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I think I have a book about this in my library...

Hummm, I never would have guessed that Wayne Grudem was a Charismatic Baptist! That helps to explain a bit of the disagreement I have with a few of his positions. Rob

Another rather recent commentary has been written on 1 Peter by someone very close to an honored poster here on the BB. Rob ~~~~~~~~~ "What is the meaning and significance of the phrase “baptism now saves you” in 1 Pet 3:21? Before we list the options for the meaning of the phrase in 1 Peter...

The Sacred Trust: Sketches of the Southern Baptist Convention Presidents By Emir Caner (2003) Readings in Baptist History: Four Centuries of Selected Documents By Joseph Early Jr. (2008)

My previous church had a young woman who regularly played the cello. What a wonderful instrument! She was usually accompanied beside electric organs, guitar, bass guitar, and drums. Rob

Please pardon my intrusion into the Fundamental Forum (is this really necessary anymore?). I find it strange that when I study a particular book of the bible, every passage I read relates to every other part of the Scriptures I read in some way. I'm studying Joshua now. In Joshua 5 the entire...

We rest when we tire. God’s rest does not equate with what we do when we rest. God rests when he sits upon his throne; when he rules. To enter God’s rest is to be under his rule, to live under his authority. The rest that Jesus offers us is not relaxation. His yoke is upon us, but not...

Where there is no vision, the people //are יִפָּ֣רַֽע naked: But he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18

Salty posted to indicate that Genesis 2:25 and Exodus 32:25 used different Hebrew words for the word translated "naked" in the KJV. 1. The word translated naked in Genesis 2:25 is עָרוֹם (ʿārôm) [Isa 20:2; Amos 2:16; Mic 1:8; Job 24:7; Ec 5:14; // group: Isa 58:7; Job 22:6] 2. The Hebrew word...

1) Always a wise decision to compare various Bible versions when studying a text. (AV 1873) And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame amongst their enemies:) (NIV 2011) Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them...

People come from various backgrounds. Those that are of Jewish heritage may connect to more closely to Scripture that relates to their background. Readers need to be reminded that the Bibles we read were not originally written in the English language. The common joke relating to that is: "If...

The letter J and its sound originated sometime in the mid 1500's. If you called out the name, JESUS, in a crowd during his lifetime in Judah, he wouldn't have turned around to look. The derivation of the name, Joshua is mentioned in Numbers 13:16 אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמֹ֣ות הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח...

Grumbling... and thinking of you as I'm reading a philosophy text this morning rather than working on next Sunday's lesson. A rather light introduction to Philosophy that I picked up in February and put on my TBR pile. Dolores G. Morris, Believing Philosophy, A Guide to Becoming a Christian...

A recent thread referred to a passage in the epistle to the Hebrews. Hebrews 12:14–15 (AV 1873) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 15 looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you...

In Hebrew, almost every word is gendered. Most of the gendering is filtered out in our English translations but English too has its own peculiar ways with gender. So I believe that it's important to refine the way gender is communicated in Scripture. The preface to the JPS TANAKH -...