Verse by Verse Teachings is an in-depth, methodical study of the Bible led by Shawn McCraney. Launched in 2013, these teachings are dedicated to helping individuals understand every single verse scripture in its purest, most contextual form—free from institutional biases or doctrinal agendas.
Whether you’re new to the Bible or seeking deeper insights, these teachings will equip you to understand the text in historical, cultural and exegetical context – outside of the bounds of religious tradition.
Paul: Assurance of eternal life, Spirit's pledge, enduring trials, living to please God, divine accountability, preparation for Jesus' return.
Shawn: Faith by choice, free will, unseen truths, living by belief, eternal vs. worldly actions.
Shawn's teaching on 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 highlights Paul's assurance of eternal life, spiritual transformation, and the profound knowledge of faith, contrasting earthly and heavenly bodies.
Paul and Shawn teach that earthly sufferings are temporary, urging believers to focus on eternal glory. Emphasizing spiritual transformation, they advocate living for Christ.
Faith compels believers to speak, not for salvation but as a natural outcome. Genuine faith leads to honest communication. Paul highlights dual identities: carnal vs. spiritual.
Shawn's teaching highlights Apostle Paul's focus on Jesus as Lord and Savior, not explicitly as God, emphasizing divine revelation, endurance in trials, and spiritual transformation.
Paul's ministry is more glorious than Moses's, emphasizing transformation through the Holy Spirit. Shawn highlights truth in the Gospel, rejecting deceit. The Good News is now Great News, with Jesus's victory over evil. Conscience and free will are key in accepting truth. Satan blinds the lost, but Jesus's triumph offers redemption.
Shawn's teaching on 2 Corinthians 3:7-16 contrasts the old law's "ministration of death" with the New Covenant's Spirit-led life, emphasizing internal transformation and surpassing glory.
Paul emphasizes spiritual transformation over written commendations, highlighting believers as "living epistles" with God's laws inscribed on their hearts by the Spirit.
Paul's journey to Troas, concern for Corinth, gratitude for ministry success, gospel as fragrant incense, ministers' faithfulness, voluntary gospel acceptance, transformative power, warning against corruption.
Paul's teachings in Corinthians focus on addressing sin, promoting forgiveness, and restoring repentant individuals to maintain church unity. He emphasizes compassion, discretion, and the importance of God's presence to counteract spiritual darkness.
Paul emphasizes divine anointing and sealing by the Holy Spirit, urging forgiveness and restoration within the church. Shawn highlights the Spirit's role as a pledge of salvation, advocating for faith through love and reason, not authority.
Paul and Shawn emphasize reliance on God, prayer's power, self-sacrifice, and truth in Christ. Paul reassures of God's promises, while Shawn highlights prayer's role in divine intervention.
Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 highlights Christ's resurrection as the "first-fruits," assuring believers of future resurrection and victory over death.
Paul's Second Corinthians, sent via Titus, emphasizes apostolic authority, spiritual themes, church collections, and personal struggles, with critical ancient manuscripts aiding scholarship.
