Free Bible lessons

Beginner (16)

Shared by all traditions

• Baptism and the Lord's Supper
• How the Old and New Testaments Fit Together
• How to Read the Bible
• How We Got the Bible
• Prayer: Talking with God
• Sin and Grace: The Human Condition
• Spiritual Disciplines — Prayer, Fasting, Worship
• The Bible as One Story
• The Church: Why Christians Gather
• The Gospel in Five Minutes
• The Lord's Prayer, Line by Line
• The New Birth — Repentance, Faith, and Regeneration
• The Parables of Jesus
• The Ten Commandments
• Who Is Jesus?
• Who Is the Holy Spirit?

Intermediate (392)

Shared by all traditions

• Divine Healing — Christ's Atonement and the Body
• Holiness and Sanctification — Set Apart for God
• How to Read the Bible
• The Second Coming — He Is Coming Back
• The Sermon on the Mount
• The Story of Israel
• The Story of the Church

As taught in the Anabaptist / Mennonite tradition

• Believer's Baptism and the Free Church
• Church Discipline and the Rule of Christ
• Discipleship and the Community of Goods
• Nonresistance and the Peace Witness
• The Believers' Church: Baptism, Discipleship, and the Refusal of the Sword
• Two Kingdoms: Church, State, and the Refusal of the Oath

As taught in the Anglican / Episcopal tradition

• Anglican Mission History
• Apostolic Succession
• Holy Baptism
• Justification by Faith
• Living the Christian Year
• Morning and Evening Prayer
• Original Sin and Human Frailty
• Predestination and Election
• Resurrection and Ascension
• Sanctification and Good Works
• Social Justice and the Common Good
• Stewardship of Creation
• The 39 Articles of Religion
• The Anglican Via Media — Scripture, Tradition, Reason
• The Beauty of Holiness
• The Five Other Sacramental Rites
• The Four Last Things
• The Global Anglican Communion
• The Great Commission
• The Holy Eucharist
• The Holy Trinity
• The Lambeth Quadrilateral
• The Law of Love
• The Law of Prayer is the Law of Belief
• The Munus Triplex
• The New Heavens and the New Earth
• The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
• The Real Presence
• The Sacrifice of the Cross
• The Three-Legged Stool
• The Threefold Ministry
• The Word Made Flesh
• Virtue and Character Formation

As taught in the Baptist tradition

• Believer's Baptism — A Confession of Conscious Faith
• Believer’s Baptism by Immersion
• Congregational Polity and Leadership
• Creation and the Nature of Man
• Justification by Grace through Faith
• Marriage and the Family
• Regenerate Church Membership
• Regeneration and Regeneration
• Religious Liberty
• Sanctification and Holiness
• Soul Competency and the Priesthood of All Believers
• Stewardship and Tithing
• The Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture
• The Deity and Incarnation of Christ
• The Final Judgment
• The Great Commission and Missions
• The Lord’s Supper
• The New Heavens and New Earth
• The Perseverance of the Saints
• The Person and Work of the Spirit
• The Resurrection and Exaltation
• The Second Coming of Christ
• The Sovereignty and Providence of God
• The Substitutionary Atonement
• The Triune God

As taught in the Catholic tradition

• Baptism and Confirmation
• Biblical Typology
• Catholic Apologetics Basics
• Catholic Social Teaching
• Grace and Justification
• Heaven, Hell, and Eternal Life
• Holy Orders and Matrimony
• Human Dignity and the Life of Virtue
• Jesus Christ: The Incarnate Word
• Lectio Divina
• Liturgy of the Hours and Public Prayer
• Marian Devotion and the Rosary
• Mary: Mother of God and the Church
• Old Testament Covenants
• One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
• Particular and General Judgment
• Penance and Reconciliation
• Purgatory and Purification
• Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
• The Communion of Saints
• The Decalogue and the New Law
• The Eucharist — Real Presence and Sacrifice
• The Four Gospels
• The Great Commission and Evangelization
• The Holy Spirit and the Church
• The Lord's Prayer
• The Mystery of the Holy Eucharist
• The Mystery of the Holy Trinity
• The Papacy and the Magisterium
• The Resurrection of the Body
• The Universal Call to Holiness
• The Universal Call to Prayer
• Works of Mercy

As taught in the Christadelphian tradition

• Belief, Baptism, and the Way of Salvation
• Prophecy, Israel, and the Last Days
• The Atonement and the Sacrifice of Christ
• The Kingdom of God on Earth: The Christadelphian Hope
• The Nature of Man, Death, and Resurrection
• The Unity of God and the Rejection of the Trinity

As taught in the Coptic Orthodox tradition

• Coptic Iconography and the Theology of Images
• Coptic Monasticism and the Desert Fathers
• Fasting and the Coptic Spiritual Year
• Martyrdom and the Calendar of the Martyrs
• The See of Alexandria: St Mark, Cyril, and the One Incarnate Word
• The Seven Mysteries of the Coptic Church

As taught in the Eastern Orthodox tradition

• Almsgiving and Love for Neighbor
• Ancestral Sin vs Original Sin
• Apostolic Succession and Authority
• Holy Baptism and Chrismation
• Holy Matrimony and Holy Orders
• Holy Tradition and Holy Scripture
• Human Freedom and Synergy
• Iconography: Windows to Heaven
• Image and Likeness of God
• Intercession and Relics
• Knowledge of God: Essence and Energies
• Repentance and Holy Confession
• Salvation as Participation (Theosis)
• Spiritual Fatherhood and Obedience
• The Angelic Host
• The Cycle of Prayer (The Hours)
• The Departure of the Soul
• The Divine Liturgy
• The Holy Eucharist
• The Holy Spirit and the Church
• The Holy Trinity: One God in Three Persons
• The Incarnation of the Logos
• The Jesus Prayer and Hesychasm
• The Kingdom of Heaven
• The Last Judgment
• The Liturgical Cycle and Fasting
• The Nature of the Church
• The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
• The Resurrection and Victory over Death
• The Second Coming and Resurrection
• The Theotokos: Mother of God
• Theosis — Becoming by Grace What God Is by Nature
• Veneration vs Worship
• Watchfulness (Nepsis) and the Passions

As taught in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition

• Ethiopian Worship, Fasting, and the Ark Tradition
• Monasticism and the Nine Saints
• Sabbath, Fasting, and Old Testament Observances
• Tewahedo: The One United Christ and the Wider Canon of Ethiopia
• The Ethiopian Canon: Enoch, Jubilees, and the Wider Scriptures
• The Kebra Nagast and the Solomonic Tradition

As taught in the Holiness tradition

• Perfect Love: Entire Sanctification in the Holiness Tradition
• Phoebe Palmer and the Altar Theology
• Prevenient Grace and the Order of Salvation
• The Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the Clean Heart
• The Higher Life, Compassion, and Social Holiness
• The Means of Grace and the Holy Life

As taught in the Jehovah's Witness tradition

• God's Kingdom and the Divine Name
• The Divine Name — Jehovah and the Tetragrammaton
• The Earthly Paradise — A Restored Earth Under Christ's Kingdom
• The Last Days and the Earthly Hope
• The Ransom and the Hope of Life
• Worship, Ministry, and Daily Life

As taught in the Latter-day Saint tradition

• Covenants, Temples, and the Eternal Family
• Living Prophets and Continuing Revelation
• The Book of Mormon as Another Testament
• The Godhead in Latter-day Saint Teaching
• The Latter-day Saint Restoration: Restored Authority and an Expanded Canon
• The Plan of Salvation in Latter-day Saint Teaching

As taught in the Lutheran tradition

• Alien Righteousness (Passive Righteousness)
• Ceremonies and Adiaphora
• Church Discipline and the Keys
• Confession and Holy Absolution
• Death and the Intermediate State
• Distinguishing Law and Gospel
• God the Father and Creation
• Good Works as Fruits of Faith
• Holy Baptism: The Washing of Regeneration
• Holy Scripture: The Norm of Faith
• Justification by Faith Alone (Sola Fide)
• Law and Gospel — The Lutheran Hermeneutical Key
• Law and Gospel in Proclamation
• Mission and the Great Commission
• Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio
• Original Sin and Total Depravity
• Simul Justus et Peccator
• The Certainty of Grace
• The Church as the Assembly of Saints
• The Church Year and Hymnody
• The Divine Service (Gottesdienst)
• The Doctrine of Vocation (Calling)
• The Eternal Logos and the Person of Christ
• The Final Judgment
• The Holy Spirit as Sanctifier
• The Lord's Prayer
• The Mystery of the Holy Trinity
• The Nature and Definition of the Gospel
• The Nature and Definition of the Law
• The Nature of Christian Liberty
• The Nature of Saving Faith
• The New Heavens and New Earth
• The Office of the Holy Ministry
• The Power of the Proclaimed Word
• The Priesthood of All Believers
• The Real Presence in the Lord's Supper
• The Resurrection of the Body
• The Sacramental Union
• The Second Coming of Christ
• The Spiritual and Temporal Kingdoms
• The Three Folds (Uses) of the Law

As taught in the Messianic Jewish tradition

• The Jewish Roots of the Early Church
• The One New Man: Jew and Gentile in Messiah
• The Sabbath and the Appointed Times
• Torah and the Messianic Believer
• Yeshua and the Feasts of Israel
• Yeshua in the Hebrew Scriptures

As taught in the Methodist / Wesleyan tradition

• Baptism as a Covenant Sign
• Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King
• Christian Conference and Accountability
• Christian Marriage and the Family
• Connectionalism and Discipline
• Entire Sanctification (Christian Perfection)
• Holy Living and the Fruits of the Spirit
• Justification by Faith
• Original Sin and Human Depravity
• Prevenient Grace
• Prevenient Grace — God Goes Before Us
• Progressive Sanctification
• Repentance and Awakening
• Sin in Believers
• Social Holiness and Works of Mercy
• Stewardship of Resources
• Stewardship of Time and Talents
• The Deity and Humanity of Christ
• The Final Judgment
• The General Rules of the Methodist Societies
• The Great Commission and Global Mission
• The Instituted Means of Grace
• The Lord's Supper as a Means of Grace
• The Nature of the Atonement
• The Nature of the Church
• The Nature of the Triune God
• The New Birth (Regeneration)
• The New Creation
• The Reality of Hell and Eternity
• The Return of Christ and Resurrection
• The Wesleyan Quadrilateral
• The Witness of the Spirit
• Universal Redemption

As taught in the Oneness Pentecostal tradition

• Acts 2:38 and the Apostolic Plan of Salvation
• Baptism in Jesus' Name and the New Birth
• Father, Son, and Spirit as Manifestations of One God
• Holiness, Worship, and Apostolic Living
• The Baptism of the Spirit and Speaking in Tongues
• The Oneness of God and Baptism in the Name of Jesus

As taught in the Oriental Orthodox tradition

• After Chalcedon: Schism, Identity, and Modern Reunion Dialogues
• Cyril, Ephesus, and the Theotokos
• Liturgy, Fasting, and the Spiritual Life
• One Incarnate Nature: The Miaphysite Christology of the Oriental Orthodox Churches
• The Cross, the Resurrection, and Salvation in Oriental Orthodoxy
• The Theotokos, the Saints, and Intercession

As taught in the Pentecostal / Charismatic tradition

• Baptism in the Holy Spirit — A Distinct Empowering Work
• Creation and Divine Providence
• Discerning Spirits and Decency in Worship
• Empowerment: Receiving Boldness for Witness
• Faith and the Sovereignty of God in Healing
• Healing Provided in the Atonement
• Initial Physical Evidence: Speaking in Tongues
• Love: The Essential Context for Gifts
• Repentance and Faith for Justification
• Sanctification: Separated unto God
• The Absolute Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ
• The Baptism in the Holy Spirit: The Promise
• The Blessed Hope: The Rapture
• The Bodily Resurrection and Exaltation of Jesus
• The Communicable and Incommunicable Attributes
• The Divinely Called Ministry
• The Evidence of the New Life
• The Fall of Man and Original Sin
• The Fellowship and Guidance of the Spirit
• The Fruit of the Spirit and Character
• The Great Tribulation: A Pentecostal View
• The Incarnation and Sinless Life of Jesus
• The Lord's Supper (Holy Communion)
• The Mandate for Global Missions
• The Manifestation of Miracles
• The Millennial Reign of Christ
• The Nature of the Church as the Body
• The New Birth and Regeneration
• The New Heavens and the New Earth
• The Nine Gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12)
• The Nine Spiritual Gifts (Charismata)
• The One True God and the Holy Trinity
• The Personhood and Deity of the Holy Spirit
• The Rapture — Gathered to Christ Before the Tribulation
• The Scriptural Mandate for Healing Prayer
• The Substitutionary Sacrifice of Christ
• The Verbal Inspiration of Scripture
• The White Throne Judgment
• Water Baptism by Immersion

As taught in the Quaker / Friends tradition

• Continuing Revelation and Corporate Discernment
• Equality, Integrity, and the Ministry of All
• Friends and Social Reform: Conscience in Action
• Quaker Worship: Silence, Ministry, and the Sacraments
• The Inward Light: Christ Within, Silent Worship, and the Testimonies of Friends
• The Peace Testimony and Plain Living

As taught in the Reformed / Presbyterian tradition

• Adoption and Progressive Sanctification
• Christian Liberty and Conscience
• Church Discipline and the Keys
• Common Grace and Mercy Ministry
• Corporate and Private Prayer
• Covenantal (Presuppositional) Apologetics
• Creation and General Providence
• Death and the Intermediate State
• Divine Sovereignty and Providence
• General Resurrection and Final Judgment
• Global Missions and Church Planting
• Heaven, Hell, and Eternal States
• Justification by Faith Alone
• Local Church Evangelism
• Mortification of Sin
• Music and Song in Worship
• Penal Substitutionary Atonement
• Perseverance and Assurance of Grace
• Presbyterian Church Government
• Resurrection, Ascension, and Session
• Sacrament of Holy Baptism
• The Attributes of God
• The Christian Sabbath (Lord's Day)
• The Covenant of Grace — One Plan, Two Administrations
• The Doctrine of the Trinity
• The Great Commission Mandate
• The Incarnation and Two Natures
• The Intercession of Christ
• The Law and the Gospel
• The Lord's Prayer as Pattern
• The Lord's Supper
• The Nature and Marks of the Church
• The New Heavens and New Earth
• The Regulative Principle of Worship
• The Second Coming of Christ
• The Sufficiency of Scripture
• The Ten Commandments
• The Threefold Office (Munus Triplex)
• Total Depravity and Radical Corruption
• Unconditional Election and Effectual Calling
• Vocation and Cultural Engagement

As taught in the Restorationist / Churches of Christ tradition

• Baptism for the Remission of Sins
• Hearing, Faith, Repentance, Confession, and Baptism
• No Creed but Christ: Restoring the New Testament Church
• No Creed but Christ: Scripture as the Only Rule
• Unity in Essentials, Liberty in Opinions
• Weekly Communion and Congregational Autonomy

As taught in the Seventh-day Adventist tradition

• Baptism by Immersion
• Christ’s Ministry in the Sanctuary
• Christian Behavior and Health
• Death and Resurrection
• God the Father
• Growing in Christ
• Marriage and the Family
• Prophecy and the Primacy of the Bible
• Spiritual Gifts and Ministries
• Stewardship and Tithing
• Testing Spiritual Manifestations
• The Assurance of Salvation
• The Church and Its Unity
• The Divinity and Pre-existence of Christ
• The Doctrine of the Trinity
• The Experience of Salvation
• The Gift of Prophecy (Ellen G. White)
• The Great Controversy
• The Holy Scriptures
• The Holy Spirit
• The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ
• The Lord’s Supper and Footwashing
• The Millennium and End of Sin
• The Nature of Humanity
• The New Earth
• The Pre-Advent Judgment
• The Remnant and the Three Angels
• The Sabbath and the Heavenly Sanctuary
• The Sabbath: Memorial and Sign
• The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast
• The Second Coming of Christ
• The Six-Day Creation
• The State of the Dead — Conditional Immortality
• The Ten Commandments

Advanced (15)

Shared by all traditions

• Atonement: Why the Cross?
• Church and State: Two Kingdoms and Dissent
• Justification: Faith, Works, and the Reformation Debate
• Mary and the Saints Across Traditions
• Models of the End: Amillennial, Premillennial, Postmillennial
• Predestination and Free Will
• Sanctification and Theosis: Becoming Like God
• Scripture, Tradition, and Authority
• Suffering, Justice, and Theodicy
• The Canon and Inspiration of Scripture
• The Eucharist: Real Presence, Memorial, and the Debates
• The Person of Christ: Chalcedon and Its Critics
• The Sacraments Across Traditions
• The Trinity: One God, Three Persons

As taught in the Seventh-day Adventist tradition

• The Three Angels' Messages (Revelation 14:6-12)