Ever gotten so busy you suddenly realize it’s been days (weeks?) since you’ve opened your Bible at home for personal study? It can be hard to get started again. Especially if I’m still overwhelmed with whatever changed my routine in the first place. Here are five tips I use to get me going again. Put […]
Margaret Hunter
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Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the KJV
Here’s How Other People Are Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible. What about you? Tip 1: Read it! Yep that’s a good one. Tip 2: Learn it’s history and why it’s used by so many churches. Here’s the official King James Bible Trust Site. Or this movie KJB: The Book That Changed […]
Tomb of Apostle Phillip Found in Hierapolis
From FoxNews July 27, 2011, A tomb believed to be that of St. Phillip the Apostle was unearthed during excavations in the ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis. [This article continues after a message from the authors] These Articles are Written by the Publishers of The Amazing Bible Timeline Quickly See 6000 Years of Bible and […]
What Does Christ Mean When He Says We Have To Give All Up?
What is the meaning of the original Greek of Luke 14:33 – “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” On the surface, it seems too extreme. If everything means everything, then we are left with nothing (For example, we would be naked). Is […]
Teaching Idea: The Whole Armour of God
Using activities and role-playing get people excited and talking. Here’s one for a lesson on the whole armour of God found in Ephesians 6:10-18. Have class members make paper darts and write temptations on it.. discouragement, being too busy, jealousy and more. Dress a volunteer up in the “whole armour” made of materials found around […]
Girls, Women In the Bible
Are girls/women ever named in the Bible? Yes. 165 are named in the Bible. The only births mentioned by name are key to the purpose of the Bible. These include the line of oldest sons (Patriarchs) or the children who have a special role to play in the Biblical story. You’ll notice that afterwards, it […]
Babel, Tower Of
Biblical Description: Following the Great Flood, a group of people of a particular speech and migrating from the east, arrived at the land of Shinar, where they decided to construct a capital with a tower “with its top reaching up the heavens”. According to the Amazing Biblical Timeline with World History, this occurred around 2200 […]
Melchizedek and Shem
Are Melchizedek and Shem the same person? This question is frequently asked and has caught the interest of many scholars. Let us examine first these two names and then the arguments for and against the two being the same person. Melchizedek means “King of righteousness” (Heb. 7:1-2). He was known as the great high priest, […]
Was Noah’s Flood Universal or Local?
Other Flood Theories: Aside from the Biblical account of the flood written by Moses in the book of Genesis, there are over two hundred and fifty stories or versions of the flood scattered all over the world. These flood versions are considered “myths” or “legends” about a great flood and how the world repopulated. Even […]
Why Wave Palm Leaves?
Question sent in by Janie. Palm Sunday the people greeted Jesus back from the desert waving palm leaves. WHY? Why Wave Palm Leaves There are a couple of explanations. One is that it was common practice in the ancient world to welcome home a king or war hero by laying out a path of branches […]