Sound Teaching

We must actively serve God, and seek always to do His will. This is accomplished not by separating from the world, but by living lives untouched by its ungodly ways.

The entirety of Bible history, from the creation of man, to God’s promises to Abraham, to the sojourn of the children of Israel in Egypt, to the giving of the law on Mount Sinai, to the habitation of the land of Canaan by Israel, to the judgments, captivity and restoration of that nation, to the birth and life of Jesus of Nazareth, all point to the cross, and the subsequent victory over death in Christ’s resurrection.

Envy, as it is an easily hidden sin, is one of the most dangerous to the Christian. It is not only prevalent, but also fraught with consequences.

In the canon of the Bible, the 66 books which comprise the Old and New Testaments, we have everything we need to be acceptable to God. With the words from Genesis to Revelation we have been “equipped for every good work.” There is no need for the Christian to look to spurious books, penned by men, as God has supplied us with every necessary word in His scriptures.

Make sure you heed your conscience at all times. Do not allow your heart to be hardened. If you get a feeling that you have done wrong, don’t ignore it, but rather give it place. We should never sublimate the shame we feel when we do wrong, rather we should confess our sin, and ask God’s forgiveness.

Most people do not understand how the canon of scripture was set. Let it be understood that the books of the Bible are received as canonical based upon the authority inherent within them as inspired messages from God. They do not receive their canonicity by the decree of the Catholic church, as is erroneously believed by many. This is sound reason to reject the Apocrypha.

Robertson L. Whiteside once said, “A person’s mind should be narrow enough to shut out everything but truth, and broad enough to accept all truth.”

Any student of textual criticism knows that the Bible is the most well documented of all ancient books. The study of textual criticism is an exercise which will strengthen the Christian’s faith that we have the Word of God!

One of the reasons we can have confidence in the internal assertion that the Bible is inspired is that the Bible is continually validated both historically and geographically by archaeological discoveries. The outward evidence for Biblical inspiration is compelling.

YES! I guess that everything we need from the Bible is in the box, i.e. right there in black and white (and sometimes red). You don’t need to look outside of it. Trust me, you won’t find anything there.

It must be understood that the call to obey Christ’s law is not the equivalent of an attempt to be justified by the “deeds of the law.” When we say there are things we must do to be saved, we do not believe that we have the right to “boast” before God because we have completed an act of obedience.

One very interesting line of reasoning regarding the inspiration of the Bible deals with the influence of the Bible over world culture. Though it may not be the most technical of arguments, it is nevertheless strong, and compelling.

The Bible claims inspiration for itself. Both Old Testament scripture and the New Testament writings are included in this claim. Can we accept such internal claims as valid?

The Bible has long suffered the disparaging attacks of men. However, in times past the enemies of God’s word were at least easily identifiable. More and more as of late men who claim to be friends of our Lord are casting aspersions upon the Bible. But, when all the attacks against the Bible have ceased, it will stand.