Thinking on Scripture with Dr. Steven R. Cook

Dr. Steven R. Cook is a Christian educator and traditional dispensationalist with a passion for teaching and writing about Scripture and Christian theology. He provides verse by verse analysis of Scripture and engages in discussions about Christian theology, rooted in his studies of the original languages of Scripture, ancient history, and systematic theology. As a voluntary ministry activity, Dr. Cook records weekly Bible studies at his home in Arlington, Texas, which are then shared through his podcast and YouTube channel. In addition to his audio and video messages, he has written several Christian books and dozens of articles on Christian theology. Dr. Cook also brings his theological expertise to the classroom, having taught undergraduate courses in theology at Tyndale Theological Seminary. Despite his busy schedule as a Case Manager for a local nonprofit agency, which helps the elderly and disabled in the community, Dr. Cook remains committed to his ministry and sharing his knowledge and insights with others. If you’re looking for a knowledgeable Christian educator and traditional dispensationalist, look no further than Dr. Steven R. Cook.

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Episodes

Made in God's Image

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

The Bible teaches that man is special, made in God's image, with the ability to reason, feel and act.  

The Lord's Supper

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

The Lord's Supper symbolizes the person of Christ and the ratification of the New Covenant with some of it's spiritual blessings for Christians.  

A Lesson on Humility

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

God's Word teaches that believer's are to be humble and submit themselves to the Lord for Christian service.  

Friday May 16, 2014

Jesus provided an object lesson in humility and forgiveness when He washed the disciple's feet during the Last Supper (John 13:1-17).

Imprecatory Prayer

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

The imprecatory prayer called for God to execute justice against those who wrongfully hurt or antagonized His people.  

The Doctrine of Grace Part 1

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

God shows both common and special grace to men.  Common grace is the undeserved kindness He shows to all men, whether righteous or wicked, by meeting their most basic needs and caring for them (Matt. 5:45).  Special grace is that particular favor God shows to His elect who trust in Christ as their Savior, receive salvation, spiritual gifts, care for life, and eternal blessings (John 3:16; Eph. 1:3; 2:8-9; Tit. 2:11-14; 2 Pet. 3:18; Rev. 21:1-7).

The Doctrine of Grace Part 2

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

God shows both common and special
grace to men.  Common grace is the undeserved kindness He shows to all men,
whether righteous or wicked, by meeting their most basic needs and caring for
them (Matt. 5:45).  Special grace is that particular favor God shows to His
elect who trust in Christ as their Savior, receive salvation, spiritual gifts,
care for life, and eternal blessings (John 3:16; Eph. 1:3; 2:8-9; Tit. 2:11-14;
2 Pet. 3:18; Rev. 21:1-7).

Friday May 16, 2014

Luke records the good news announcement of the birth of Jesus.

Biblical Fasting Part 2

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

Fasting was a way of expressing genuine
humility to the Lord during a time of mourning, suffering, or threat of
suffering in which a person called out to the Lord in prayer (2 Sam.
12:13-23; cf. Ezra 8:21; Neh. 1:1-4; Est. 4:16; Jonah 3:1-10).

Biblical Fasting Part 1

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

Fasting was a way of expressing genuine
humility to the Lord during a time of mourning, suffering, or threat of
suffering in which a person called out to the Lord in prayer (2 Sam.
12:13-23; cf. Ezra 8:21; Neh. 1:1-4; Est. 4:16; Jonah 3:1-10).

Friday May 16, 2014

God revealed prophetic events to the prophet Daniel that referred to Israel, the Antichrist, and the seven year tribulation. 

The Antichrist

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

The Antichrist is a Gentile world ruler who rises to power shortly after the rapture of the church (2 Thess. 2:1-10; Rev. 13:1).  His reign will begin when he brokers a contract of peace with Israel and the surrounding nations of the Middle East (Dan. 9:24-27).  The Antichrist will rule for the seven years of the Tribulation.  He will be defeated when Christ returns after the Tribulation to establish His millennial reign on earth (Rev. 19:11-21).

Angelic Warfare

Friday May 16, 2014

Friday May 16, 2014

There are both unfallen and fallen angels, and the Bible reveals battles that take place between (Dan. 10:13, 20-21).  The believer resists demonic attack by submitting to God and
relying on His word (Matt. 4:1-11; 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Jas. 4:7). 

The Doctrine of Death

Sunday Apr 20, 2014

Sunday Apr 20, 2014

Death
means separation, not cessation or annihilation of life.  When Adam ate the forbidden fruit, he died
spiritually in that his relationship with God was severed and he was in danger
of the Lake of Fire which God had prepared for the Devil and his angels (Matt.
25:41).  Even though Adam was made
spiritually alive again (Gen. 3:21), he died physically at a later time in his
life (Gen. 5:5).  

The Doctrine of the Occult

Sunday Apr 20, 2014

Sunday Apr 20, 2014

Occultism is any religious system of belief and
practice that attempts to manipulate the world, circumstances, or people by
supernatural means for personal advantage.  Occultism pursues things
mystical or magical, is self-serving and is often syncretistic, embracing other
religions.  

Wednesday Apr 16, 2014

God knew false prophets would try to mislead His people, so He gave them several tests they could apply to discern a true prophet from a false one. Bible teacher Steven R. Cook explains those biblical passages. 

Wednesday Apr 16, 2014

God knew false prophets would try to mislead His people, so He gave them several tests they could apply to discern a true prophet from a false one. Bible teacher Steven R. Cook explains those biblical passages.  

Discipleship

Monday Apr 14, 2014

Monday Apr 14, 2014

Steven R. Cook explains what it means to be a disciple (Grk. mathetes - learner, pupil).

Angels and Demons Part 1

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

A categorical study through the Scripture of angels and demons.

Angels and Demons Part 2

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

A categorical study through the Scripture of angels and demons.

Angels and Demons Part 3

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

A categorical study through the Scripture of angels and demons.

Angels and Demons Part 4

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

A categorical study through the Scripture of angels and demons.

Angels and Demons Part 5

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

A categorical study through the Scripture of angels and demons.

Angels and Demons Part 6

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

A categorical study through the Scripture of angels and demons.

Angels and Demons Part 7

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

Thursday Apr 03, 2014

A categorical study through the Scripture of angels and demons.

A Biblical Worldview - Part 2

Wednesday Apr 02, 2014

Wednesday Apr 02, 2014

The Biblical worldview accepts the veracity of God's Word as it addresses matters such as the eternal existence of God, the origin of the universe, angels, mankind, sin, evil, the substitutionary death of Christ, His Second Coming, and so on.  The Christian who wants to live in proper relationship with God learns to perceive all of life from the biblical perspective and to align all his actions in conformity with God's Word.  God's glory is the chief end of any health Christian worldview. 

A Biblical Worldview - Part 1

Wednesday Apr 02, 2014

Wednesday Apr 02, 2014

The Biblical worldview accepts the veracity of God's Word as it addresses matters such as the eternal existence of God, the origin of the universe, angels, mankind, sin, evil, the substitutionary death of Christ, His Second Coming, and so on.  The Christian who wants to live in proper relationship with God learns to perceive all of life from the biblical perspective and to align all his actions in conformity with God's Word.  God's glory is the chief end of any health Christian worldview. 

Thursday Mar 13, 2014

Moses prays for God not to destroy His people, Israel, after they break covenant with Him and build a golden calf and worship it (Ex. 32:1-14).

The Eight Biblical Covenants

Thursday Mar 13, 2014

Thursday Mar 13, 2014

A covenant is a legal
contract between two people.  In the
Bible there are numerous covenants: 1) the Edenic Covenant
(Gen. 1:26-31; 2:16-17; cf. Hos. 6:7 = bilateral), 2) the Adamic Covenant
(Gen. 3:16-19; cf. Hos. 6:7 = unilateral), 3) the Noahic Covenant (Gen. 6:18; 9:1-18 =
unilateral), 4) the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-4; 13:14-17;
15:1-7; 17:1-11; cf. Gen. 26:2-5; 28:10-15; Ex. 2:24; 3:6-8; Josh. 1:2-6; 2 Ki.
13:23; 1 Chron. 16:15-22; Ps. 105:3-15; Neh. 9:5-10 = unilateral), 5) the Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 19:5, 8; 20:1-31:18; Deut.
4:13; Gal. 3:16-19 = bilateral), 6) the Palestinian/Land Covenant (Deut. 30:1-10 =
unilateral), 7) the Davidic Covenant (2 Sam. 7:4-16; 1 Chron.
17:3-15 = unilateral), and 8) the New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-34; 32:37-41; Ezek.
37:21-28; 2 Cor. 3:6 = unilateral).

Wednesday Mar 12, 2014

The Church—both universal and
local—is a company of believers formed from Jews and Gentiles who have been
united with Christ by means of the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the moment of
salvation (1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:26-28).  A person becomes a member of the
body of Christ—the church—when he believes in Christ for salvation (Gal.
3:26-28; Eph. 1:22-23).  The church was not known in the OT, but was
revealed to the apostles in the New Testament (Eph. 3:1-12; 5:32; Col.
1:25-27). 

Introduction to Acts

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Steven provides introductory information for the book of Acts such as authorship, audience, date of writing, literary genre, theological importance, and purpose.  

Acts 1:1-11

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

The Central Idea of
the Text is that Jesus appeared to His disciples numerous times over a
forty day period, and His final instructions were for them to remain in
Jerusalem for the special coming of the Holy Spirit so they would be empowered
to serve Him as His witnesses throughout the world (Acts 1:2-8; cf. Acts
10:38-42; 13:26-32, 38-39).

Acts 1:12-26

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

The Central Idea of
the Text is that the apostles returned to Jerusalem as the Lord commanded,
and then chose another apostle to replace Judas.  

Acts 2:1-13

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is that God poured forth His
Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost just as He promised, and the church was
born (Matt. 16:18; John 14:16-17; 16:7, 13; Acts 1:4-5).  In Acts 2 the church was purely Jewish, but
Acts 8, 10 and 15 will reveal that Gentiles will have an equal place in the
body of Christ (cf. 1 Cor. 10:32; Gal. 3:26-28).  

Acts 2:14-24

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

The
Central Idea of the Text is that
Peter gives an account of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, showing its
similarity with what was spoken by the prophet Joel (Joel 2:28-32).

Acts 2:22-40

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

The Central Idea of
the Text is that many Israelites responded to Peter’s message about Jesus
and changed their mind (i.e. repented) about their sinful rejection and
crucifixion of Him and believed on Him as the Messiah and were baptized in water
as a public expression of their faith.

Acts 2:41-47

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

About
three thousand people believed in Christ as their Savior as a result of Peter’s
preaching. They began devoting themselves to: 1) the apostle’s teaching, 2)
fellowship, 3) the breaking of bread (i.e. the Lord’s Supper), and 4) prayer
(Acts 2:42).  They were sharing their
material goods and helping each other as needed, and were meeting and sharing
meals “from house to house” (Acts 2:44-46). 
It is important to realize that what we read in Acts is descriptive and not
prescriptive.  As an historian, Luke
reveals what happened in the early church, but does not prescribe it as a model
to be forced upon churches everywhere.

Acts 3:1-26

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is that Peter
and John healed a lame man for the purpose of drawing attention to Christ so
others might turn to Him for salvation.  The
healing was instantaneous.  Since the
lame man had never known how to walk, the miracle related to the mind as well
as the body.  There are cases in Scripture
where God did not heal people and used sickness to His advantage (2 Cor. 12:7-10; Phil. 2:25-30; 2 Tim. 4:20;
cf. 1 Sam. 16:14-16; 2 Ki. 13:14; 1 Cor. 5:5; 11:27-30).  In one instance, Paul advocated for a natural
solution to an illness (1 Tim. 5:23).

Acts 4:1-12

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

Saturday Mar 01, 2014

The Central Idea of
the Text is that Peter and John are arrested and placed on trial before the
religious leaders of Israel, specifically the Sadducees, for their healing of
the lame man and their preaching the resurrection of Jesus (Acts 5:1-4, 8-10).  About
5000 respond positively to Christ and are saved, but a few leaders are negative
and cause suffering.

Acts 4:13-37

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is that Peter and John spoke the Word of
God with boldness in spite of the threats of persecution that came from the
leadership of Israel (Acts 4:13-20). 

Acts 5:1-16

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of
the Text is that God judged and disciplined Ananias & Sapphira for
their carnal hypocrisy (Acts 5:1-11), and continued to work through His
apostles to spread the gospel message (Acts 5:12-16).  

Acts 5:17-42

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central
Idea of the Text is that the Apostles were faithful to the Lord Jesus to
obey His command to preach His message (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 1:8; 5:20, 29,
42), even though they faced resistance and persecution for doing so (Acts 5:28,
40).

Acts 6:1-15

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is that a
problem arose within the church that threatened the teaching and preaching
ministry of the Apostles.  The problem
was resolved by the selection of seven spiritually mature men, one of whom
became a public speaker and experienced conflict and persecution from outside the
church.  

Acts 7:1-53

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is that Stephen
gives a defense of his Christian ministry by showing from the OT Scriptures
that Moses’ Law was not the final revelation from God, that the presence of God
was not confined to the Jewish temple, and that Israel’s leadership was guilty
of rejecting and killing God’s righteous Servant, Jesus Christ.

Acts 7:54 - 8:4

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is
that Stephen is martyred by a religious mob that was stirred to hatred by his
biblical speech.  Stephen threatened the
theological presuppositions of his accusers as well as their religious
authority.  The Sanhedrin could not
refute the soundness of his biblical presentation, and would not humble
themselves before God or His revelation. 
Possessed with blinding religious arrogance that drove them to fury,
they verbally began shouting at Stephen and physically covered their ears to keep
from hearing his message; then, in rage, they drove him from the city and
stoned him to death.  

Acts 8:5-24

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is
that God’s gospel was spreading into the region of Samaria as Christ had
prophesied in Acts 1:8 and Gentiles were being saved.  

Acts 8:25-40

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is
that God continues to expand the gospel message beyond Jerusalem through His
faithful servants.  

Acts 9:1-31

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is that Saul
set out to destroy the church at Damascus, but the Lord stopped him, humbled
him, saved him, and called him into Christian service.  There are four biblical accounts of Saul’s
conversion (Acts 9:1-18; 22:1-16; 26:1-18; Gal. 1:13-24).

Acts 9:32-43

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is that Peter
traveled through Lydda and Joppa and performed miracles in order to draw
attention to Christ so others might believe in Him and be saved.  

Acts 10:1-23

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

Sunday Feb 02, 2014

The Central Idea of the Text is that God
reveals to Peter that Gentiles and Jews are both equally acceptable to Him in
Christ.  

Expositional Bible Studies

This site contains verse by verse studies on various books of the Bible. The hermeneutical approach to Scripture is literal, historical, and grammatical. Dr. Cook is currently teaching through the book of Deuteronomy. Completed Bible studies include: Judges, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, John, Acts, 1 Peter, and Revelation.

There are also many doctrinal studies on subjects such as Bibliology, Theology Proper, Anthropology, Christology, Pneumatology, Soteriology, Angelology, Demonology, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, and others. 

To find a book or doctrinal study, go to the search option and type what you're looking for (i.e. John, Acts, salvation, angels, spiritual warfare, etc.). 

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