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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) for EVERY home and student! (e-versions, LOW COST/FREE)

havoc — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:43:09 +0000

If you have access to a good theological library, you might have access to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. But then, you might not. For many of us, there is no readily available copy of the four or five volume encyclopedia.

Thanks to modern technology, Amazon.com has a Kindle version of the new, five-volume Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE).

For Barnes and Noble Nook owners, there is the original four volume edition FOR FREE!

How to Interpret the Bible by Wayne Grudem

havoc — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:27:32 +0000

Theologian Wayne Grudem, research professor at Phoenix Seminary (and author of a great Systematic Theology), presents four talks on the topic of: How to Interpret the Bible.

How to Interpret the Bible:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

HT: Apologetics315

The Apologetics Study Bible: Because "knowing in your knower" is never enough

havoc — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:27:38 +0000

If you're frustrated by well-meaning Christians telling you that "knowing in your knower" is all you need, and you're ready to have and share a Biblical, rational, well-founded basis for belief, you'll want to grab a copy of the Apologetics Bible.

The Apologetics Study Bible: Understand Why You Believe

If you doubt that study and intellectual exercise is Christian, sit down and read Proverbs all the way through and let me know what you think. Study, learning, wisdom (and staying away from the harlot) are the core of Proverbs. The Apologetics Study Bible is for anyone who is serious about Christianity and serious about sharing their reasons for rational belief in the Christian world view with their neighbors and friends.

Facing the Truth - July 8, 2009

Dan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:36:51 +0000

What is wrong with a society that would rather foster a lie, than admit they were wrong? Don't you just hate it? But, do you do it too?
For some reason we, as a society, have come to the conclusion than it is better to be right than correct! Let me explain, I am a teacher of the Scriptures. That is my Spiritual gift and I enjoy doing it - it makes me happy. One of the things I have had to do is beat up my EGO because I was wrong about some of the teachings I accepted before I learned how to read the Bible with understanding.
When I came to realize what the Scripture said about Baptism, Communion, the Holy Spirit and the nature of God (there are a few others I do not remember) I was walking around with this attitude that I understood the scripture but I was wrong. I understood what I had learned, but not exactly what the scripture SAID in some cases.
Some call it the Down Spiral of Biblical Teaching.
It goes something like this:
- God is love. (TRUE)
- God loves sinners. (TRUE)
- God loves me, even though I am a sinner. (TRUE)
- Since God loves me the sinner, He would not send me to Hell, because He loves me. (OPINION)
- If He loves me, a sinner, then surely He loves the Buddhist, Hindus and Oklahomans so God wouldn't send them to Hell because of the way they believe or what they teach.
- Since He wouldn't condemn them then anyway is an okay way to get to heaven.
- There are some churches that preach that sinners are going to Hell because they are so narrow minded.
- God must hate the church because they do not teach universal love!!
This may happen to one person in one life time or it may spread through to a couple of generations. It starts with a basic truth then warps into an opinion that is easy to live with. This all ends in a conclusion that is comfortable and requires no work or commitment on the person’s part.
This is the same kind of mind set that brings us situation ethics, harmless entertainment, and convicted pedophiles getting kiddie shows on cable.
When these individuals are confronted in a loving way by a teacher of the Gospel about their incorrect doctrine - they are the first to get on their high horse (as my dear old Hillbilly Momma used to say) and start an attack on the teacher. All of a sudden the teacher is a bad guy because they tried to push their belief on someone else and they have the Bible wrong or they are closed minded about the other's opinion. It then gets much worse!
The truth of the matter is some very smart people have formed some very wrong opinions about the Scripture and even though you show them what is wrong, from the scriptures, they refuse to accept what the Scriptures say. Why do they do this?
They are too proud to admit their mistake. They would, in the end, rather go to Hell than admit they do not have it figured out. They are unable to wrap their finite mind around an Infinite God so they chop God up to fit in their box and call what's left "your opinion".
What can we do for these individuals? Pray. The Holy Spirit needs to break them down so they will listen. That's what happened to me. God set me in the middle of the most lovingist Pentecostals you would ever want to meet and helped me see myself and the way I judged others. Then some of us started looking at some Scriptures. They were eager to share "their" Scriptures with me but didn't want to look at "mine". The Holy Spirit lead me in a 2 year search for Him. I studied the Scripture about the Holy Spirit and found out that not only my Charismaniac friends were wrong but so was I. A hard pill to swallow...
As I continued to study the Scriptures with my new guide, I saw the true meaning in a lot of the things I was taught. Most of what I learned was good theology, the rest was crap.
Since that time I have been slandered by a lot of nice people; condemned by a lot of smart people for my lack of flexibility. Me...I am just facing the truth!

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Okay I will admit that I liked Michael Jackson's music. I have an MJ video I pull out every once in a while and watch. He was in my opinion a great singer, dancer and overall great showman. I felt sorry for him when he was accused of sexual battery and abuse on minor boys. As a milieu therapist for 20 years I learned to not only feel compassion for the victim but also the accused. I liked what Brooke Shields had to say about "the boy" in MJ "the man". However, with all the money, fame and acclaim he still came across as a pretty sad kind of guy.
In a way, I am glad that the circus is over for him.
They say he was not a true believer. I am sad for that.

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AS SOUTHERN STATES SEE IT:
Tennessee - The owner of a golf course was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help. He called her into his office and said, "You graduated from the University of Tennessee and I need some help. If I were to give you $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?"
The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everything but my earrings."

Kentucky - A group of Kentucky friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck. "Where's Henry?" the others asked.
"Henry had a stroke of some kind. He's a couple of miles back up the trail," the successful hunter replied.
"You left Henry laying out there and carried the deer back?" they inquired.
"A tough call," nodded the hunter "But I figured no one is going to steal Henry!"

Louisiana - A senior at LSU was overheard saying... "When the end of the world comes, I hope to be in Louisiana." When asked why, he replied he'd rather be in Louisiana because everything happens in Louisiana 20 years later than in the rest of the civilized world.

Georgia - A Georgia State trooper pulled over a pickup on I-75. The trooper asked, "Got any I. D.?"
The driver replied, "Bout whut?"

North Carolina - A man in North Carolina had a flat tire, pulled off on the side of the road, and proceeded to put a bouquet of flowers in front of the car and one behind it.
Then he got back in the car to wait. A passerby studied the scene as he drove by and was so curious he turned around and went back. He asked the fellow what the problem was. The man replied, "I have a flat tire." The passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?"
The man responded, "When you break down they tell you to put flares in the front and flares in the back. Hey, it don't make sense to me neither."

South Carolina - "You can say what you want about the South, but I ain't never heard of anyone retiring to the North!

Theology Rocks Show 066 - "What's in Your Bible?"

havoc — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:39:32 +0000

Sometimes we get confused between our Bible (KJV, NIV, NASB, NLT, NET, ASV, ad infinitum). Our point is that none of those are The Bible. Throw in The Message, the Living Bible and company, and you're compounding translation problems with paraphrase. Toss in some presuppositions, some flawed teaching and a pinch (or more) of pride, and you get problems aplenty.

Our point is, "there's more to the Bible than your translation."

There are a whole mess of great tools online that we didn't even mention in the podcast:
BibleGateway.com - 20 versions of the Bible in English along with other languages, some commentaries, some audio readings, and a host of other resources.
BlueLetterBible.com - 14 version of the Bible (including the Latin Vulgate), a "Treasury of Scripture Knowledge" (extensive cross-referencing), Lexicon/Concordance for Hebrew and Greek, commentaries (not only text, but also audio, video and study tools), maps, hymns, images, and dictionary aids. This is probably one of the most underrated study tools on the net.
Bible.org - Home of the NET Bible (New English Translation), but also filled with tools, commentaries, devotionals, etc.
International Bible Society (Writers of the New International Version) with a host of useful tools. I really appreciate their Book Introductions from the NIV Study Bible among other things.

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