Study Scripture one clear card at a time.
How it works
How the cards work
Every card follows the same honest pattern.
Passages studied
Levels of claim
Instant search
Read your way
Topics
Browse by topic
Pick a topic to jump straight to its cards.
Library
Latest cards
The newest additions.
From Paying Attention to Keeping
Subtitle: The Path of Obedience, Held by Love Love is what starts this and what finishes it. Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). That echoes Exodus 20:6, where Go
Love That Keeps: How Jesus Echoed Exodus 20:6, "If You Love Me, You Will Keep My Commandments" (John 14:15), Part 1
Subtitle: When Not Listening Becomes Idolatry Part 1: Seven Charges Against Image Veneration — Adding to the Verse, Silence as Permission, and Tradition Over Command These first seven charges deal wit
Hearing, Obedience, and Worship: Why 1 Samuel 15:23 Ranks Rebellion with Divination and Idolatry
The charge in 1 Samuel 15:22-23 This card follows the companion card "Images, Veneration, and Worship," which treats Exodus 20:4-5 at length. Here the subject is Samuel's charge against Saul. God had
Images, Veneration, and Worship: Why Exodus 20:4-5 Rules Out Bowing Before Carved Images
The question The Catholic explanation says Exodus 20:4-5 forbids making idols to worship as gods, but allows venerating religious images. In that view, the supreme worship called latria goes to God al
The Sheep and the Shepherd, Part Two: Can the Sheep Be Lost? — The Apostasy Texts and Counter-Readings
The question Part one argued from John 10:25-29 that Jesus's sheep cannot be lost. This card gives the opposite view its full weight. It covers the passages most often cited to argue that a believer c
The Sheep and the Shepherd, Part One: The Sheep Cannot Be Lost — John 10:25-29 and Supporting Texts
The question Can Jesus's sheep in John 10:25-29 be lost, and does that passage bear on whether a believer can lose salvation? This is part one of two. It presents the case that the sheep cannot be los