The Bible

Studies in the Biblical text

Bible Translations

Posted by on Jan 10, 2011 in Bible Buying Guide, Bibles, Reviews, The Bible, Translations

Choosing a Bible translation is one of the most important decisions you can make in your Bible reading and study. The right translation can help you to grow deeper, memorize, and stay excited about the Word of God. The wrong translation can keep you confused, and even worse, bored over God’s Word.

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God’s Word, Our Mirror – Thoughts on James 1:22-27

Posted by on May 11, 2010 in Holiness, The Bible

James 1:22-27 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.  23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:  24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.  25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.  26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.  27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

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Introduction to the Bible

Posted by on Oct 25, 2009 in The Bible

Since the purpose of this site is to present studies in the scriptures, I thought I should start with an introduction to the Bible.

The Bible is the word of God. It is not man’s writings about God. God led men in writing His word. God told them what to write and He guided the writing process.

2 Timothy 3:16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness

The Bible is God’s written word to man. The scriptures themselves claim to be the Word of God. There are many evidences we can look at to determine that the Bible is truly the word of God (Bernard, p. 10):

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