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A HANDBOOK OF CHRISTIAN TRUTH: 4. THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE
The Study of the Bible
The Christian life is lives out by men of flesh and blood. Just as nourishment is required for the continuance of physical life, so it is needed for the development of spiritual life. Food, exercise, and rest are required for physical health. For spiritual health the exercise is service; the renewal of expended energies is through prayer; but the food supply is the Word of God. The question arises: “How can people who love God and want to be used of God make the Bible their own personal possession?” The answer is clear: By studying the Word.
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The Jehovah’s Witnesses and Jesus Christ: A Biblical and Theological Appraisal – By Bruce M. Metzger
While conducting research for an article regarding the New Living Translation of the Bible, I came across a rather insightful article by Bruce M. Metzger. It was posted on a site called Bible Research, By Michael Marlowe. It appears to have a creative commons license, so I am posting it here as well. In it, he give a brief, albeit concise summary of the cult/sect. Featured is the view Jehovah’s Witnesses have and espouse concerning Our LORD and Saviour JESUS CHRIST, and aberrent view I might add. We as Christians must always be prepared to give a response for the hope that is within us 1 Pet 3:15-16.
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A HANDBOOK OF CHRISTIAN TRUTH: 2. THE INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE
The Inspiration of the Bible
The Author of the Bible is the Holy Spirit of God. Its pages are an authoritative revelation, in written form, of the divine nature and purposes.
A. The Crucial Nature of Inspiration.
The most divisive, Biblical theme is the inspiration of the Scriptures. In the first centuries after Christ the issue which absorbed the interest of the church concerned the persons of the Trinity; in the sixteenth century the vexing problem was whether ultimate authority rested in the Word of God or in the papacy; in the twentieth century the inspiration of the Bible is the focal, determinative point of conflict.
The view of inspiration which the church has always held has been widely abandoned today. In its place men have substituted a pale, emasculate, sinewless view that the Bible merely contains the Word of God. We believe that the Scriptures not only contain the Word of God, but that in their entirety they are the Word of God.
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Deception in The Body of CHRIST: Contemplative / Centering Prayer (CCP) Part 3
Part 3
Like Spiritual Formation, Contemplative /Centering Prayer (CCP) entertains several definitions as well. Remember what we learned from the link above from GotQuestions.org:
Contemplative prayer, also known as “centering prayer,” is a meditative practice where the practitioner focuses on a word and repeats that word over and over for the duration of the exercise. While contemplative prayer is done differently in the various groups that practice it, there are similarities. Contemplative prayer involves choosing a sacred word as the symbol of your intention to consent to God’s presence and action within.
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WHEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM
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A HANDBOOK OF CHRISTIAN TRUTH: 1. WHAT IS THE BIBLE?
What Is the Bible?
The Bible is the source Book of Our knowledge of God. It is the text-Book of divine truth, the guide-Book to everlasting life. The word “Bible” is derived from the Greek “biblos,” “a book.” The volume has several other titles, e.g. “the scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3,4, i.e. “the writings”); or “the word of God” (as in Heb. 4:12).
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A HANDBOOK OF THE CHRISTIAN TRUTH: THE BIBLE
The Bible
God is. The existence of God is the determinative face of history. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for her that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Heb. 11:16). When this premise is granted all of life has its power orientation. God is.
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A HANDBOOK OF CHRISTIAN TRUTH: INTRODUCTION
This volume was written for two reasons.
First, because for many years the authors have felt the need for such a book. Admirable volumes have been written embracing, either singly or in small groups, many of the subjects contained herein. But this book is an effort to place in the hands of the Christian reading public a single, comprehensive volume covering the whole gamut of the Christian faith in its theological and practical expressions.
Second, the authors are motivated by a sense of mission. They believe that the Holy Spirit called them to undertake the project. To that end they have consistently sought the direction and guidance of the Spirit; they have undergirded the writing of the manuscript with prayer; and they have sought to be faithful to the Word of God.
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“HE WHO HAS EARS TO HEAR …
Are you reading any good books lately? No, well I’ve got one for you, The Good Book, your Bible. You’re a CHRISTIAN right, called by HIS name? You should be reading your Bible, @ the very least, once a day. And if that isn’t happening, you need to ask yourself why not? In case you haven’t realized this, GOD speaks, to you, through HIS Word. That’s right, Our Heavenly FATHER literally speaks, to you, and me through HIS inerrant Word, and not just occasionally either, but all the time. So Read ? The Bible.
Ok, let’s Talk. Question, who ever told you, you didn’t have to read your Bible?
wHEN iT cOMES tO sIN, GOD hAS tHE FINAL AUTHORITY!
WHAT TRUTH DOES YOUR BIBLE SPEAK?
Before you begin this, get your Bible. Whenever you endeavor to understand the Word of GOD, you need, your Bible, so, get it. There is a trend within the Evangelical Church where it is being advocated that reading the Bible should be easy. Who spoke the following words: “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” Normally, these word appear in ‘red’, in a ‘red’ letter edition of the Bible.
These are the words of JESUS, Our LORD and Savior, HE spoke them in prayer to GOD Our FATHER, while HIM and the disciples were proceeding to the garden of Gethsemane. John 17:17 ESV. This is how they appear in The Message Bible: “Make them holy consecrated with the truth; Your word is consecrating truth.”
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