I was told that someone removed from the shelf in the teenage classroom all of the Bibles. The Bibles were replaced with a note issuing a stern warning that students in Bible classes should B.Y.O.B. (bring your own Bible). That's an interesting way to make a point, and it makes a very good point. We often study and worship, and this is true of both youth and adults. No soldier would go into battle without his weapon (sword), so why do we so often go into battle without the sword of the Spirit (... more

What would your home be like without a Bible? Would it be just as it is now, or would it be very different? What is a home without a Bible? 'Tis a home where day is night. Starless night, for o'er life's path, Heaven can shed no kindly light. What is a home without a Bible? 'Tis a home where daily bread For the body is provided, But the soul is never fed. What is a home without a Bible? 'Tis a family out at sea, Compass lost and rudder broken, Drifting, drifting, thoughtlessly. "W... more

The Code of Hammurabi, was discovered by a French archaeological expedition under the direction of Jacques de Morgan in 1901-1902 at the ancient site of Susa in what is now Iran. It was written on a piece of black diorite, 2.25 m (7 ft. 5 in.) in height, and contained 282 sections. Although the block was broken into three pieces, the major portion of it has been restored and is now in the Louvre in Paris. Many scholars believe that the code is actually a series of amendments to the common law o... more

Writers have a purpose for writing. One may write to inform, entertain, oppose, expose, persuade or to preserve facts. Why was the Bible written? In this study, we shall seek to answer that question. Our opinion as to the Bible's purpose is not valid or sufficient (Isa. 55:8,9). Accordingly, we shall let God, the Holy Spirit, tell us why it was given unto man (1 Cor. 2:6-16). If we know why the Bible was written, we shall know how to use it more effectively (2 Tim. 2:15). Dr. Seuss and Mother Go... more

Any time a book alleges to report historical events accurately, that book potentially opens itself up to an immense amount of criticism. If such a book claims to be free from all errors in its historical documentation, the criticism frequently becomes even more intense. But such should be the case, for it is the responsibility of present and future generations to know and understand the past, and to insist that history, including certain monumental moments, is recorded and related as accurately ... more

A man wearing a leather vest and a broad-rimmed hat wraps a ripped piece of cloth around an old bone, sets it on fire, and uses it as a torch to see his way through ancient tunnels filled with bones, rats, bugs, and buried treasure. Close behind him lurks the dastardly villain, ready to pounce on the treasure after the hero has done all the planning and dangerous work. We have seen this scenario, or others similar to it, time and again in movies like Indiana Jones or The Mummy. And although we u... more

Since the Bible begins at the Creation with Genesis—the book of beginnings—and ends with the book of Revelation (which many scholars believe was the last recorded book of the Bible), students of the Scriptures often assume that the Bible was compiled chronologically. Many students approach their reading of the Bible with the mindset that everything in Scripture is arranged "from A to Z." Since Genesis records what took place at the beginning of time, and it is the first book of the B... more