In most Bible-believing churches we are encouraged to read and study the Bible for ourselves. We know it is not sufficient to have a copy of the Bible in our homes. It must be read and studied and learned. Only in doing so can we hope to obtain the full benefit God intends for us. […]
Concordance: A concordance is the most basic of our study tools. It allows those of us with imperfect memories to find half-remembered verses. It also allows us to see how words are used in the Bible and to find a more complete list of verses on a subject. Note that your concordance should match the […]
Grandmother had a large collection of fine china, and most of these articles were kept in a locked room except for times when she entertained guests who could appreciate the worth of her treasures. She had stories to tell about how each piece came into her possession. Every week or two she would enter the […]
Occasionally I share in the responsibility of interviewing prospective candidates applying to our residency in Emergency Medicine. One of the most memorable characters was a young physician who entered the room, sat down, and without any prompting, began a monologue about why he believed he was well-suited to our program. Unfortunately for him, this set […]
Consider for a moment the lowly protein. We take proteins for granted because they are produced and act automatically in our cells. Much is known about how proteins are made and how they function. But the harder question is: Where did proteins come from? Proteins are made from instructions in DNA but proteins are needed […]
The life of a true child of God should be a continuous exercise of daily learning from the Lord. The moment we receive salvation we are enrolled in the school of Christ. To grow in grace and in the knowledge of Him who loved us and gave Himself for us should always be our ambition. […]
Before we look at this topic, it might be worthwhile to comment on the occurrence of the two Greek words for “sound” and “doctrine” in our Bibles. Although the words individually occur more than 30 times, in combination they only occur four times, and those instances are in Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus. In […]
In the Gospels there are four touching portraits of a woman at the feet of the Lord Jesus. In the first of these pictures, the woman is unnamed; in the other three, the woman is said to be Mary of Bethany. It is also possible that Mary was the unnamed woman in the first of […]