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The Bible brings many solutions to life's complex problems. Yet, so many are missing out on them. Here is one such solution. The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any way he could. One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the Bible just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bible do?" The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water." The boy did as he was told, even though all the water leaked out before he could get back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You will have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was "impossible to carry water in a basket," and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You can do this. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got far at all. The boy scooped the water and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, "See Papa, it's useless!" "So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket." The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket looked different. Instead of a dirty old coal basket, it was clean. "Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, it will change you from the inside out. That is the work of God in our lives. To change us from the inside out and to slowly transform us into the image of His son. Take time to read a portion of God's word each day. -- Author Unknown 
How can we know anything about anything? That’s the real question Topic: Understanding ScriptureThe Bible Has Solutions For Life Every Day You can rely on the Bible. The Bible brings many solutions to life\'s complex problems. Yet, so many are missing out on them. Take time to read a portion of God\'s word each day. Make sure that you follow the instruction of Scripture: don\'t lean on your own understanding to understand Scripture. No Scripture is of any private interpretation. The interpretation is given to... Interpretation from a scoffer\'s world-view: The correct way to interpret a statement in an objective way is to say, \"I don\'t know about that about that particular point,\" whenever a statement has any possibility of being interpreted in many ways. But dogmatic scoffers are not objective. If there is any way or if there are any assumptions that could make the statement a non-error, then the naturalist, if he or she... No! We seek the Lord of the Bible, the Author of the Bible, God. Salvation is through Jesus and through nothing and no one else. Salvation cannot even be found in Bible study, as important as Bible study is. Many have tried to study the Bible by the natural mind, as you would study a history book, and have never found a relationship with Christ. They will run into what the Hebrews found... If you have not read Stories Versus Truth, you may want to read that before reading this. Don\'t forget where you are going. You get past the questions/attacks so you can proclaim the Gospel. It is the proclamation of the Gospel, not argumentation, that transforms minds. See Give Them the Gospel. Lies About the Bible--Falsely Claiming Inconsistency One common lie is to say that the Bible is inconsistent. The following is an example: I... Even in the early church, there were false apostles. Notice that the counterfeit did not make the genuine any less genuine. And there are false apostles today, but the counterfeit does not make the genuine any less genuine. This is written because some use the false apostles as an excuse for man-made church orders that cannot be found in the Bible. 2Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming... Here is the pattern for the establishment of doctrine in the church. Of course, the scriptural order of apostles upon which this pattern rests has been widely rejected in the church, but let God be true and every man a liar. The order is this. Doctrine is established by apostles. Apostles are sent to deliver the doctrine to the local churches. It\'s a very simple and effective order. This is the... The apostles are very much a part of the Scriptural order of the church. The church must return to the pattern that God has given. Acts 8:14-20 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he... I heard a Christian say that she is trying to practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. I realized that God isn\'t random or senseless. He doesn\'t need our ideas. He is full of ideas. He doesn\'t want us to use our imaginations to come up with a vision out of our own hearts. He wants us to see a heavenly vision that starts and ends with Him. With these... There was a Christian radio personality who used his position on the airwaves to preach against any modern-day apostles. The word, apostle, means \"one sent.\" In other words, he was preaching against any who seem to be sent by God. He claimed that anyone who does not believe what he believes (and a lot of what he believes is very speculative) does not have the Spirit of God. He claimed... Galatians 2:2 And I went up by revelation [Apokalupsis: removal of a covering or veil] , and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. Apocalypse (two Greek words, apokalupsis, and apokalupto meaning approximately the same thing) Literally, it means the removal of a covering or a veil.... God forbids speculation. Science used to mean knowledge. Now it means a process by which we look at evidence in various ways and then make up creative stories about that evidence. Well, that is not entirely true. There are many definitions of science, and the word, science, is used to confuse those who are not skeptical of the skeptics and Evolutionists. What is now called science almost always results in people... God has a pattern for the Church, and that pattern is in Scripture. His pattern is important to Him.... With maturity comes clarity. The more we walk into holiness, the clearer our vision becomes. All our spiritual senses are heightened. We begin to see better. Our tastes change. We start to see that there is no satisfaction in what is worldly or ungodly. We see the other members of the Body of Christ as being part of our own identity in Christ. If they rejoice, we rejoice. If they feel pain, we actually begin... The apostolic age is an assumption that support the theological position that miracles, tongues, the power of God, apostles, prophets, the gifts of the Spirit, the leading of God\'s Spirit, and many other things are no longer available to the church. Duration: Ephesians 4:11-13 The apostles will be here until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God to a perfect man... If you have not read Stories Versus Truth, you may want to read that before reading this. It is the proclamation of the Gospel, not argumentation, that transforms minds. See Give Them the Gospel. It is best to ask them a few questions first and to listen to their answers. You will want to know if they are being honest or simply trolling. Be patient, but be wise. Ask them this question:... Question: What is the church? How it should be governed. what kind of worship is most pleasing God? Describe the different answers given in the 17th century church of England to these questions. what was the outcome of these controversies? What challenges to traditional theology were experienced in the 17th century and 18th century? and what effects could be seen in the life of the Christian church? what was the usual... God has an order for receiving revelation, and He has given us that order in Scripture. Mankind claims an authority that has not been given by God. Some people say that they have a calling, but God never called them. Many have sent themselves as the interpreters of the Scripture, teaching many speculations about the meaning of various parts of the Bible. Often, they teach much more than God has... |
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