In the Scroll of the Book

       The transmission—or copying—of the books of the Bible is a most amazing study.  Prior to the creation of papyrus (the ancient equivalent of paper) and thus the ability to put all the books of Scripture into one volume, each Bible book was contained…

Reasons for Trusting Jehovah

     The Bible is full of beatitudes.  The book of Revelation alone has seven in it.  The greatest sermon in human history begins with an entire octave of beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10).  The very first word in the book of Psalms is “blessed”.  Psalm 40:4 pronounces…

A Man After God’s Own Heart–Part Two

       The Bible’s objectivity eliminates the possibility of flattery or undeserved praise.  Therefore, when David is described by an inspired penman as being a man after God’s own heart, a wise Bible student diligently seeks to identify and then imitate those godly characteristics he…

A Man After God’s Own Heart–Part One

       As the apostle Paul was tracing God’s scarlet thread of redemption from the Jewish patriarchs to Jesus while preaching in the synagogue in Antioch of Pisdia (Acts 13:14ff), he quotes God’s description of David: “a man after My own heart who will do…