The Bible
People, events, places. Structure and languages. Major doctrines.Find out how to study your Bible for yourself. Know what you believe and why you believe it.
13 Accounts of Jesus' Resurrection in the Bible  Thirteen accounts of Jesus' resurrection appearances throughout the Bible Abraham - A Friend of God  If you are having a grand day, rejoice in it and thank God for the blessing. If you are watching the news and finding it hard to be at peace about the state of the world, be comforted. In Abraham's day and in our day, God moves to bring about the results He has planned since before time began. An Overview of 1 Kings  An overview of the book of 1 Kings and what the book meant to the children of Israel. An Overview of 1 Samuel  A close look at the book of 1 Samuel
An Overview of 2 Samuel  An overview of 2 Samuel that focuses on the life of King David, his rule over Israel, and his sin with Bathsheba An Overview of Exodus  An overview of the book of Exodus An Overview of Genesis  An overview of the first book of the Bible: Genesis. An Overview of Judges  Overview of the book of Judges and Israel's disobedience before God. An Overview of Ruth  An overview of the book of Ruth that demonstrates God's redeeming love and faithfulness Angel Facts and Fallacies  Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings…not. It’s a cute line, but the theology in It’s a Wonderful Life is a disaster. Angels are real and we need to understand the truth about them. We won’t get that from Hollywood, so let’s see what Scripture has to say about angels. Bible Reading : Make it Too Easy  Establishing new habits is especially challenging for me. When there is something crucial that I want incorporate into my life, I need to make it as easy as possible. Foolproof. Fail-safe. Too easy not to do. Pathetic, I realize. But it’s good to know yourself. Bible Study Tools at Crosswalk - Review  You want to get serious about Bible study, but don’t know a word of Greek. You want to see just how the different translations compare with each other. Perhaps you’ve tried to read through your Bible in a year but you always get bogged down and give up. Have I got some Bible study tools for you… Bible Verses for Depression  Bible verses to encourage and comfort those dealing with depression Do You Know Your Patriarchs (and Matriarchs)?  Do you have all those Old Testament fathers straight in your head? I didn't for a long time. All the Sunday School stories were just fragments jumbled together in my brain. But I've worked hard to get them all straightened out, because it's important to be thoroughly knowledgeable about my faith Epistle - a New Testament Letter  What is an epistle? Learn about the twenty-one New Testament Bible letters written by Apostles and disciples. Gomer of the Bible  God put his prophet to the test to show us how He loves us. How are Protestant and Catholic Bibles Different?  Genesis to Revelation. The Protestant Bible and the Catholic Bible begin and end the same way. But in between there are significant differences. Describing the variances for you, however, turned out to be not nearly as simple as I thought it would be! Is the Bible Inerrant?  I am not inerrant. Ask anyone who knows me. But the Creator God of the Bible is, and so is His message to human beings, the Bible. Many people think that's a ridiculous thing to say, because they misunderstand what Christians mean by the claim of Biblical inerrancy. Just One Page  If the world came crashing down, and in the midst of the chaos I could grasp just one page of my Bible as it was torn from my hands, it would be good to have page 1037. King David´s Respect  David trusted and respected his God and because of this, he was able to respect someone who did not deserve it. Moses - Senior Citizen Extraordinaire  Sometimes I get a little panicky. There are so many things I still want to do, and my life is at least half over. Am I wasting time? Does it matter what I do and don’t do? Who will care, anyway? Maybe I’m a late bloomer, like Moses. He didn't really get going until he was eighty. Not Like a Math Book  I’m happy to say that the Bible is not like a math book. You can certainly start on page one and work your way through to the end, but you’re going to get basic counting, multiplication, addition, algebra and differential equations all intermingled on just about every page. This is a good thing. Overview of Deuteronomy  An overview of the book of Deuteronomy Overview of Joshua  An overview of the book of Joshua Overview of Leviticus  An overview of the book of Leviticus and how it is a type and shadow of Jesus Christ. Overview of Numbers  An overview of the book of Numbers, the fourth book in the Torah or Book of Moses Thanksgiving Day, With or Without Choirs  I was thrilled the day I discovered a by-the-way comment in Nehemiah, about choirs. I’m a choir director, and reading that choirs and choir directors had been around since King David warmed my heart. Nehemiah organized two large thanksgiving choirs, which brings us around to today's topic. The Birth of Christ - a Harmony of the Accounts  The Christmas story is pretty straightforward, right? Just open up the New Testament and read all about it. Well, it's not quite that simple, so I decided to write out a harmony, like the Harmony of the Gospels found in the back of many Bibles.
The Blue Letter Bible Online [offsite link] Search the Bible in twelve English versions, one Hebrew, and three Greek editions. The Books of the Bible  Comparison of the Bible in Muslim, Jewish, Mormon, Catholic, and Christian faiths The Canon of Scripture : Why These Books?  I’ve heard people say, “I’d love to believe the Bible is true, but it’s so messed up now. They’ve mistranslated it, and left out this or that gospel. It just isn’t reliable. We can’t know what God really meant anymore.” Well, the Bible is reliable, and we can know what God means to say. The Meaning of Dreams in the Bible  According to Disney’s Cinderella, a dream is a wish your heart makes. I don’t buy that. Real dreams are wild creatures, untamed and unpredictable. And in the Bible, dreams from God, both pleasant and horrifying, play several intriguing roles. The Ten Plagues of Exodus  Once I found an earwig in my teacup, after I had drunk the tea. My kids thought that was hilarious. One time I lived in an Alabama apartment with wall to wall, floor to ceiling roaches. But rivers of blood? Frogs in your bed? Death in every house? What were God's reasons for the Ten Plagues? The Tower of Babel  Ever wonder why the strange story of the Tower of Babel is included in Scripture? Not just an explanation of how the languages of the world came about, it's a story of the human race once again disobeying their Creator, and what He did to reassert His sovereignty. Who Wrote the Bible?  A reasonable question with solid answers. Did some guy make it all up? Or was it God talking to us through real people? Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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