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Month: October 2024

“We Do Not Peddle the Word of God for Profit”, or Do We?

“We Do Not Peddle the Word of God for Profit”, or Do We?

“Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God”—2 Corinthians 2:17 NIV

Contrast the above Bible principle with the facts presented in the following article:

BBC News, Washington
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Trump holds a Bible in Washington in 2020

“Former US President Donald Trump is making money from branded bibles . . . 

Federal candidates are required to file disclosures each year detailing their income, investments, assets and liabilities . . .

Trump has made $300,000 (£273,000) from branded bibles, listed on the financial disclosure form as “The Greenwood Bible”. . . read more

Is God’s Name Yahweh, GOD, the LORD, or Jehovah?

Is God’s Name Yahweh, GOD, the LORD, or Jehovah?

God’s name is often written as “the LORD” in most Bible translations. Some translations use “Jehovah” for God’s name. However, Lord is not a name but a title. “One of the titles for God is Lord, a translation of Adonai. There is yet another name for which is particularly assigned to God as His special or proper name, that is, the four letters YHWH (Exodus 3:14 and Isaiah 42:8)”  [NASB, Principles of Translation).

“Indeed, there are many gods and many lords, yet for us there is but one God, the Father” (1 Corinthians 8:5,6 NASB). In the Old Testament, or Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures, God’s name is Yahweh. “I am Yahweh, that is my name!” (Isaiah 42:8 NJB). The name Yahweh appears some 6,800 times in the manuscripts of the Old Testament, or Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures. Yet, “this name has not been pronounced by Jews because of reverence for the great sacredness of the divine name. Therefore it has been consistently translated as LORD. The only exception  . . . is when it occurs in immediate proximity to the word Lord, that is, Adonai. In that case it is regularly translated GOD to avoid confusion” [Ibed.]. Of course, there would be no worry about such “confusion,” if YHWH were translated accurately as Yahweh. read more

Bible Knowledge Solves Trinity Enigma

Bible Knowledge Solves Trinity Enigma

Photo man reading the bible man reading the bible

There is no doubt that Almighty God, the God of the Bible exists! But what is he like? Jesus said, “God is a spirit” (John 4:24 ESV). But what exactly is the spirit called God? The Trinity doctrine is usually presented as the main explanation of God, and is widely believed to be true because it is said to be in the Bible. But, even its most scholarly adherents and proponents admit they don’t really understand it, calling it a “mystery”. Can Bible knowledge solve the Trinity mystery? read more

The Earth’s Rivers Say: “God’s Design Is Best!”

The Earth’s Rivers Say: “God’s Design Is Best!”

Many of the earth’s rivers have been modified by humans over the centuries. Now, humans are beginning to learn that “God knows best”, as the following BBC article illustrates, by giving just a few examples. 

“Speak to the earth to instruct you, and to the fish of the sea to inform you. Which of these does not know that the hand of God has done this?”—Job 12:7,8 NAB

How restoring rivers’ natural curves can prevent flooding

BBC—-19 September 2024, — Frankie Adkins  
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For centuries meandering rivers have been straightened – but experts say restoring their natural bends and curves can prevent flooding and create healthy habitats for wildlife. read more

The Brain Is Incredibly Complex–Evidence of a Creator!

The Brain Is Incredibly Complex–Evidence of a Creator!

“I  will give thanks to you because I have been so amazingly and miraculously made. Your works are miraculous, and my soul is fully aware of this”—Psalm 139:14 GWT

The brain is incredibly complex, far more complex than humans can understand at present, as the following BBC article gives evidence of. While modern science generally does not recognize or acknowledge a divine Creator, scientific evidence does give us more and more factual information to support what the Bible says about  “the Lord God Almighty”, “who created all things” (Revelation 4:8,11). read more

Is Jesus Christ Equal To God?

Is Jesus Christ Equal To God?

Is Jesus Christ equal to God? Based on the following scripture, and what they have heard, or been told, many people think so.

 “For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but was also calling God his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God” (John 5:19 NRSV). 

If we look at this scripture closely, and think about it logically, there are three serious problems with the claim that Jesus made himself equal with God, and so he must be God.. read more

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