“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” Deuteronomy 7:9 I remember sitting in our tiny little church in the middle of nowhere Indiana and our pastor asking us all to think about why… Continue reading How do we read the Bible? Pretend to be in it!
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How do we read the Bible? Journal it!
Scripture: “Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.” Psalm 145:6 NIV Of all of these practices, this is probably the only one that I personally don’t need a lot of instruction on. I had to learn how to imagine myself in scripture, how to meditate on scripture, and… Continue reading How do we read the Bible? Journal it!
How do we read the Bible? Hand copy it!
“When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests.” Deuteronomy 17:18 When I shuffled into a little church in the middle of nowhere Indiana, I became a part of a community of believers that pursued the heart of the… Continue reading How do we read the Bible? Hand copy it!
The Gospel is about sharing the word of God.
The Gospel is about sharing the word of God. By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: http://qrco.de/babalobi Join WhatsApp Prayer Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CpNBXTvL4dv7eyO3M7bHOV Luke 5 vs 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, Join WhatsApp… Continue reading The Gospel is about sharing the word of God.
Studying God’s Word Will Change Your Life – Blog – Eternal Perspective Ministries
It’s a great mystery that the Bible is an increasingly neglected book. Some who check social media, texts, and emails multiple times a day think nothing of going day after day without reading God’s Word. That’s why we are spiritually starved and lack the discernment to know what’s true and what’s false. There is no… Continue reading Studying God’s Word Will Change Your Life – Blog – Eternal Perspective Ministries
Bible Scriptures on qualities of a good wife
Bible Scriptures on qualities of a good wife Posted on September 20, 2012 Updated on September 14, 2012 What does the Bible says about a woman, married or not, who is not a wife-material? Someone who probably should know is the man, called the wisest man ever, who sampled one thousand women, having seven hundred wives and three hundred… Continue reading Bible Scriptures on qualities of a good wife
Translating the Bible: The Problem of Untranslated Hebrew Words
Bible Translations People of faith enjoy reading the Bible because through the reading of the sacred text God speaks to them. As people read the Bible, it is important for them to understand what the text says so that they may apply the words of Scriptures in such way that they are edified and, at… Continue reading Translating the Bible: The Problem of Untranslated Hebrew Words
Why I Still Preach the Bible
This post was first published in January, 2014. —ed. Sadly and ironically, in its attempt to achieve cultural relevance, mainstream evangelicalism has become essentially irrelevant. As Os Guiness points out, [1] the seductive promise of “relevance” is, in reality, the road to irrelevance. When the church markets itself like the world, the distinctiveness of its message is… Continue reading Why I Still Preach the Bible
Preach the Word: Because It Is Timeless and Powerful
This post was first published in January, 2014. —ed. A primary reason I still preach the Bible is that it alone is God’s eternal and divinely empowered message. Thus it is both timeless and truly powerful. More than four decades of ministry (or any finite number for that matter) could never begin to exhaust its freshness and richness, its depth… Continue reading Preach the Word: Because It Is Timeless and Powerful
Preach the Word: Because It Is Clear and Certain Truth
This post was first published in January, 2014. —ed. Pastors don’t know everything. In fact, an important part of shepherding God’s people is having the humility to take the time to search for the right answer instead of quickly and carelessly deploying the wrong one. But it’s one thing to tell your congregation “I don’t… Continue reading Preach the Word: Because It Is Clear and Certain Truth