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Is the Apocrypha Inspired of God?
By Wayne Jackson
In the ever urgent work of winning souls for Christ, the Christian occasionally will encounter members of the Roman Catholic Church who note, with perhaps some degree of pride, that their version of the Bible contains more books than standard translations used by non-Catholics.
More often than not, the average Christian is at a loss to explain why there are forty-six books in the Old Testament of the Catholic Bible, yet only thirty-nine books in the Old Testament of the common versions.
The qualified teacher needs to be able to give a reasonable explanation to…
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“Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him” (Mark 14:10-11).
“…conveniently betray Him.” What a haunting statement that is. Do we see it?
■ Convenient: in a way that fits well with particular needs, activities, and plans
■ Betray: to give into the hands of another; treacherously deliver upJudas sought out those who would take Jesus, thereby betraying His Lord to evil men, and he…
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A Limited View of the Harvest When Jesus said, “Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest” (John 4:35), His disciples really had trouble understanding what was being said. They were in … Read More
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Seeing Souls, not Just Seeing People I remember as a young missionary the words of another missionary in New Zealand. We were discussing how to better find individuals to teach and how to lead them to Christ. It was hard … Read More
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Do you struggle with writing a Bible study or blog? Are you looking for a place to start, but you're unsure where God is leading you? In this video, I give a few quick tips for writing Bible studies that have helped me for Y E A R S.
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Pain. Trauma. Unresolved issues. Emotional attachments. Negative or hurtful life experiences. Negative relationship cycles. The “why” behind us is different for all of us. Sometimes, we’re carrying two or three of the things I listed above—other things, maybe one. The point is that none of us are exempt from experiencing difficulties that often leave emotional scars. Scars […]
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Study to Understand Therefore and Wherefore Sometimes we struggle to find the greatest benefit from reading the Bible and understanding what is being said. It may be because we are reading it too fast and not noticing the impact of … Read More
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