Wise King Solomon, also known as the Teacher or Preacher, “taught the people knowledge, and he pondered and made a thorough search in order to arrange many proverbs. The Teacher sought to find delightful words and to record accurate words of truth.” (Eccl. 12:9-10) Luke, the author of our third Gospel, “followed all things accurately... Continue Reading →
The Importance of Bible Study
There is nothing more important for the development of the spiritual life of the Christian than regular, systematic Bible study. It is as true in the spiritual life as it is in the physical life that health depends upon what we eat and how much we eat. The soul’s proper food is found in one... Continue Reading →
Procrastination and Personal Bible Study
Proverbs 13:4 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent will be made fat.[1] Ver. 4.—(Comp. ch. 10:4.) The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; literally, and nothing is there—he gains nothing (ch. 14:6; 20:4). He has the wish, but not the... Continue Reading →
STUDYING THE BIBLE Word-By-Word and Phrase-By-Phrase
Let us work through just one verse in the NT in the book of James by Jesus’ half-brother. We will not go into the great detail that could be possible but will offer enough so the reader can see how to study the Bible word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase. So that the reader can see the importance... Continue Reading →