What is the Bible?

What is the Bible?

What is the Bible?

In simplest terms the Bible is the word of God. But in order to understand what this means it is helpful to look at the Bible in terms of form, function and reliability. FORM Today the Bible comes to us in the form of a book, but the Bible was not magically conceived as one complete unit. Instead it... 

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History of Bible Translation

History of Bible Translations

History of Bible Translations

Most English speaking Christians today read and study the Bible without giving much thought to how the English Bible came to be or the dramatic and life threatening work of Bible translators. Contrary to popular thought, the King James Version was not the first translation of the Bible. The First Bible... 

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Understanding Bible Translations

Understanding Bible Translations

Understanding Bible Translations

Why Are There So Many Translations? As more reliable manuscripts are discovered and as studies progress in the linguistics of the ancient biblical languages, there is a need for more accurate translations of the Bible. Also, as the English language evolves translators seek to render the Bible in words... 

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Good News

The Gospel

The Gospel

The word “gospel” means “good news.”  But, what is the good news and what does it mean to you? Is there some bad news? We have a God that is so holy and pure that he cannot be near even the slightest evil. When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, they committed a crime... 

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