Word Studies: 1 Corinthians

Class: 1 Corinthians

Week #14: January 2 - January 5
Professor: Dr. Ken Gardoski


Assignments: Read through 1 Corinthians a total of 3 times before the start of classes. Read through the teachers notes before and during the week of classes.


Dr. Ken Gardoski grew up in a religious family, but did not trust the Lord as his Savior until college, and then later became a missionary to Poland with Baptist Mid-Missions. Dr. Gardoski received his BS in Education from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, MDiv and ThM from Baptist Bible Seminary, and PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He currently teaches at Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA.


1 Corinthians was written by Paul the apostle to the church in Corinth, located in the south of modern day Greece. The city was a way-point for most people traveling between Rome and the Middle East. At the time, Corinth was known as a thriving commercial center and a major seaport, with a population of approximately 700,000. However, Corinth also had another reputation. The city was known for its immorality and debauchery. The worship of pagan gods was extremely common among the populace and the name of the city became an adjective, to corinthinize, which meant to behave in an immoral and sensual manner. This was where Paul started a church and to whom he wrote this letter. From a study of Acts and some of the other epistles, it can be said that 1 Corinthians is most likely the second letter that Paul wrote to this church. As far as can be seen, it is a response to the problems and questions that arose from his first and unknown letter. The main theme found through the entire book is Paul's exhortation to a living a life based on Biblical principles. Many doctrinal and practical implications can be found throughout the text. 1 Corinthians is an excellent book for believers to study, because Paul's explanation of ministry and Christian living is clear and simple.



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Word Studies: Genesis

Class: Genesis

Week #5: October 10-14
Professor: Dr. Gary Gromacki


Assignments: Read through Genesis 1-11 and type out 10 questions that you would like to discuss. Bring your typed list of 10 questions to the first class on October 11, 2011.
Read the textbook The New Answers Book (Ken Ham) by the time of the final exam.
      (For guests to this post you can order the book here or check out a sample chapter)
Read through the teacher's notes on Genesis 1-11 by the time of the final exam.

Dr. Gromacki is a professor at Bible Baptist Seminary, teaching Bible exposition and homiletics. He also edits the Journal of Ministry & Theology. Before teaching at BBS, Dr. Gromacki served as a pastor for 13 years and taught as adjunct teacher at Cedarville University for 10 years. He enjoys going out on missions trips to teach the Word of God and train national pastors and students. This is his second year teaching at WOLBI. 

One can also interact with Dr. Gromacki through his Facebook groups:

Biblical Creationism

Biblical Preachers and Teachers

Biblical Archeology 

The technical title for this class is Biblical Creationism. Teaching the beginnings of what we call the universe, the world and life as we know it, at the end of the week, the students are able to understand the full implications of a literal understanding of the Genesis account. Dr. Gromacki teaches through the historical account given in Genesis 1-11. He then coincides this teaching with evidence in science which the Biblical model of a creation-fall-global flood easily interprets.

Students shared what they had learned:

"I learned that God is a just God, and He loves His children, but when we sin there are consequences."
- Monica, Stratford

"When I saw the pictures of the grand canyon, I was overwhelmed with a sense of how awesome our God is. The evidence for a global flood was an eye-opener; it is difficult to imagine anyone could believe otherwise."
- Jonathan, Huntsville

Everyone involved learns something in the classes at Word of Life, even the teachers:

"I really enjoyed teaching this class. I was reminded each person is made in the image of God. Each person is important and we need to love him, because Christ loved everyone by dying on the cross."
- Dr. Gromacki

Many think of the account in Genesis 1-11 as a bunch of stories that are really great for Sunday School. Yet, if the account is taken completely literally and applied to our lives, then our lives would be radically changed. We would see the need of the fallen world and our need and fulfilled purpose in a  relationship with God Almighty. Maybe taking another look into the first book of the Bible could go on your recent to-do list.

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Learning the Word: Genesis

From WOLBRANOS

Dr. Gary Gromacki teaches Bible exposition and homiletics courses at Baptist Bible Seminary. He also edits The Journal of Ministry and Theology. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Evangelical Homiletics Society, and the Pre-Trib Rapture Study Group. Dr. Gromacki enjoys going on missions trips to teach the word of God and train national pastors and students. Before coming to BBS, Gary served as a pastor for thirteen years and an adjunct teacher at Cedarville University for ten years. Gary has been married to Kim for over twenty five years and they have 3 children: Julie, Gavin, and Allison. Gary and his family are members of Summit Baptist Bible Church.

Dr. Gromacki taught us Genesis 1-11 and gave us so many answers to relevant questions about creation, origins, and the purpose of life from the very beginning!

You can interact with Dr. Gromacki on his Facebook groups:

Biblical Creationism
Bible Preachers and Teachers
Bible Archaeology