Sermons and Biblical Studies

There are no meaningless details in the word. Benny Hinn

A thousand times over, the death knell of the Bible has been sounded, a funeral procession formed, the inscription cut on the tombstone, and committal read. But somehow the corpse never stays put. Author unknown They amuse themselves by playing an irrelevant ecclesiastical game called “Let’s Pretend.” Let’s pretend that we possess the objective truth … Continue reading “BIBLE,
CRITICISM OF”

I feel vexed with the fellow [Sir Robert Stephens in 1551] who chopped the Bible up into chapters. I have heard that he did the most of his carving of the New Testament, between London and Paris, and rough work he made of it. Surely he was chaptering the Gospel of Matthew while he was … Continue reading “BIBLE,
CHAPTER DIVISIONS OF”

We cannot rely on the doctrine of Scripture until we are absolutely convinced that God is its author. John Calvin In 1987 of 10,000 American clergy who were asked whether they believed that the Scriptures are the inspired and inerrant Word of God in faith, history, and secular matters: 95% of Episcopalians, 87% of Methodists, … Continue reading “BIBLE,
BELIEF IN”

Scripture is both the word of God and the word of men. John Stott The dual authorship of Scripture is an important truth to be carefully guarded. On the one hand, God spoke, revealing the truth and preserving the human authors from error, yet without violating their personality. On the other hand, men spoke, using … Continue reading “BIBLE,
AUTHORSHIP OF”

God spoke … through the prophets. The Bible, Hebrews 1:1 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The Bible, 2 Peter 1:21 Let us therefore yield ourselves and bow to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, which … Continue reading “BIBLE,
AUTHORITY OF”

In one verse Luke alludes to fifteen historical references which any classical historian can verify. In the fifteen year (one) of the reign of Tiberius Caesar (two) when Pontius Pilate (three) was governor (four) of Judea (five), Herod (six) tetrarch (seven) of Galilee (eight), his brother Philip (nine) tetrarch (ten) of Iturea (eleven) and Traconitis, … Continue reading “BIBLE,
ACCURACY OF”

I subdue my grief as well as I can, but you know how tender, or rather soft, my mind is. Had not strong self-control been given me I could not have borne up so long. John Calvin, after the death of his wife My little daughter Elizabeth is dead. She has left me wonderfully sick … Continue reading “BEREAVEMENT,
INDIVIDUALS’ REACTION TO”

I am His by purchase and I am His by conquest; I am His by donation and I am His by election; I am His by covenant and I am His by marriage; I am wholly His; I am peculiarly His; I am universally His; I am eternally His. Thomas Brooks

The first and prime want in human nature is the desire to be important. John Dewey The strongest want in human nature is the desire to be great. Sigmund Freud The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. William James More than anything else, people want to be noticed, recognized. John … Continue reading “BELONGING”