The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Why it is important that new students should read this Introduction page first before surfing through the website, and why it is equally important that returning students should refer to this page from time to time?
This page sets out as concisely as possible the aims and purposes of the school, what is available to enable the student to benefit from the teaching material included and to give some practical suggestions as to how this material may be best used to achieve the purpose behind the Pen4God Global Ministries – that of seeking to help fellow Christians in their daily walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.
This page sets out as concisely as possible the aims and purposes of the school, what is available to enable the student to benefit from the teaching material included and to give some practical suggestions as to how this material may be best used to achieve the purpose behind the Pen4God Global Ministries – that of seeking to help fellow Christians in their daily walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Please read each section carefully before entering the School – use these quick links to go directly to each section if you want to re-read them or revise them from time to time.
The Pen4God Global Ministries Online Bible School brings together a wealth of teaching material built up through over fifty years of Christian ministry and presented here COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE to those who want to learn more about “what the Bible says”, desire to experience a deeper daily walk with the Lord Jesus Christ as they acquire a greater understanding of God’s Word, and to develop an ability to apply that Word to their daily lives.
As its title suggests, this is an online Bible school – everything is done online! Because it operates exclusively online, there are no examinations to send in for marking, therefore no postage is involved – it is, in fact, a paper free environment. However, students are free to download and print off for their own use any material on this site if they so desire.
Online learning can be very rewarding as well as exciting, because students can study in the comfort of their own home, set their own pace, use whatever method of study they choose – the practical suggestions given below are just that, suggestions, they are not instructions – and as there are no examinations to send in for marking there is no deadline to meet so there is no time pressure. In other words, the approach to study is extremely flexible. Indeed, the whole aim and purpose of the school is simply to teach, encourage and train students in their study of God’s Holy and Infallible Word.
As its title suggests, this is an online Bible school – everything is done online! Because it operates exclusively online, there are no examinations to send in for marking, therefore no postage is involved – it is, in fact, a paper free environment. However, students are free to download and print off for their own use any material on this site if they so desire.
Online learning can be very rewarding as well as exciting, because students can study in the comfort of their own home, set their own pace, use whatever method of study they choose – the practical suggestions given below are just that, suggestions, they are not instructions – and as there are no examinations to send in for marking there is no deadline to meet so there is no time pressure. In other words, the approach to study is extremely flexible. Indeed, the whole aim and purpose of the school is simply to teach, encourage and train students in their study of God’s Holy and Infallible Word.
What Denis Wheadon, Founder of the Pen4God Global Ministries Online Bible School, believes and where he stands theologically in relation to the Bible.
Beliefs
Denis believes in the Unity of the Godhead — Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
Denis believes in the Sovereignty of God in all matters relating to creation, revelation, redemption and final judgement;
Denis believes in the Holy Bible as the supreme authority in all matters relating to faith and conduct, and in its divine inspiration and infallibility;
Denis believes in the universal sinfulness and guilt of all mankind since the fall, and that mankind is now subject to God’s wrath and condemnation in consequence;
Denis believes that salvation is for the “whosoever”, that all may be saved but that not all will be saved, because only those who come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ of their own free will can receive redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin, made possible through Christ’s sacrificial death on the Cross;
Denis believes in the Deity of The Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, that He was truly and properly Man and truly and properly God, in the authority of His teaching, His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, that He is now at the right hand of God His Father, and in His personal return;
Denis believes in the power and work of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person in the Holy Trinity, in His work of regeneration, conversion, sanctification and in ministry and worship;
Denis believes in the ordinances of Believers’ Baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper as instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ, accepting that whilst both are necessary to obedience, they are not necessary for salvation;
Denis believes in the one Universal Church, which is the Body of Christ on earth to which all true believers belong irrespective of denominations;
Denis believes in the resurrection of the body and the judgement of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ.
Beliefs
Denis believes in the Unity of the Godhead — Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
Denis believes in the Sovereignty of God in all matters relating to creation, revelation, redemption and final judgement;
Denis believes in the Holy Bible as the supreme authority in all matters relating to faith and conduct, and in its divine inspiration and infallibility;
Denis believes in the universal sinfulness and guilt of all mankind since the fall, and that mankind is now subject to God’s wrath and condemnation in consequence;
Denis believes that salvation is for the “whosoever”, that all may be saved but that not all will be saved, because only those who come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ of their own free will can receive redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin, made possible through Christ’s sacrificial death on the Cross;
Denis believes in the Deity of The Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, that He was truly and properly Man and truly and properly God, in the authority of His teaching, His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, that He is now at the right hand of God His Father, and in His personal return;
Denis believes in the power and work of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person in the Holy Trinity, in His work of regeneration, conversion, sanctification and in ministry and worship;
Denis believes in the ordinances of Believers’ Baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper as instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ, accepting that whilst both are necessary to obedience, they are not necessary for salvation;
Denis believes in the one Universal Church, which is the Body of Christ on earth to which all true believers belong irrespective of denominations;
Denis believes in the resurrection of the body and the judgement of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ.
The important thing to remember is that to get the best benefit from these modules, Bible study must be systematic and regular – daily Bible study! There is no time limit or deadline to meet, so students are advised not to rush through the modules, remembering that it is God we are seeking to please, not man; therefore let the studies nurture that desire to experience a deeper daily walk with the Lord Jesus Christ as a greater understanding of God’s Word is acquired and an ability to apply that Word to daily living is developed.
To obtain the best results from studies of the modules students are encouraged to follow the practical suggestions outlined here – but as we have already said, these are suggestions, not instructions. Students are free to adopt their own method of study.
Students should always precede each session of study with prayer.
1. Initially students should begin by reading the whole module through once without linking to any resources that may be available.
To obtain the best results from studies of the modules students are encouraged to follow the practical suggestions outlined here – but as we have already said, these are suggestions, not instructions. Students are free to adopt their own method of study.
Students should always precede each session of study with prayer.
1. Initially students should begin by reading the whole module through once without linking to any resources that may be available.
Note: although this is a paper free environment, it may be helpful to print off each module and file them in a loose leaf A4 ring binder. As an alternative, the student may prefer to write out each module by hand – a loose leaf A4 ring binder is suggested for this rather than an exercise book; it is more flexible! It is a well known fact that we remember better what we write rather than what we just read, so handwriting the modules can be an additional aid to learning.
2. Now read the module through again, this time looking up any resources that may be available. This will take longer than the initial reading, but students are reminded that there is no rush, so they can take their time!
Note: This second reading may take several days, especially if the student has decided to write out the module by hand. The resource material should be either printed off and filed with the module, or handwritten if that is the method employed. Anything the student does not fully understand, or if a question is prompted by the studies, send us an email using the link at the end of this page. The email reply from the school can then be filed with the module.
3. Work through one section at a time within each module, printing off or handwriting each resource (if there is one) before moving on to the next section. In this way the student will systematically “build up” the important truths being taught in that module.
Note: By proceeding in this way the student will “personalise” each module, especially if the material is handwritten rather than printed off, because each study will become essentially his or her “own work”. It is further suggested that, when each module is completed in this way, the student should read it through prayerfully at one sitting before proceeding to another module.
4. The Pen4God Global Ministries Bible School does not set examinations. The student is encouraged to make his or her own assessment of how well each module has been mastered, realising that these studies are undertaken for the glory of God alone, and that no earthly examination or award can compare with the reward He gives for work well done in His name.
Note: Students will know within their own hearts whether or not they have met God’s standard in their study of His Word. Those who have any doubts have the opportunity to go back over each module again until that standard is achieved. In any case, it is good practice to revise the “personalised” studies from time to time, remembering that we study to show ourselves approved unto God as workmen that need not be ashamed – that is the greatest award.
Why Modules and not Lessons?
A Module is a self-contained component of a system, which has a well-defined interface to the other components; something is modular if it includes or uses modules which can be
interchanged as units without disassembly of the module.
A Module is a unit of education covering a single topic.
It is the second definition which is most important – the Pen4God Online Bible School covers a single Topic: THE BIBLE. The Modules are self-contained components of that single Topic. In other words, each aspect or subject of each Module, although self-contained, is also inter-related with all the other Modules, because they are all part of the single Topic – THE WORD OF GOD.
This is why it is called the Pen4God Global Ministries Online BIBLE School
A Module is a self-contained component of a system, which has a well-defined interface to the other components; something is modular if it includes or uses modules which can be
interchanged as units without disassembly of the module.
A Module is a unit of education covering a single topic.
It is the second definition which is most important – the Pen4God Online Bible School covers a single Topic: THE BIBLE. The Modules are self-contained components of that single Topic. In other words, each aspect or subject of each Module, although self-contained, is also inter-related with all the other Modules, because they are all part of the single Topic – THE WORD OF GOD.
This is why it is called the Pen4God Global Ministries Online BIBLE School
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Basically there are two main things:
1. Bible modules that will guide the student in understanding “what the Bible teaches” based on the Beliefs outlined in the panel below – the Beliefs on which the whole Pen4God Global Ministries Website is founded.
1. Bible modules that will guide the student in understanding “what the Bible teaches” based on the Beliefs outlined in the panel below – the Beliefs on which the whole Pen4God Global Ministries Website is founded.
2. Reliable resources to back up the modules and provide additional helpful material for study, including a bibliography. Links are provided to the Resources page where required throughout the modules.
You may contact Denis Wheadon direct, to ask any questions or to make any comments, by clicking on this button and sending him a personal e-mail
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“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”
2 Timothy 2:15 [KJV]
Regular Bible study is essential to Christian growth and the best Text Book for study is the Bible itself – this is recognised by the Pen4God Global Ministries Online Bible School.