Bible study: 7 Reasons to Personally Study the Bible Bible study is the act of digesting the word of God in your heart for a healthy spiritual growth. The Christian nations across the world cannot control the abomination in their midst, because the practice of personal Bible study had diminished. The 2012 online survey of LifeWay Research shows that only 19% of churchgoers personally (not as part of a church worship service) read the Bible every day. But the shocking statistics for 2014 conducted
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A TRIP TO THE BIBLE MUSEUM Czarina Ann Baptisma, Jerson Cristobal, Angelica Enriquez, Maria Jennylyn Sendito, Lejun Christian Osorio We were pleased to see that the Bible Museum here in the Philippines on its feature all owned. With the theme, How the Bible Came to the Philippines, we were stunned of the interconnection of knowing the Bible more in such a way that we took the correlation of it to the Philippine history. In fact, the tour is different, a religiously inspiring one. This museum
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Perfect Numbers of the Bible Perfect Numbers of the Bible “As for God His way is perfect.” {2 Samuel 22:31} God is a being of perfect magnitude and we learn of his trials and tribulations through his word, the Bible. The Bible teaches us many things, such as: how to love, accept hurt, forgive one another, and show mercy to others. There are many symbolisms within the Word of God, including the use of numbers. Often in The Bible, the symbolic meaning of a number has more value than that of the
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The Mistakes Critics Make About the Bible The Bible is infallible, meaning it is without error. Those who claim that the Bible contains errors are actually the ones who are mistaken. In their book When Critics Ask, Norman Geisler, and Thomas Howe list mistakes not made by the Bible, but by its critics: Mistake 1: Assuming that the Unexplained Is Not Explainable If we do not know the answer to a difficult text or passage in the Bible, it does not mean that there is no answer. Furthermore, just because
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The reliability and authenticity of the Bible The Bible claims to be the inspired word of God (2 Tim. 3:16, TEV). Yet much controversy and criticism exists over this book. If we are to accept and base our lives on the Bible as the word of God, then we need to have confidence in the reliability and the authenticity of the Bible. That is, we need to have confidence that the Bible is dependable and trustworthy and that what was written did happen. This essay outlines some convincing evidence to prove
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November 10, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Bible and Myth 2 The Bible in Its World The Bible and Myth: A Problem of Definition Continuity: The Basis of Mythical Thinking Transcendence: Basis of Biblical Thinking The Bible verses Myth The Bible and History 9 The Bible and History: A Problem of Definition Is the Bible Truly Historical? The Problem of History (1) Does it Matter Whether the Bible Is Historical? The Problem of History (2) Origins of
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Question: "Why should we read the Bible / study the Bible?" Answer: We should read and study the Bible because it is God's Word to us. The Bible is literally "God-breathed" (2 Timothy 3:16). In other words, it is God's very words to us. There are so many questions that philosophers have asked that God answers for us in Scripture. What is the purpose to life? Where did I come from? Is there life after death? How do I get to heaven? Why is the world full of evil? Why do I struggle to do good? In
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BIBLE DICTIONARY PROJECT Alonzo Anderson Bible 104 BIBLE DICTIONARY PROJECT Jesus Jesus was born December 25 1 BC in the city David, Bethlehem, to parents Mary and Joseph according to scripture he had four younger brothers and at least two sisters. (Mark 6:3) Jesus was raised in the small rural town of Nazareth, where His adoptive father, Joseph, taught him to use the tools of a carpenter. It was hard work, work requiring much manual labor, skill, an eye for construction and body that
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Heritage Dictionary 1979, 89).”[1] So, what does it mean to say that the Bible has authority? From where does the authority of the Bible come? We can look to Romans 13:1 which states “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.” (Bible Gateway, NKJV) God is the ultimate authority of all things past, present, and future. When it comes to inspiration of the Bible it can be explained as, “a supernatural influence of the Holy Spirit
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“When properly understood in context, these and many other passages in the Bible exalt the role of women and give them a tremendous ministry in the body of Christ.” The bible says in Genesis 1:27 that, “Women, like men, are in the image of God.” In essence, both male and female are equally created. Also, the Bible says in Galatians 3:28 that, “there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” In the Bible, there are many women greatly used in ministry. For example, Miriam, the
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