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God's Word 36% Of Americans Believe The Bible Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

God’s Word 36% of Americans believe the Bible is the “actual Word of God” and is to be taken literally while another 40% say it is the Word of God although not everything in ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Bible

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

How to Get the Most Out of Your Bible In Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, Kathleen Norris recounts the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received an expensive Bible as a wedding gift from his grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet ...read more

Isaac Newton Said "The Bible Is The Rock That ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 14, 2007

Isaac Newton said “the Bible is the rock that all the hammers of criticism have failed to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

People Sometimes Ask Why The Bible Is Not More ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007

People sometimes ask why the Bible is not more definite about the right to remarry after divorce for adultery. The answer is simple. In the Bible the right to divorce carries with it the right to remarry. The Fourth Century Latin Fathers tried to make this separation from bed and board. However, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Holman Bible Dictionary Defines Faith: Trusting ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 11, 2007

Holman Bible Dictionary defines FAITH: Trusting commitment of one person to another, particularly of a person to God. Faith is the central concept of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unless We Form The Habit Of Going To The Bible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations, because ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

I Find More Marks Of Authenticity In The Bible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I find more marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Inside The Bibles Pages Lie All The Answers To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Inside the Bibles pages lie all the answers to all the problems man has ever known.The Bible can touch our hearts, ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Swindoll States, The Bible Never Flatters Its ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009

Swindoll states, The Bible never flatters its heroes. All the men and women of Scripture have feet made of clay, and when the Holy Spirit paints a portrait of their lives, He’s a very realistic artist. He doesn’t ignore, deny, or overlook the dark side. Personally, when I step into this chapter in ...read more

Tags: David

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Generosity Of Poor Man Surprises Bible College ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009

Generosity of Poor Man Surprises Bible College Students Illustration from Leadership/Melvin Newland: Leadership Magazine carried a story about 4 young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Tags: Giving General

Wycliffe Bible Translator Chet Bitterman's Death ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2009

Wycliffe Bible Translator Chet Bitterman’s Death Motivated Others for Missionary Service Jesus Himself said that the end would come only after the “gospel of the Kingdom” is “preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations” (Matthew 24:14). As His coming approaches, Jesus wants the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:14

Tags: Missions, Bible Translation

Ivp Bible Background Commentary States This About ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 13, 2010

IVP Bible Background Commentary states this about our passage in John 10:1-10: "The original text of the Bible had no chapter breaks; this passage continues Jesus’ words to the *Pharisees in 9:41. It is based on *Old Testament images of God as the shepherd of Israel (Gen 48:15; 49:24; Ps 23:1; ...read more

Tags: Apostasy

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Bible Scholar Said "Christianity Is Not Only ...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 2, 2012

One Bible Scholar said "Christianity is not only about taking a person to Heaven, it is also ABOUT ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: *other

Is Your Name In The Bible?--The Case Of A New ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2012

IS YOUR NAME IN THE BIBLE?--THE CASE OF A NEW YORK CITY BAG LADY Years ago, there was a bag lady in New York City who attended a preaching service at a Manhattan Rescue Mission. Afterwards in the line to receive soup, she mentioned to the preacher she was now ready to give her life to Jesus. She ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7

Tags: Sunday, Parable Lost Sheep

Within The Covers Of One Single Book, The Bible, ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 24, 2013

Within the covers of one single book, the Bible, are all the answers to all the problems that face us today--if only we ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Bible. God's Manual For Life

Contributed by Jesse Crooks on Mar 10, 2020

The Bible God’s manual for living Joshua 1:8 Psalm 119: 11 Last year we finally traded vans. We drive one until it falls apart in the road. Our van would no longer go in reverse, and it would have been too expensive to replace the transmission. The new one didn’t have the owner’s manual, ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8, Psalm 119:11

Tags: Bible, Manuel

What Great Men Said About The Bible

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021

List to what great men in the past have said about the Bible. Abraham Lincoln: "I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this book." W. E. Gladstone: "I have known ninety-five of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-3

Tags: Bible, Scripture, Truth, Word Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What The Bible Says About The Resurrection Of Jesus

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 25, 2024

Well over three hundred verses are concerned with the subject of Jesus' resurrection in the New Testament. We are told that this event is a sign for unbelievers (Matthew 12:38-40); cf. John 20:24-29) as well as the answer for the believer's doubt (Luke 24:38-43). It serves as the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:38-43

Tags: Christ, Easter, Resurrection, Heaven, Gospel, Cross, Miracles, Empty Tomb  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Speaker's Bible): "Are You Loyal To The Leader ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 12, 2008

(Speaker’s Bible): “Are you loyal to the Leader in front?...It may be that we have followed Christ so far as it served our purposes or suited our convenience. Our service has rarely been consecrated to the ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Salvation Army

It Isn't Enough For Believers To Carry The Bible ...

Contributed by Michael West on Nov 22, 2008

It isn’t enough for believers to carry the Bible in their hands; they must let the Holy ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Independent/Bible