Recent content by John of Japan

The point here in this OP is, are there any commands in the Bible to defend the Bible (the whole Bible, not just certain doctrines). KJVO folk defend the KJV all the time, but I believe it is unnecessary and not commanded in Scripture.

@Van and @JesusFan Really? It's not enough that you guys have an entire sub-forum dedicated to Cal. vs. Arm., but you have to hijack my thread to keep going on it? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year anyway. :Cool

Not sure what you mean by this in regards to the OP.

I was looking through my books of Christian poetry hoping to find the following poem, which I remembered dimly. I finally found it: The Anvil of God’s Word by John Clifford Last eve I paused beside the blacksmith’s door And heard the anvil ring the vestal chime. Then looking in, I saw upon the...

I have learned that Dr. James D. Price went to Heaven at age 100 on Dec. 12. He is now forever with his beloved wife and Savior. IMO he was the greatest Christian Hebrew scholar in the US in the 20th century. Just check out the Hebrew resources on his website if you don't believe me: Hebrew...

James Price is a friend of my sister and mine. He is a faithful and good Christian, now 100, who has faithfully served God for longer than I've been alive. He is not duplicitous at all. I know him well. Just because you disagree with him doesn't give you license to insult his character...

This is a good post, and you've pointed out some salient points. You can add "earnestly contend for the faith" from Jude v. 3. What I should have put in my OP though is that my point is about the whole Bible rather than the Gospel, etc. If I can narrow this point down, there are many Christians...

"The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself." (Augustine or Spurgeon or Moody, no one is sure. :Biggrin)

I have a little book from before 1900 by former British Prime Minister William E. Gladstone, The Impregnable Rock of Holy Scripture. I love that title! That's the Word of God, not some dinky little artifact that we must defend. No, it is the great, impregnable rock that every ship opposed to God...

Good post. I'm all in favor of apologetics, but we all know that is not what saves souls. It might open a sinner's mind to the Gospel, but you will agree that the power of the Gospel, Holy Spirit and Word of God are all necessary for the salvation of souls.

Excellent! I love it.

Always happy if Spurgeon agrees with me!

Yet we do have "defend" (שׁפט) in the KJV many times for actions of God, and also for human actions (Ps. 82:3).

God's will is always best.

Idyllic! Japan is a physically beautiful country, the culture is fascinating (I trained in Judo and Karate before ever going there, and loved them) and the people are gracious and clever, but very stiff. Making actual friends there is very challenging. They tend to not be very open to...