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The Best Commentary on the Bible
Getting to Know God’s Word, Part 6 Introduction As Christians develop in their walk with God, a desire to do a deeper study comes along; with a group or alone. Some will turn to commentaries for assistance as previous scholars are known to write much on the various books and verses of the bible. But…
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The New World Translation
Getting to Know God’s Word, Part 5 Introduction This is the final translation of the scriptures that I will be specifically looking at in this article series. The reason I give special attention to this one is that it was written by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society for use by the Jehovah’s Witnesses…
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The Church Too Tough to Die
Introduction One of the more interesting pieces of history found here in Arizona is that of the city of Tombstone. Known as “The Town Too Tough to Die”, Tombstone was established in 1877. It obtained its nickname primarily from outliving two fires plus most other towns based on mining finds have become veritable ghost towns. Tombstone, however, continues…
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The Living Bible “Translation”
Getting to Know God’s Word, Part 4 Introduction In Isaiah 55:8-9, the prophet writes, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” What this…
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For The Love of Money
Introduction The following story is an Urban Legend I found online about 20 years ago… The upstate New York man was rich in almost every way. His estate was worth millions. He owned houses, land, antiques and cattle. But though on the outside he had it all, he was very unhappy on the inside. His…
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Which Translation should I Use?
Getting to Know God’s Word, Part 3 Introduction To those who are new student to the bible, it can be very challenging to decide which translation of the scriptures to use when reading or studying. There is not any one translation that is superior to the rest as all are translated by men. None of…
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Are There Vampires in the Bible?
Introduction It’s been many years since I last wrote an article like this. If you’ve ever read any of my early articles; 2002-2005, I did mostly pieces like this which were kind of goofy in nature showing the truth from scripture. The other day I was looking up an article online and, for some reason,…
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Submitting to God’s Word
Introduction Most people who claim that they are Christians have never read, or studied the bible. They’ll have read a chapter here and there and, maybe, know a few of the standard verses from memory; John 3:16 and Mt. 7:1 for an example. Then, there are those who say they have read the bible cover…
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Bible Basics
Getting to Know God’s Word, part 1 Introduction We begin a new series on the bible itself. Ironically, the word ‘bible’ isn’t found anywhere in the scriptures. It is a manmade word to describe as collection of books (see definition below). For this article, we’ll just share some basic overview information; most of it you…
