There was a curious thought that came out of the last blog. And that is really around the word doctrine used in the King James. And in today's vernacular, doctrine seem so cold and harsh but yet it appears that in the King James that doctrine was the word that they used to describe really what the… Continue reading Doctrine as used in the KJV
Category: Faith and Christianity
Christmas story in the Gospel of John?
We will gather tonight to watch the film The a Star of Bethlehem. Most often we read the Christmas story from the text of Luke or Matthew. But the essence of the story about the birth of Christ is embedded also in the gospel of John chapter 7.I plan on sharing these verses with the… Continue reading Christmas story in the Gospel of John?
2 Cor 8:23 – Who are the "messengers of the churches"?
2Co 8:23 Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.2Co 8:24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.John Gill… Continue reading 2 Cor 8:23 – Who are the "messengers of the churches"?
John 5:47 But if ye believe not his writings,….
In this verse Jesus seems to put an end to the idea of selective reading of the Bible....at least in the example of Moses' writings.Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.Joh 5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me:… Continue reading John 5:47 But if ye believe not his writings,….
