Verse by Verse

Verse by Verse Teachings offers in-depth, live Bible studies every Sunday morning. Shawn McCraney unpacks scripture with historical, linguistic, and cultural context, helping individuals understand the Bible from the perspective of Subjective Christianity and fulfilled theology.

Romans 3:19-20 Bible Teaching

The law reveals sin, not justification. True spirituality focuses on Jesus, not self-righteousness. Justification is through faith in Christ, not law adherence.

Titus 3:1-15 Bible Teaching

Paul instructs Titus to remind believers in Crete to obey authorities, do good works, and embody peace. Salvation is through God's mercy, not human deeds. Emphasizes unity, warns against division, and highlights spiritual rebirth by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 3:5-18 Bible Teaching

Paul argues that sin highlights God's glory but doesn't justify sinning. Salvation is through faith, not works, for all are sinful. God's justice and mercy are perfect.

Titus 1:11 – 2:15 Bible Teaching

Paul's teaching in Titus: confront false doctrines, emphasize discernment, purity, and good works. Believers should live virtuously, reflecting gospel's transformative power.

Titus Introduction 1:1-11 Bible Teaching

Titus, a Gentile convert, trusted by Paul, organized the Cretan church, emphasizing leadership integrity. Shawn compares Titus and Timothy, highlighting election and faith.

Romans 3:1-4 Bible Teaching

Jews had the advantage of preserving God's Word, with meticulous copying by Levites. Balance scripture study with the Spirit's guidance. God's faithfulness is constant.

2 Timothy 4:6-22 Bible Teaching

Paul's second letter to Timothy reflects on his impending death, likening the Christian journey to warfare and a race, emphasizing faith, perseverance, and the "crown of righteousness."

Romans 2:25-29 Bible Teaching

Paul and Shawn teach that true spirituality is an inward transformation led by God's Spirit, not external rituals. Genuine faith involves love, obedience, and a circumcised heart.

Romans 2:17-24 Bible Teaching

Paul critiques Jewish hypocrisy in Rome, stressing that both Jews and Gentiles are guilty of sin. True faith is shown through humility, love, and actions, not just law or claims.

2 Timothy 3:16 – 4:6 Bible Teaching

Paul's teachings in 2 Timothy emphasize scripture's role in doctrine, correction, and spiritual growth, urging reliance on the Spirit for interpretation and warning against false teachings.

2 Timothy 3:2-17 Bible Teaching

Paul warns of perilous times marked by deceit and selfishness, urging faithfulness to Jesus' teachings. Early Christians believed they were in the last days, emphasizing vigilance.

Romans 2:12-16 Bible Teaching

Shawn's teaching on Romans 2:12-16 highlights God's impartial judgment, the moral law in Gentiles' hearts, antinomianism, and justification by faith, urging genuine practice.

2 Timothy 2:19 – 3:1 Bible Teaching

Paul's letter to Timothy stresses the church's foundation on apostles, prophets, and Christ, urging righteousness, testing teachings, and embodying peace, gentleness, and patience.

Romans 2:3-11 Bible Teaching

Shawn emphasizes God's impartial judgment, highlighting hypocrisy in condemning others, and stresses that God's goodness leads to repentance. True faith is shown by good deeds.

Romans 1:28-32 Bible Teaching

Shawn clarifies Romans 1:27 addresses consensual adult male homosexuality, not pedophilia, emphasizing humility, gratitude, and God's grace over judgment and sin.

2 Timothy 2:6-18 Bible Teaching

Paul: Prioritizes operational expenses for ministry sustainability. Shawn: Focuses on meeting ministers' needs first, enduring suffering, and avoiding false doctrines.

2 Timothy 1:1 – 2:5 Bible Teaching

Paul's letter to Timothy stresses apostolic authority, faith, spiritual gifts, resilience, and leadership. Encourages strength, love, and purity, likening faith to a soldier's duty.

Romans 1:21-27 Bible Teaching

Paul and Shawn discuss humanity's spiritual decline due to idolatry, emphasizing the rejection of God for creation, leading to moral decay. Idolatry is prioritizing anything over God.

Romans 1:18-21 Bible Teaching

Paul's teaching in Romans 1:18-32 shows a world without the Gospel falls into sin, facing God's wrath. Shawn emphasizes reading Scripture fully, understanding God's wrath as a response to sin, not revenge, and highlights free will and grace over law.

2 Timothy Introduction Bible Teaching

Paul's second letter to Timothy, written from Roman imprisonment, highlights his unwavering faith amid political and religious challenges, his transformation, and his legacy of perseverance.

1 Timothy 6:3-21 Bible Teaching

Shawn's teaching on 1 Timothy 6 emphasizes doctrinal integrity, warns against wealth's temptations, and stresses spiritual virtues over material gain, urging faithfulness.

Romans 1:17-20 Bible Teaching

The Gospel is God's power and righteousness, offering salvation through Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. Faith, not works, is essential for salvation, bridging humanity's sinfulness with God's holiness.

1 Timothy 5:17 – 6:2 Bible Teaching

Paul instructs Timothy on church governance, emphasizing merit-based support for elders, accountability, impartiality, and the importance of faith, good works, and spiritual discernment.

Romans 1:5-16 Bible Teaching

Paul's teaching in Romans emphasizes apostolic authority, believers' calling to holiness, internal peace, prayer's power, Gospel's transformative power, and salvation through faith.

1 Timothy 5:3-16 Bible Teaching

Paul advises Timothy on managing church care for widows, distinguishing "widows indeed" needing aid from those with family support. Emphasizes faith, family duty, and good character.

Romans 1:3-4 Bible Teaching

Paul's teaching in Romans highlights Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, linking him to David's lineage. Shawn emphasizes Jesus' resurrection as the moment he was declared "Son of God with power," illustrating a model for believers to achieve spiritual growth and authority through faith.