Pointed Banter is where Timothy Wayne Morris shares Bible studies and reflections on the insights God reveals through His word.https://pointedbanter.com/enhttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-six/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-six/This command can be summed up as "deal with your own sin." It comes from Matthew 5: 29-30, but we're going to back up just a little bit to verse 27 for…Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBible Studieshttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-five/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-five/Starting in Matthew 5: 21, Jesus begins to talk about how we are supposed to handle our relationships with each other. Verses 21 through 26 can be…Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBible Studieshttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-four/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-four/Matthew chapter 5 brings us a lot of Christ's most famous teachings. It's where we find what's commonly referred to as "The Beatitudes Matthew 5: 3-12. In…Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTBible Studieshttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-three/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-three/Ok, so today, we get to talk about the first disciples and the command that I'm not sure I'd have listened to. I think it's easy to look at some of the…Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTBible Studieshttps://pointedbanter.com/reflections/an-uncomfortable-post/https://pointedbanter.com/reflections/an-uncomfortable-post/This isn't a post that I was planning on when I sat down to ramble about the Bible and what God is showing me through it today. I know, however, that if I…Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTReflectionshttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-two/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-two/As this series is focused on the commands Christ gave the church, I'm intentionally skipping over the responses Christ gives to the devil when he is in…Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTBible Studieshttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-one/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/commands-of-christ/part-one/Okay, I know you're probably expecting something profound here and, while to me, it is, it might not feel that way to you at first. That's okay. Before I…Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBible Studieshttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/new-to-faith/what-does-god-want-from-you/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/new-to-faith/what-does-god-want-from-you/One of my favorite verses in the Old Testament comes from Jeremiah, chapter 29 verses 11-12 NASB: "For I know the plans that I have for you," declares the…Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBible Studieshttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/new-to-faith/fighting-the-second-gap-and-the-ones-after-it/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/new-to-faith/fighting-the-second-gap-and-the-ones-after-it/If you've read my testimony/my-testimony/ on this site, you know that there was a long while that I stopped going to church and stopped surrounding myself…Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTBible Studieshttps://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/new-to-faith/overcoming-the-first-gap/https://pointedbanter.com/bible-studies/new-to-faith/overcoming-the-first-gap/There are lot of folks who gloss over what the first sin really is, so I think it's important I start this off by making it clear that while the first sin…Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTBible Studies