Christmas Cards

From our house to yours

Gentle Reader,

Well the joyful task of dending Christmas cards out has been given to me Allow me the…

Gentle readers,

Today we were awakened by the ringing of the telephone... we were expecting the call at 2:30 or 3:00 .m. ... It came at 9:30 a.m. It was My brother-in-law, Doug, "Mom has left us"... Ruth my mother in law and Marti’s mother…

"He gave His only-begotten Son."- John 3: 16.



We have reached December. Christmas draws near again, with all its tender associations and mighty meaning. Over against the saddening spectacle of our war-scarred, sin­strangled, twentieth-century world, let us reflect again, with simple-hearted gratitude, on the wonder of…

A little exercise for young theologians

Is the title of a short classic by Helmut Thielicke.

If you haven't read it, don't despair. Here's another little exercise for you budding theologians - and historians - instead:

A mosaic and the remains of a building uncovered recently in excavations on the Megiddo prison grounds may belong to the earliest church in the…

..will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving.

"I can't wait to go to the 1st ever on-line thanksgiving dinner "

Gentle Readers,…

Gentle readers,

In January 2011 Scripture Institute will be 10 years old. We have moved from a small organization with little ambition to a grand group of fellow believers, brothers and sisters from around the country and around the world, whose only connection with each other is the love of the Lord and His most sacred word. I in turn will celebrate 40 years in the ministry. We feel that as our goal has been and always will be to "Know…

Hatred has no face

"The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people."

Gentle Reader,

Purpose To challange my brothers to "study to show themselves approved..."

In your judgment, should the canon of the New Testament still be considered an open question? Or should it be possible to include other works in the New Testament? Athanasius the forth century bishop of Alexandria used the annual…

What Does "It" and "That" Refer to in Ephesians 2:8?

THAT WONDROUS VERSE IN EPHESIANS 2:8 DECLARES: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Paul not only says that salvation is by grace . . . through faith but adds the phrase that not of yourselves. Theologian John Murray states the case very well when he comments on this verse:

When [Paul] says…

It is has truly been a joy to write and distribute this work. We have had many encouraging comments, questions, and support from readers and words fail in expressing our thankfulness and gratitude. We pray it will continue to be a blessing to many. We would love to hear from you.

To begin this fortieth year, we turn to a "tough text" that is without question one of the most important verses in Scripture…

The term "apostolic fathers" is applied to the writings of the late 1st and early 2nd century, and might be construed to imply that the so-called "fathers" were men who had actually known the apostles personally, and therefore represented the first generation of post-apostolic leadership in the church. Actually, with some exceptions, there is not much evidence of such personal acquaintance with the apostles. Even our earliest writer, Clement of Rome,…

Introduction



The History of the Septuagint, and its Terminology



THE SEPTUAGINT, derived from the Latin…

Dear Gentle Reader,

It's always wonderful when God brings friends back into your life. For example this week I ran across a dear friend from England Nevelle Stevens who was responsible for bringing me to London for the first of many Bible…

Gentle Readers, have you ever been trapped?

Gentle Readers,

I want to take you down a wee bit of a rabbit trail today, in order that you might learn just a wee more about God. Let’s speak about the trap!!…

Gentle Reader,

I have so enjoyed haveing all the visitors that arrived at this little blog. Most won't come again, tsk tsk they won't know what their missing next month. But we'll have taken a month celebrating St. Patrick and the Irish (rather sounds like a rock band doesn't it?) so if…