Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Knowing the word of God - "Holy Bible"

I start this blog by sharing to you the greatest tools known to man the "BIBLE". Knowing the word of God should start by knowing bible and its version. We spend hard-earned money for tools for other types of work to make the job easier and faster. Why not have good tools for this most important task? Beginning at point 1, as you have funds, purchase books in the following suggested order. This list is somewhat progressive in both cost and depth of material.

  1. A Good Bible—I recommend that you purchase a well-made, durable King James Version (Authorized Version) of the Bible for study. Thompson Chain, Scofield (1917 edition), Cambridge, Nave’s, and Oxford Bibles are all good choices.
  2. Halley’s Bible Handbook
  3. Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
  4. Bible Dictionary (one volume)
  5. Webster’s Dictionary
  6. Commentaries—Matthew Henry or Adam Clarke (these are five- or six-volume sets, according to the publisher).
  7. The International Standard Encyclopedia—This is a five-volume set.
  8. Church History—Begin with a one-volume book, then advance to a multivolume set, suchas History of the Christian Church by Philip Schaff.
  9. Bible Dictionary—Hastings or Smith’s multi-volume sets.
  10. Word Studies—Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Word Studies in the Greek New Testament by Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies in the New Testament by Marvin Vincent, and Wilson’s Old Testament Word Studies are all good word study books and are easilyunderstood.
  11. The Pulpit Commentary and Barnes’ Notes on the Old and New Testaments—are both multi-volume sets that are quite expensive, but they are well worth the investment.
Begin now with what you have, then purchase other helps as money becomes
available. Make purchasing good books a priority investment for his glory.

Remember Faith without work is dead

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