The narrative of Genesis 38 probably began shortly before Joseph was sold to Egypt. Judah was 2-3 years older than Joseph. He must have married as a teenager before Joseph left home. Though the details of this chapter are unsavoury, God placed them in the Bible to help us see sin’s consequences. God wants us […]
How many of you are old enough to have used a manual typewriter to type a letter or document? __ For you youngsters who have never had to do that, the rest of us can assure you that it was a complicated project. Every key had to be pressed with firmness to leave a clear […]
24/11/2021 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of the Bible’s Preservation Original Bible manuscripts are called autographs Making copies of the original manuscripts began when? during Moses’ day We have about _______ surviving manuscripts or portions of manuscripts of the NT. The Byzantine or Majority text has the support of about ___% of the surviving manuscripts. It […]
When I was a boy on the farm, we had several 10 gallon steel milk cans (about 40L). Before my time, when a farmer milked his cows, he poured the milk into these milk cans and the milkman came by each day and picked up the cans to take them for processing. We used the […]
John Newton, the author of Amazing Grace, was born in 1725 in the UK. His mother, a Christian, taught him the Bible, but she died of TB when he was just seven. From age 11 to 17, Newton accompanied his father, a Navy ship’s captain, on his sea voyages. Several years later, Newton took a […]
17/11/2021 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review the Canonicity of the Bible Canonization has to do with determining which books deserve the designation of “Scripture” and ought to be included in the Bible. Every God-inspired Book was part of the biblical canon the moment God had it written down. God knew what He Inspired! The main criteria […]
Jacob’s polygamy and subsequent favouring of Joseph, the son of his favourite wife, caused great turmoil in his family. Joseph’s ten older half-brothers resented him because dad always favoured him. Jacob even went so far as to give Joseph a special coat of honour. None of his brothers ever had such a coat. Because of […]
The Jews are God’s chosen people. It was through their people that God chose to send Christ to this earth to atone for man’s sins. Being God’s chosen people, the Jews often thought they were better than all other people. In fact, many thought that being Jews made them righteous before God. Religious people today […]
10/11/2021 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review Proofs of the Bible Internal Evidence: The Bible is called the Word of God, claims it came from God, and that God is its author. External Evidence: Continuity, revelations, influence, talks about the unknown and unknowable. The Bible is scientifically accurate. It is historically accurate. The Bible has endured for […]
The Christian life is not a burden-free life. Christians get sick, get Covid, lose loved ones, suffer family problems, face work pressures, and have car troubles like everyone else. In fact, Christians carry the added burden of persecution. “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” (2Ti 3:12) Christian leaders […]