faithful. Hebrews 10:23 Note: Various translations of the Scriptures were used to express the Biblical promises from the perspective of the Lord.

Scriptural Inspirations Scriptural Inspirations Scriptural Inspirations Scriptural Inspirations VO VOICEOVERS Scriptures of Courage VO Scriptures of Love VO Scriptures of Peace VO Scriptures of Hope VO Need a break in your day…how about a Scriptural get-a-way? A retreat for the mind and soul…to uplift and inspire is the goal. ...through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope... Romans 15:4

PODCASTS Being Chosen By God LISTEN NOW What's Different About This Message? LISTEN NOW The World is Deceived By the Word Believe LISTEN NOW The Mystery of God's Will LISTEN NOW Faith That Works LISTEN NOW Love One Another LISTEN NOW The Message of the Kingdom LISTEN NOW Saved by Grace LISTEN NOW All About Prayer LISTEN NOW Repent the Kingdom Message LISTEN NOW Be Fully Committed LISTEN NOW Seek God & Know He is Real LISTEN NOW Purify Your Heart LISTEN NOW God's Expectations LISTEN NOW Living Life to the Fullest LISTEN NOW Honor the Lord With Your Wealth LISTEN NOW Righteousness is True Repentance LISTEN NOW Seek Peace & Pursue it LISTEN NOW The Keys to the Kingdom LISTEN NOW The Simple Gospel LISTEN NOW Understanding the Will of God LISTEN NOW Trust in the Lord LISTEN NOW Living By The Will of God LISTEN NOW Keeping the Faith LISTEN NOW What Does God Desire? LISTEN NOW How to Draw Close to God LISTEN NOW Does God Use Satan? LISTEN NOW Will You Endure to the End? LISTEN NOW The Day of the Lord is Coming LISTEN NOW Counting the Cost LISTEN NOW Repent & Receive the Seal of God LISTEN NOW How Satan Uses Your Mind LISTEN NOW God Wants to Bless You LISTEN NOW Love of the Truth to be Saved LISTEN NOW The Everlasting Covenant LISTEN NOW Entering the Kingdom Within LISTEN NOW The Books Were Opened LISTEN NOW Ready for a Place of Safety? LISTEN NOW Amazing Truth of Mysteries LISTEN NOW Imitate Christ LISTEN NOW Fighting the Good Fight LISTEN NOW If possible, have your Bible handy while listening to the podcast so you can follow along and look up the Scriptures given. Otherwise, take notes and after you have listened to a podcast, go back and look up the Scriptures. Prove everything to be accurate by your own Bible Study. Highlight or mark in your Bible, each verse you look up so you can find important Scriptures quickly in the future.

PRAYERS WITH PURPOSE Prayer for Help Prayer of Faith Prayer for Forgiveness Prayer of Thanksgiving Prayer of God's Servant PRAYERS WITH PURPOSE From the Bible…for today. Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You… Psalm 32:6 Send a prayer request... Please pray Learn more about prayer: PRAYER

Spiritual Poetry for the Soul VO Soul Call Kickstart Your Day Return to Me Merciful God The World is Lost Friend of God Wonderful Counselor World's Apart Flying Free SPIRITUAL POETRY VO Soul Call VO Kickstart Your Day VO Return to Me VO Merciful God VO The World is Lost VO Friend of God VO Wonderful Counselor VO World's Apart VO Flying Free VO Ancient Hebrews wrote poetry in the form of psalms. This inspired us to bring you 'Spiritual Poetry for the Soul' with original poems, inspired by Scripture and the journey of living for God. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. - Psalm 95:2 - Poems property of © Whole Wheat International

BIBLE Q & A What is so different about what you believe than what others believe? Isn't it true that you only need to believe in Jesus to be saved? What is the missing message you claim was revealed to you by God? What does God think of religion today? What about ministers today? How about pictures of Christ? Aren't we saved by grace and not by works of righteousness? Jesus never had a home did he? Where did Cain's wife come from? Aren't all meats clean to eat according to the New Testament? Can you explain why people lived so long before the flood of Noah? Does celebrating Easter honor Jesus Christ? Didn't Peter eat unclean food? Does the Bible tell us to celebrate Christmas? Did Adam have a navel? Do you believe in religious statues? It’s very important that you take the time to look up the Scriptures given and prove everything to be accurate by your own Bible Study and research. The truth shall make you free. - John 8:32

Daily Grains are simplified versions of the Bible studies on wholewheatonline.com, offering a video or a print edition that make daily Bible study quick and easy. Make Bible study part of your daily routine and get to know God. DAILY GRAINS Daily Grains are a simple way to start your day, end your day or stimulate you throughout your day. One for every day in the month to inspire you, or use them by subject as they apply to the circumstances in your life. They are a simple and easy way to connect with God’s Word on a daily basis. A print and video version of each allows you to use them in a variety of ways, wherever you find yourself. Make a few minutes for God’s Word each day…you will be glad you did. 1 Truly Believing in God Go to Grain 2 Giving Your Worries to the Lord Go to Grain 3 Coming Under God's Protection Go to Grain 4 Being Wholehearted in Your Walk Go to Grain 5 Seeking Peace & Pursuing It Go to Grain 6 Glorifying God in Your Life Go to Grain 7 Becoming a New Person Go to Grain 8 Give Your Anxieties to God Go to Grain 9 Finding Inner Strength Go to Grain 10 Dealing With Resentement Go to Grain 11 Building Your Faith in God Go to Grain 12 Renewing Your Mind in Christ Go to Grain 13 Your Relationship With God Go to Grain 14 How to Live a Happy Life Go to Grain 15 Dealing With Sin in Your Life Go to Grain 16 Learning to Live to the Spirit Go to Grain 17 Learning How to Overcome Evil Go to Grain 18 The Importance of Studying Your Bible Go to Grain 19 How to Have Your Prayers Answered Go to Grain 20 The Importance of Loving Your Neighbor Go to Grain 21 How to Be Complete in Christ Go to Grain 22 How to Endure in Your Walk Go to Grain 23 Being Tested in Your Faith Go to Grain 24 Living With a Heart of Love Go to Grain 25 Learning How to Forgive & Forget Go to Grain 26 The Condition of Your Heart Go to Grain 27 Learning How to Be Single-Minded Go to Grain 28 Seeking God & Finding Him Go to Grain 29 How to Be Successful in Life Go to Grain 30 The Quality of Your Spiritual Life Go to Grain 31 Leaning on God's Wisdom Not Man's Go to Grain

There is so much more to a name than we realize, especially when it comes to... THE NAMES OF GOD Whole Wheat brings you thirty-five of God’s names in this feature, presented in a particular order, each video giving you a unique experience that brings you into the character of God through Scripture. We recommend using headphones for this feature, as this will allow you to hear sounds you wouldn’t otherwise, making your experience richer and more in-depth. Get ready to experience God like never before. VO Creator God Most High & Awesome God Who Sees & Is Near Spirit & Renewer of Life I Am God of Peace God Who Loves & Hates God of Grace Ready to Forgive Father Who Disciplines Compassionate God Who Heals God of Knowledge & Revealer of Mysteries Prince of Peace & Living Waters Consuming Fire & Jealous God God of Comfort Who Lifts My Head My Rock & Strength My Helper & Refuge God of My Life & Provider First & Last VOICEOVER EDITION Creator VO God Most High & Awesome VO God Who Sees & Is Near VO Spirit & Renewer of Life VO I Am God of Peace VO God Who Loves & Hates VO God of Grace Ready to Forgive VO Father Who Disciplines VO Compassionate God Who Heals VO God of Knowledge & Revealer of Mysteries VO Prince of Peace & Living Waters VO Consuming Fire & Jealous God VO God of Comfort Who Lifts My Head VO My Rock & Strength VO My Helper & Refuge VO God of My Life & Provider VO First & Last VO These 'NAMES OF GOD' are only the beginning... We encourage you to learn more about the names of God by continuing on with your own Bible study. We have provided additional resources under each video, and you will find several lists of God’s names in the Appendixes of the Companion Bible by E.W. Bullinger as well. We suggest starting with Appendix 4 and Appendix 98. It will be an eye-opening experience, drawing you closer to God and giving your relationship with Him more depth and meaning than ever before. *Please note there are many configurations of God’s names and they can be pronounced in a variety of ways. We looked to the Hebrew pronunciation for this feature. We have used Yahweh in place of the more common Jehovah, because Jehovah is an incorrect translation of the name YHVH (YHWH). A sixteenth-century German translator used the vowels of Adonai, from ancient Jewish texts, because they were under the consonants of YHVH. By doing this he came up with the incorrect name of Jehovah (YaHoVaH) which then spread throughout Europe. You can also refer to the Jewish Encyclopedia, where it shows Jehovah is a mispronunciation of the Hebrew name of God, Yahweh.

SCRIPTURAL REFLECTIONS Psalm 36-37 Psalm 23-25 James 1-3 James 4-5 Psalms 90-91 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Joshua 1:8 (NIV)

GRAINS OF TRUTH What does it mean to believe in God? What is the purpose of life? Are we saved by grace as my minister has told me? What is the missing message in Christianity? Does good come automatically when I become a Christian? What is true worship of God? What is the purpose of the Bible? Why is it important to serve God? Are good works necessary for salvation? Are there any conditions for the blood of Jesus? How can I receive answered prayer? What is required for repentance? All I have to do is say the sinners prayer? What happens if I don't forgive? What should a Christian do? What does it mean to be a whole wheat?

wholewheatonline.com Search Is There Any Future For Me? Do you feel there is no hope for you because your problems are so great? Have you lost control of your life? Have you ever asked, "Is there any future for me and my family?" The answer is, "Yes!" But only if you repent, and begin to live for God and please Him daily (Acts 26:20; Rom. 12:21; Eph. 5:10; Prov. 31:25). There is a future for the righteous because even if you die, you will be resurrected to live forever (Is. 3:10; 1 John 2:17; John 5:28-29). Only the wicked, who will not repent by serving others for God and thus learn righteousness, will perish (Is. 3:11; 26:9-10). As parents, you are to live for God by training your children to do what is right. You must teach them to obey and not to argue. Teach them how to help with family chores and responsibilities, such as keeping their rooms clean. Your children need to learn not to give in to peer pressure, to do what is wrong. Instead, they need to be examples of light by continually doing what is right, at school and at play (Ezek. 14:20; Eph. 6:1-3). Soon you will notice that your children are changing too, and life in your home will be more peaceful and beautiful. God is looking for people who will be examples of righteousness for Him, whether they be children or adults. There are plenty who are examples of lawlessness and sin for Satan. God has promised if you seek to please Him by practicing what is right in His sight, He will help you solve your problems (Eph. 5:10, 17; Matt. 6:33; 1 John 3:22). PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

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wholewheatonline.com Search Imitate God: A Woman to Woman Article We are created in God’s image (Gen. 1:26). He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows how we should live. Yes, we are to walk like God walks and talk like God talks in order to be healthy and happy (Eph. 5:1; 1 Peter 4:11). Paul wrote this to the Ephesians: “Be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma” (Eph. 5:1-2). What an awesome thing Christ did. He gave His life as a sacrifice for us, so that when we live to please Him every day, this is our sacrifice of righteousness for Him. As a result, our sins are forgiven (Heb. 13:16). We are admonished in Ephesians 5:8 to “walk as children of light.” What does this mean? The answer is in the next two verses. Ephesians 5:9-10 say: “For the fruit of the light consists of all goodness and righteousness and truth, trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.” To learn what pleases the Lord is very important. It consists of studying the Scriptures daily by subject (2 Tim. 2:15 KJV; 2 Tim. 3:16-17). Ephesians 5:15 says: “Be careful how you walk, not as unwise men [or women], but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.” Are we doing our best for God with each and every hour that passes? Are we performing acts of kindness and love and saying good words continually to glorify God in thought and in deed? Ephesians 5:17 tells us not to be foolish, but understand what the Will of the Lord is. Good words and kind deeds are His Will, and we are to do them in Jesus Christ’s name for God’s glory (Col. 3:17). We want to do all we do with the right attitude. See Ephesians 5:18-20: “...Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.” It pleases God to do all we do in word and deed with an attitude of thankfulness and a happy heart. God is telling us to put on the new self with all these Scriptures. We are laying aside the old self and truly overcoming evil when we are doing good, which is putting on the new self in the likeness of God (Eph. 4:22, 24; Psalm 37:27). Let us sing a happy song, Let’s be thankful all day long. Making music in our heart, Gives each day a brand new start. It’s a song of thankfulness, It’s the Way of righteousness. Live to please the Lord above, Walking in His Ways of love. PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

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What does it mean to believe in God? What does it mean to have faith? What is God's grace? These are important questions in the life of a follower of Jesus Christ. Find out more with Bible studies on these subjects. BELIEF - FAITH - GRACE For an overview on belief listen to the video above first, then, follow up with the resources below. The True Meaning of the Word "Believe" Belief and Faith Turn to the Lord How to Build More Faith Faith Without Works is Dead A Faith That Works Did Jesus Faith Have Good Works? Works of Faith Faith and Grace Understanding Grace The Secret of Perpetual Motion Will You Be Able to Stand? The Overlooked Message of Salvation Podcast : The Faith That Works Podcast: Saved By Grace Podcast: The World is Deceived About the Word Believe Podcast: Keeping the Faith Bible Q & A: Isn't it True You Only Need to Believe in Jesus to Be Saved? God of Grace Ready to Forgive You will find other Bible studies, not on this page that mention these subjects also. This is just to get you started.

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wholewheatonline.com Search If God Told You If God told you that horrible times were coming upon all peoples who dwell on the earth, would you warn others? If God told you that times are coming which will be so bad that a person will eat the flesh off his own arm for lack of food, would you warn others (Rev. 6:5-6; Is. 9:20)? If God told you that so many humans would die as a result of the coming plagues that people won’t even bother to bury them because of disease, would you tell others (Jer. 16:4)? Would you warn others that these, and so many other things, are prophesied to happen near the end of man’s rule on this earth (Jer. 19:9; Ezek. 5:10; Micah 3:3; Zech. 11:9)? Would you warn others that they can be protected by God when these times come, and that they will be protected in times of war and fed in times of famine (Psalm 91:7-8; 33:19; 37:19)? All they need to do is begin to make all their ways kind and all their ways charitable towards others for God. Just stop doing wickedness and start practicing righteousness for God daily. It’s as simple as that! When you accept Jesus as your Savior, you accept the Way of life He instructed you to live. God commands us to love others and get along with them, because all others in the world represent our neighbors. When we continually practice deeds of kindness and charity towards others, then God considers us righteous and protects us (Acts 9:36; 1 John 3:7). If we won’t practice righteousness towards others for God daily, we remain sons or daughters of the devil (1 John 3:10). That’s why it says this in Isaiah 3:10: “Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their own actions.” The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger (Prov. 10:3; Psalm 34:17, 15; 37:39). The mystery of God is the one true gospel Jesus Christ preached to His servants the prophets 2,000 years ago, and it is not known by many today except by His true followers. It is the message of the truth which must be practiced daily towards others (John 3:21; Matt. 25:40). It is the Way to walk like God walks and imitate Him (Eph. 5:1). It is the Way to walk in the light, or live like Jesus the Prophet lived, and have our sins forgiven (1 John 1:6-7). Living the spiritual life is the Way to keep Jesus’ commandments, and they are not grievous or burdensome (1 John 2:7; 5:3). It is the spiritual life He came to show us how to live and the Way all true prophets of God lived, called the Way of righteousness (Matt. 21:32; 2 Peter 2:21). The true prophets of old told the sinners of the past to practice that Way of righteousness towards one another, if they were to continually have their sins forgiven by the Lord (Ezek. 33:31-33). It is the revealed gospel, for no amount of worldly knowledge would allow you to know this gospel, unless God gives you eyes to see and ears to hear (Matt. 13:11, 14-17). It is practicing righteousness and practicing charity toward others continually, because this is true repentance to our Maker, which allows Him to forgive our sins (Ezek. 33:16). It is the gospel that continually requires you to do something with your life—to practice holiness and godliness towards others. It is the true gospel that exposes all other false gospels that are being preached today. To the Law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, they are false prophets coming to you with a false gospel (Is. 8:20). “To the Law” is the message of the true prophets of God, whether it be five thousand years ago or today. We keep the Law of God by practicing righteousness and charity, and being just in all our dealings with others. This is the true testimony of how to keep God’s laws and do them (Deut. 5:33; 6:18; 7:11; 8:3; 10:12-13). God’s laws are God’s Ways. Your sins are not forgiven unless you live the life of God in your body daily. You cannot be born again unless you live like Jesus, which is practicing righteousness for God towards others on a daily basis (1 John 2:29 New American Standard Version). You cannot be saved unless you live the repentant life daily—the Way Jesus came to show us by His example and deeds and tell us by His words (John 8:51; 12:47-50). This is how to “pick up your cross” daily (deny self, which is evil) and follow Jesus’ example of serving others daily (Luke 9:23). You are still in your sins if you are living to the flesh (still practicing sin) instead of putting to death the deeds of the flesh with the help of God’s Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:13). Now you know how to repent, how to change, how to live righteously and be blessed by God - practicing righteousness towards others daily. This is how to obey Jesus Christ and have your sins covered by His precious blood (1 Peter 1:2)! Walk in the Spirit (live like Jesus told you to live), and you will not carry out the evil desires of the flesh. Live to please God by being a servant of others for His glory (Gal. 5:16, 13; Matt. 23:11; 5:16; Rom. 12:1). When we do these things daily, we will be protected from the things which are soon to come upon all other people in the world for their time of testing (Rev. 3:10; Zeph. 2:3; Dan. 12:1; Luke 21:36 King James Version; Psalm 91:1-16)! PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

CHAPTER 7 PREV NEXT We recommend you follow along in your Bible being there is a lot of information to take in, and additional Scripture references given throughout, that you will want to make note of. In addition, to really immerse yourself, we suggest using headphones to listen to the narrarted version, to fully expereinece the cinematic style bringing the chapters to life.

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wholewheatonline.com Search How to Enter God's Rest "For the one who has entered Jesus Christ’s rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall through following the same example of disobedience" (Heb. 4:10-11). Let’s examine the facts stated in these verses. There is a godly rest that we are to enter. We enter it by resting from all our works. We must be diligent to enter that rest. We enter God’s rest when we cease from all our works of lawlessness (1 John 3:4). Works of lawlessness are the things we do when we live to the flesh. We must put these deeds of the flesh to death (Rom. 8:13; Gal. 5:16). How do we do this? By living to the Spirit! Jesus Christ said living to the Spirit, instead of to the flesh, is easy (Matt. 11:30). All we need to do is obey Him by imitating His behavior and the Father’s (1 Cor. 11:1; Eph. 5:1). What did Jesus do? How did He do it? He kept the works of the Father exclusively. The good works He did were done in the Father’s name and in so doing, He glorified the Father (Matt. 5:16; John 10:25). He overcame the world by overcoming His nature (John 16:33). Jesus Christ was made perfect (Heb. 5:9). We also must strive to do the works of God (Luke 13:24). We must persevere and be zealous in doing the works of the Father (Rom. 2:6-7; Luke 21:19). We are commanded not to get weary in doing good works (Gal. 6:9; 2 Thess. 3:13; 1 Cor. 15:58). In fact, Jesus said many of us would do greater works than He did because He had to go to the Father (John 14:12). You might ask, "What shall we do, that we may work the works of the Father?" That is a legitimate question and it was asked of Christ in John 6:28. The works of the Father make up the Will of God (1 John 2:17; Matt. 7:21). God’s Will consists of any acts of righteousness done for God’s glory (Col. 3:17). You could keep your appearance up for God. Love your mate for God. Teach your children about God’s Ways, showing them that they receive a reward from God for each thing they do in His name (Matt. 6:1; Eph. 6:1-2, 7-8). Respect God’s name. Do not use it in profanity a day longer, because those who do are His enemies (Psalm 139:20). The more you do for God, the more He will do for you (Mark 4:24; Mal. 3:10; Luke 6:38; 2 Cor. 9:6). When all you sow is righteousness, then everything you reap will be a blessing! You will have entered God’s kingdom, which is within your new heart (Luke 17:21). You will have forced your way into the kingdom of heaven by disciplining yourself to do God’s Will (Luke 16:16). You will have overcome your old nature by being zealous for good works – Christ’s works (1 Peter 3:13; Rev. 2:26). You will have rested from all your works because you are only doing God’s works now. You will have entered God’s rest. PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

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wholewheatonline.com Search Are We Truly Civilized? The world is full of great learning institutions. Colleges and institutions of higher learning are big business. Tuition is constantly on the rise and, in many cases, the cost is astronomical. Yet, even with all this so-called "higher learning," we can’t get along, like decent human beings. The divorce rate is higher than ever before. Crime is at an all-time high. Prisons are overflowing, with a pressing need for more to be built. As a result, hardened criminals are being released from the prisons back on to our streets. Insanity is on the rise. Moral standards have never been lower. Behavior that was considered immoral 40, or even 20 years ago, is now socially acceptable. Our politicians and leaders lie to us, without a second thought. How can we have all these serious problems if our institutions of higher learning are so great? They have failed us and for good reason. Godlessness is taught in our colleges. Eastern religious customs, like yoga, meditation and mindfulness, are taught in our nursery schools, preschools, grade schools, high schools and colleges, among other things that do not agree with the word of God. What does God in heaven say about higher learning or the so-called “wisdom” of this world? The wisdom and the knowledge of this world is foolishness before God (1 Cor. 3:19). God’s word says that the knowledge of this world is demonic (James 3:15). No wonder Jesus had no formal education (John 7:15)! All He needed was God’s word. Jeremiah understood that man was never created by God to direct his own steps or think his own thoughts, which are not good (Jer. 10:23; 16:12; Is. 45:19; 48:17; 65:2; Prov. 3:5-6; 14:12; 16:25; 20:24; Psalm 25:12-13; Deut. 12:8). We are missing the most important information we need for living a successful life, the greatest knowledge of all – from the greatest teacher of all time, Jesus Christ. God created us all to keep His Ways and do His Will on this earth daily, as it is being done daily by God in heaven (Gen. 18:19; Deut. 10:12; Matt. 6:10). This is how we are to serve only Him (Matt. 4:10). This is what Christ came to show us. If we keep His Ways, then we will abound in prosperity (Prov. 28:9-11). True knowledge makes a people of honor, with wisdom, integrity and dignity. True knowledge comes only from God and makes a people who are civilized. People could not be further away from their Maker than they are today. How many people do you know today who are living for God as Abraham, Joseph, King David, the Apostle Paul or Dorcas (Acts 9:36)? The Lord is coming very soon to forcefully civilize this world so full of sin. He will do this by eliminating the wicked from the earth, who are those who won’t obey His word (1 Peter 4:18). If we are going to be judged by God’s word, as the Bible says we will be, don’t you think we should begin now to obey His word daily, so we will be spared when He comes with His wrath (John 12:47-50; Rev. 3:10; Luke 21:34-36)? Let’s begin to study our Bibles daily, to find out what God’s Ways (Will) are, so that we no longer remain foolish (Eph. 5:17; Rom. 12:1-2; 6:13-19; 8:13; Gal. 5:16; Is. 2:3; Micah 4:2). Let’s stop following the crowd and accepting what man says as truth, when it doesn’t agree with what God says. God tells us to separate ourselves from the world. If we are a friend of the world we are an enemy of God (James 4:4). Find out what God expects of you and what He requires of you, so that you will no longer be one of the “crowd” but someone following after God’s own heart. Isn’t it time to be truly civilized, by keeping God’s Ways and turning from our wicked ways? Then God can bless us, as well as protect us, from what will shortly come to pass (Acts 3:26; Is. 3:10). PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

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wholewheatonline.com Search The Biblical Definition of Idolatry Surprising as it may be, Webster’s Dictionary agrees with God’s word when it says any object (symbol or representation) that is used for worship (religious reminder) is an idol. It is any object of extreme devotion. This would include pictures, crosses, statues or any form of religious symbolism such as the use of birds, fishes, animals or insects as religious reminders (Deut. 4:15-19). Noah Websters 1828 Dictionary agrees with the Scripture and expounds even more than the traditional dictionary to state that an idol is: an image, form or representation, usually of a man or other animal, consecrated as an object of worship; a pagan deity. Idols are usually statues or images, carved out of wood or stone, or formed of metals, particularly silver or gold. It also says; Idolatry is of two kinds; the worship of images, statues, pictures, etc. made by hands; and the worship of the heavenly bodies, the sun, moon and stars, or of demons, angels, men and animals. But these are not the only definitions of idolatry. Noah Websters Dictionary also states that idolatry is any thing on which we set our affections; that we indulge an excessive attachment to. Think about what things in your life might fall under that category. The Bible says anything that keeps you from doing what God says you should do is an idol or anything you put ahead of God (Col. 3:5). The whole armor of God is Bible study, prayer and continually living the life of doing good for God’s glory (Eph. 6:13). God wants you to live for Him each day by studying His word, praying to him and living your life to please Him (2 Tim. 2:15; Prov. 15:8; Eph. 5:10). Anything that stops you from doing so is an idol. Anything that comes between you and what God wants you to do daily is idolatry. Remember, stubbornness is the same sin as witchcraft in God’s eyes (1 Sam. 15:23). Finally, idolatry is anything that exalts itself. It is anything that makes itself more important than what God has said in His word you should do (Ex. 20:3). In short, you should not make excuses, or provisions, for failing to do what God has instructed you to do daily (Phil. 2:3; Jer. 7:23-24). If God said it, that should settle it. What man says in opposition to God’s word should not be followed, for it too is idolatry (Acts 5:29). PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

CHAPTER 6 PREV NEXT We recommend you follow along in your Bible being there is a lot of information to take in, and additional Scripture references given throughout, that you will want to make note of. In addition, to really immerse yourself, we suggest using headphones to listen to the narrarted version, to fully expereinece the cinematic style bringing the chapters to life.

wholewheatonline.com Search God’s Best Example As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to be representatives of God’s kingdom on this earth. We are to let happiness, love, joy and a unique stability of mind permeate our presence. We have eternal life and we know it because we live by God’s Ways. Jesus Christ says He is eternal life and everyone who lives as He lived—glorifying the Father with good works, enduring to the end and continuing to keep his old nature under control—will receive eternal life (Rom. 16:19-20). God crushes our old nature as we continue overcoming our evil nature by doing good (Rom. 12:21). That is what it means to repent. We should strive to control our thinking so that we think only what is pure and lovely. We should seek peace and pursue it earnestly (Psalm 34:14). We must practice making the words that come out of our mouths as if they were the words of God (1 Peter 4:11). We should pursue, hunger, and thirst for righteousness so that Christ’s nature can be formed in us (Matt. 5:6; Gal. 4:19). We mustn’t let anything stop us from receiving that new nature and pressing on to perfection. Jesus emphasized the fact that nothing should stop us in the process of receiving our new nature (Phil. 3:14; Luke 21:19). Jesus used a severe parable saying, “If your eye offends thee, pluck it out” (Matt. 18:9). In other words, we are not to let anything stop us from achieving our goal, which is godliness. We must strive to be godly examples to others in thought, word and deed, like Christ (Col. 3:17). We must not do anything to make a brother stumble who has found the Way—the holy Way that the unclean are not permitted to travel (Rev. 21:8). So keep your conduct holy, pure and blameless in all things. Always remember Paul’s words, “Follow me as I follow Christ.” Are you ready to have others follow you, yet (1 Cor. 11:1)? PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

wholewheatonline.com Search Jesus Command: Love One Another Many think today that we automatically love one another, as a natural result of being a follower of Jesus Christ and having God’s Spirit within us. Do you agree with this? Let’s see what the word of God says. First let’s examine these Scriptures: John 15:12—Jesus Christ said, “This is My commandment, that you love one another.” John 15:14—“You are My friends, if you do what I command you.” John 15:17—“This I command you, that you love one another.” Hebrews 10:24—Let us stimulate and provoke one another to love. 1 John 3:10-11—Anyone who does not practice righteousness for God, or anyone who does not love his brother, remains a child of the devil. This is the message we have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 1 John 3:14—We know we have passed out of death into life, because we love each other (the brethren). Anyone who does not love those who are living for God, abides in death. 1 John 3:16-19—We know we love those, who are living for God, if we would lay down our lives for each other. Whoever sees his brother or sister in need and closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him? Let us not love in word but in deed (good works). We will know by this that we are of the truth and we will assure our hearts before God. 1 John 3: 23—And this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as Jesus commanded us. 1 John 4:7-8—Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God. Everyone who loves is born of God (born again) and knows God. The one who does not love his brothers and sisters who live for God, does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:11-13—Beloved, if God loved us, we also ought to love one another. If we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us. This is how we know we abide in Him and He in us. We know also He has given us His Spirit. 1 John 4:16-21—God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. This is how love is perfected in us. We will have confidence in the day of judgment, because as Jesus lived, we also live like Him in this world. There is no guilt or fear in love, but perfect love casts out all guilt or fear, because the one who fears or feels guilty is not perfected in love. We love, because He loved us first. If someone says, “I love God,” and does not love his brother, he hates his brother; he is a liar, for the one who does not love those who live to please God daily, whom he has seen and knows, cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brothers and sisters who love God also. 1 John 5:2-3—By this we know that we love those whom God has called, when we love God and keep His commands. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and they are not hard to keep. 2 John 4-5—I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father. And now I ask you, lady, not as writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. 3 John 11—The one who does good is from God. How do you love one another? Share with others, and thus learn how to share (Acts 2:45-46; Titus 3:14; 1 Tim. 6:18). Love each other with God’s love, that He will give you liberally. Show kindness to others (Prov. 14:22). Pray for others continually and from the heart (1 Thess. 5:17). Say only good of others, always giving the benefit of any doubt (Eph. 4:29, Luke 6:31). Be genuine and complimentary to others (Luke 6:45). If you know someone who is sick or going through an illness, send them a note of encouragement or a small gift to show them love (Prov. 19:6; Acts 9:36). Open the door for someone, buy someone a cup of coffee, let someone go ahead of you in line (Prov. 11:25; Phil. 2:4; 1 Cor. 10:24). Go to nursing homes and cheer up the lonely for God. This will make the widow’s heart leap for joy (Job 29:13). Show hospitality to the elderly, the blind or crippled, and fulfill Jesus’ commands (Luke 14:13). There is so much good we can do, it’s really exciting. “But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good” (2 Thess. 3:13). In closing, follow the same advice that the apostle Paul gave the people of God in Macedonia: For indeed you do practice love toward all your brothers, but I urge you brethren to excel still more and do not get weary in doing good for God’s glory (1 Thess. 4:10; 2 Thess. 3:13). Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven (Matt. 5:16). PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

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wholewheatonline.com Search Resentment A terrible disease of the flesh Resentment is a very treacherous thing. It is dangerous because it builds so slowly, we often are not even aware of its presence. Resentment kills people, destroys marriages, causes misunderstandings between friends, and is an enemy of all happiness. It is the cause of wars, racial strife, murder, and rape. It can be present in almost every situation in life. People resent laws, regulations, taxes, governments, employers, foremen, teachers, neighbors, relatives, friends, and their own children. Children resent their parents and the parents resent their children’s resentment of them, and on and on it goes. Resentment actually kills the resentful person. When we resent someone, we actually hate that person to some degree. That is why the Lord has said those who hate their brother are the same as murderers (1 John 3:15). When we harbor resentment we feel emotionally disturbed. As we become more resentful, we become more emotionally disturbed and our health deteriorates. We feel bad. Some people drink alcoholic beverages to feel good. Some people take narcotics or lose their minds in lust and pornography. Because people hold resentment, the food they eat doesn’t digest properly. Many have stomach trouble. As resentment burns inside, adrenalin pours through the entire system, poisoning and weakening all the organs of the body. Resentment actually eats us alive. It devours us from the inside out. It causes sleepless nights, worry, frustration, anxiety and stress. Some people eat more, craving for some pleasures in life, something to soothe a troubled mind. Life sometimes becomes a living hell. As resentment mounts, frustration mounts. Anxiety and restlessness increase. We become short-tempered. We become angry inside and wild on the outside. On top of all the trouble resentment is causing in our lives, we still have all the other pulls of our human natures to put up with. The apostle Paul said, “I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against my mind, making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in the members of my body. Oh, wretched person that I am, who will set me free from this body of death? Thanks be to God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. So on the one hand I am serving the law of God, while at the same time I am living in my sinful body. But there is no condemnation for those who live to please their Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 7:23-25; 8:1). Paul was saying he wanted to do the right thing, but kept doing the opposite. Many of us have the same problem! But should we continue to sin and practice resentment one to another? Heaven forbid! Instead, we must overcome resentment by practicing mercy, compassion and forgiveness with all our might. We cannot allow anything to take our peace in Christ, even if we are living in a “hell on earth.” All is well for those who continue to serve Christ by serving, loving and forgiving others daily. The heart of man is exceedingly evil, beyond all human comprehension (Jer. 17:9; Gen. 6:5; 8:21). Human nature is a fallen nature. It is satanic. That is why Jesus Christ said to the Jews, “You are doing the things your own father does” (John 8:38, 41, 44). Humans are being held captive by Satan to do his will until God allows them to repent (2 Tim. 2:26). Satan fell from the grace of God through bitter resentment. He became puffed up and full of pride because of his beauty and wisdom. Satan’s wisdom and knowledge warped with time, and he became an adversary of God. He twisted the knowledge of God to receive power and acclaim for himself. He wanted to make a name for himself and have people look up to him. Today, Satan’s ministers also demand respect from their followers and lord it over their subjects (Matt. 20:25). They desire to be looked up to and respected for reasons of power, position, fame and wealth (Luke 16:14). Cain was resentful of his righteous brother, Abel, because Abel’s deeds were righteous and Cain knew his own deeds were evil (1 John 3:12). The Lord told Cain that his evil nature was out to destroy him, but he could master it by constantly doing good and what was pleasing in the eyes of the Lord (Gen. 4:7). This truth applies to everyone God calls. We either become like Abel and are persecuted for righteous acts, or we remain like Cain and persecute the righteous. Abel was a friend of God. Cain was of his father, the devil. The Pharisees of Jesus Christ’s day knew He was from God and that His message was right and true (John 3:2). They knew He was right and they were wrong. They resented Jesus because they took the position of Cain. They, like Cain, did not want to be told to overcome their evil natures by doing good for God daily in secret. There is no glory in that for self. That didn’t sound profitable for those ministers of Satan — Pharisees — who were lovers of money more than lovers of God. They sought for fame, glory and respectability from men. They didn’t want respectability from God because they didn’t know Him anyway. It was bitter resentment that killed Jesus Christ, our Savior. Now, if we, as God’s elect (Luke 18:7-9), insist on bearing resentment and practicing it one to another, we make ourselves out to be those who would have killed Jesus Christ if He had lived in our time. When we bear resentment, we maintain the same position as those who hate their neighbor, and Jesus Christ said that is the same as being a murderer (Matt. 5:21-22). Husbands love your wives. Wives love your husbands. Do not allow any bitter resentment to exist in your lives (Col. 3:19). All things can be overcome through practicing charity and love. Don’t resent your children when they demonstrate the fact that they, too, have evil human natures; but love them all the more, and discipline them all the more with love. The word used for love in 1 Corinthians 13 is translated from a word meaning charity. When you practice charity, you do not seek your own glory. You do not act in a way that is displeasing to others. You are more concerned for the welfare of others and their comforts than you are for your own. Charity only believes what is good about others. It is not provoked. It does not take into account wrong that is suffered. That is why charitable love never fails. Make a list of all the things you resent in others. Then realize you were wrong, forgive them, and practice charity one to another with a pure and a light heart before the Lord daily. How do you overcome resentment? First, you must be afflicted by it. Then, when your test begins, apply these principles of Christ. Forgive those who trespass against you daily so the Father in heaven can forgive you your trespasses (Matt. 6:14-15). Do good to those who persecute you or say evil about you. Pray for them. Do not repay them any evil, for that is the Lord’s job (Heb. 10:30). Love all, forgive all, and bless all who curse you. Bless those who say all manner of evil against you, and do not say any evil against them. Joseph’s brothers were resentful of him because he was their father’s favorite son. They all wanted to kill him. Only because of Judah’s greed, was he spared death by being sold (Gen. 37:26-27). Judah, the father of the Jews, was a Judas. He sold his own flesh and blood for money. What does the Bible teach us through the experience of Joseph? It shows that Joseph triumphed over resentment by showing love to his brothers. As a result of his attitude, God exalted him to a position of second-in-command in all Egypt. Did Jesus carry resentment in His heart for those who killed Him? No! He overcame resentment with pure love. “Forgive them, Father, for they do not know what they are doing,” He said (Luke 23:34). We must overcome all resentment in our lives in order to put on the new nature of love. We now are without excuse. It can no longer be said of us, “Forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.” Now we know how important it is to get rid of all resentment in our lives. Destroy resentment by giving it no place in your life! Start now. If you don’t, it will destroy you. It has already harmed you, but you didn’t realize it before. Now you know what to do about it. Forgive everyone all the time; and be like Jesus Christ, our example. PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

wholewheatonline.com Search Inner Strength When we read about early disciples of Jesus Christ and the trials and tortures they went through, we realize they had to have inner strength to endure to the end. What is this mysterious inner strength and where does it come from? Most importantly, how do we obtain it? We must look into God’s word to find out how to have inner strength. Philippians 3:3 says, "For we are of the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh." What is being said here? The Apostle Paul is saying that when we serve God and worship Him by being servants of others on His behalf, we are of the true faith of Jesus Christ (Rom. 12:1-21; 6:13; 8:12-13; Gal. 5:16; Matt. 23:11). We give Jesus Christ the credit and the glory and put no confidence in the flesh (Col. 3:17; Phil. 3:3). In other words, we do not trust in our strength but in the strength God gives to us when we put our faith in Him. First Peter 4:11 says the person who is serving God by serving others and making all his ways pleasing to Him should do so by the strength God supplies, so that in all things, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ (Matt. 5:16). We are to cast all our anxieties, our troubled thoughts, our problems and our frustrations on God, and He will take them from us (1 Peter 5:7). There is no more condemnation for us (feeling bad about ourselves or our shortcomings) when we are living the way Jesus Christ showed us to live daily (Rom. 8:1; 1 John 3:18-21). In plain language, how can we build inner strength? 1. Inner strength comes from living for God daily and no longer for self (which is living to the flesh). 2. Inner strength comes from living the life of Jesus Christ in our bodies and doing the deeds that Jesus, our example, did (Rev. 2:26). 3. Inner strength comes from perfecting our faith by doing righteous works, as Abraham did (James 2:21-23). 4. Inner strength comes from trusting in God daily for our daily needs. 5. Inner strength comes from passing our tests and trials, and enduring the sufferings God brings upon us to perfect our faith (Heb. 12:3-11; 1 Peter 2:24; 4:1, 12-13, 18-19; 5:10; Heb. 5:8-9; Phil. 4:6). How many people cast all their anxieties, troubles and woes on Jesus Christ, and experience the inner strength that comes from God by doing so (1 Peter 5:7)? Remember, God does not hear sinners, but only those who show Him respect by doing His Will daily on this earth as it is being done in heaven (John 9:31; Matt. 6:10; 7:21; 12:50; 1 John 2:17, 29; 3:7; 1 Peter 2:15; 4:2-6; Luke 8:21; Eph. 5:17; Rom. 12:2). So let’s live for God and then trust in Him for the inner strength that cannot fail. PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

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wholewheatonline.com Search Feeling Bad? How many people do you know who feel bad about things (Matt. 11:28-30)? They feel bad because they do not have more money. They feel bad about the cars they drive and the houses in which they live. They feel bad about their neighbors. They feel bad because they are on the heavy side or too thin. They look in the mirror and say, "If I only had dark hair, a prettier nose, or was taller…" White people spend hours in the sun to turn a golden brown. Sometimes dark-skinned people use a cream to lighten their skin. Human beings are never satisfied. They are overcome by their anxieties. One minute they are up and the next minute they are down. One minute they feel like throwing in the towel, the next minute they say, "I have no problems. I would be perfectly all right if it were not for those good for nothing…" Why do those who profess to be Christians continue to live to the flesh, when it is so easy to live to the Spirit and feel good about everything (Gal. 5:16, 25)? The word of God tells us to seek peace and earnestly pursue it (1 Peter 3:11). It says, "Whatever is peaceful, lovely and good, think on these things." (Phil. 4:8-9). Disciples of Jesus Christ have bad moments, not bad days! When we do good works to glorify the Father, as Jesus commanded us to do, we allow the Father to form Jesus Christ’s nature within us (Rom. 2:6-8; Matt. 5:16; Gal. 4:19). We may even do greater works than Jesus did, because He had to return to the Father (John 14:12). We overcome our natures by keeping the works of Jesus Christ (Rev. 2:26). We discipline ourselves according to godliness by imitating God and by doing His works, which are good works (1 Tim. 4:7; Eph. 5:1; 1 Cor. 11:1; Matt. 25:33-46). Jesus died so we could be free of guilt. When we live to please Him, we no longer need to feel guilty or have bad days. Instead, we will only have bad moments, which never turn into bad days because we cast all our cares into God’s lap. God said He will provide us with everything if we practice His righteousness and seek His kingdom first (Matt. 6:33; Rom. 10:3). So have a good day! PREV NEXT 3 SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED MORE BIBLE STUDIES PODCASTS HOME All About the Bible PDF © 2025 Whole Wheat International

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