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This may, or may not, interest some people. The free book of the month (Dec 2024) from Logos Bible Software concerns song and worship. “The books of Chronicles often mention, or allude to, liturgical music at the temple in Jerusalem. It is dealt with in 1 Chron. 6:31–47 (6:16–32); 9:14–16, 33...

I see the separation from the church happening most often when the young adults leave the family to attend college. The local Amish where I live have a name for it: rumspringa, a rite of passage and period of choosing whether they will continue to follow the path their family has chosen. This...

Some churches are simply not meeting the needs of new generations of believers and are obstinately catering to the older traditionalists. Churches that prioritize family ministries and respond to the needs of young Christians continue to grow. Rob

I wouldn’t use one either … my wife wouldn’t like it. But my daughter met her husband on a dating site. They are happily married with two grown kids now. In the Bible it says that everything has a place and time (1 Opinions 3:16) Rob

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Welcome to the family! Whether one was raised in a Christian family or not, the new birth is by definition, a turning point. Learning to walk the Christian walk will take a lifetime. The path set before us has been walked by our Savior. Hope you enjoy the interaction here on the BaptistBoard...

Volume 49, Issue 3 of Themelios from the Gospel Coalition is now available on PDF or in Logos [LINK] Articles that interest me include: The Deepening of God’s Mercy Through Repentance by Robert A. J. Gagnon The Image of God and the Plight of Man by Colin Smothers Reading the Psalter as a...

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Amazon delivered this book to me today... And I quickly glanced through it. It looks like I'll have something to read this weekend as I visit my grandchildren. "As we look throughout the history of the church, God’s Word has come to God’s people sometimes through quite exact copes of the text...

Shawn, I fear you have been lead astray on the KJV issue and "new revelation". It appears that you have some prior knowledge of the KJV issue; in your first post you immediately excluded the original KJV Preface, Translators to the Reader. Within those documents, the translators explicitly...

Welcome Shawn, Being a new Christian, there's a lot to learn! It's a formative time. Correct doctrine is important... it will lead you into a closer walk with the Lord. That's quite a provocative post for a newbie. Let's keep this friendly. Most poster's here take issue with the KJVO stance...

Which tells us that interpretations, even those held by prominent theologians, can occasionally be wildly off base. Speculation, if rooted in a proper hermeneutical method, can be useful, however there is so much on the internet that is designed to simply distract and discourage one from more...

Sounds to me like Conspiracy Theory Theology What have you been reading? Get off the internet for your Bible study! You've made connections with aspects that don't have anything to do with your question; You've integrated misinformation. Scripture isn't a puzzle; God didn't craft his word so...

Gill interprets black skin to be a characteristic of original sin and transgression. Examine the text: I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Look not upon me, because I am black, Because the sun hath looked upon me: My mother’s...

“God forbid!—no man in Israel ever disputed about the Song of Songs [that he should say] that it does not render the hands unclean, for all the ages are not worth the day on which the Song of Songs was given to Israel; for all the Writings are holy, but the Song of Songs is the Holy of Holies.”...

“Know, my brother, that you will find great differences in interpretation of the Song of Songs. In truth they differ because the Song of Songs resembles locks to which the keys have been lost.” Thus the great Jewish savant Saadia began his commentary on the Song of Songs. In proportion to its...

I significantly downsized my library over the last few years and kept only a small collection of novels. Generally novels communicate themes which can either be associated with Christianity or contrasted with it. My library contains many excellent novels with contrasting worldviews... I'm...

The Lost World of the Torah, Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context by John H. Walton. 2019. "In relatively recent history (post-Reformation), a major change took place in how people thought about law. People grew to think of law as codified legislation that is coercive in nature. The...

The Apostle Paul provides a good example for us. Read 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Paul confessed his sin God showed him mercy God gave him grace God gave him faith and love God was patient with him Christ Jesus gave him eternal life Paul's task, he believed and received it. Paul gives praise to God for...

Rather than translate it as “men” a modern translation would use “mankind” or “humankind”. In which case ‘Covenant’ would be used in a broad metaphorical sense… somewhat like saying, ‘all have sinned’ The generic “man” was how the translators of the Lxx understood the word. The case for...