Category: BiblicalLiteracy

What if 3rd John had no verses? Misusing the Bible part 2

March 3, 2016 / Peace Maker

In the last installment of misusing the Bible, we discussed the 'verseless' principle of interpreting the Bible. In this article, we focus on one of the most commonly misused and abused verses of the Bible. As the saying goes, 'A lie told often enough becomes the truth'. That is the

3 John 1:2, Bible verses, Misussed verses

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Reader’s Question: Who were the sons of God that Visited the Daughters of men?

February 19, 2016 / admin

Question: Who were the sons of God that married the daughters of men in Genesis? There have been a lot of mystery and controversy surrounding a somewhat obscure story that appear in Genesis 6:1-4.One of the most popular views is that the sons of God are angels of God who

Misusing the Bible: What if the Bible had no verses? Part 1

February 14, 2016 / Emmanuel Osana

Quoting Bible verses is all the rave in most of our churches today. There is a very popular movement that emphasizes claiming and appropriating the promises of the bible. The more verses you know, the more claims you have a right to. But what if those verses do not really

Bible verses, context, Misussed verses, promises

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Rightly dividing the word of truth Pt. 2

January 3, 2016 / Emmanuel Osana

In the first part of this piece, we talked about realizing that the Bible was written for us and not to us, and that the Bible exists to carry out specific roles. We are going to look at three other things to keep in mind when studying the Bible. Don't

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Rightly dividing the word of truth Pt. 1

January 2, 2016 / Emmanuel Osana

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth" 2 Timothy 2:15. To say this is a popular scripture among Christians would be an understatement. To say it is one of the

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