MISSION STATEMENT
It is the sole purpose of this ministry to encourage folks to read the Bible and to understand the will of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to become aquainted with the word of God. We encourage the saved to become better informed, and for the lost to obtain salvation.
We will spend all the time necessary to help anyone understand what the Bible says about any subject.
This mission is not associated with any one denomination nor do we recommend one denomination over the other; there are many parts to the body of Christ.
(1 CORINTHIANS 12:12)
Work out your own salvation
(PHILIPPIANS 2:12)
Let the Holy Spirit be your teacher in the word of God, and spend all eternity in heaven.
"There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death."
Proverbs 14:12
Why Study the Bible?
The Bible is a high stakes book! It’s about your saving your life. The Old and New Testaments are “God-breathed”, authoritative, trustworthy and hold the key to salvation. The Bible is our owner’s manual. While the Old and New Testaments were written by a diverse group of people in different times and places, their words were supervised by the Holy Spirit and thus, the Bible is inerrant. (Meaning free from error and true, true, true.)
The Old Testament, comprising 39 books is divided into three parts and is sectioned off as the Torah, the works by the Prophets and the Writings. The emphasis of the Old Testament is the hope for the future kingdom where Israel is restored through a Messiah and the nations of the world will be blessed.
The New Testament fulfills the Old Testament’s prophesies and is critical to our faith because in it, God, through the Holy Spirit is giving the reader a life boat to salvation. Historically, the New Testament as well as the Old Testament influenced the world by establishing literacy, beliefs, social organization and morals.
The New Testament consists of 27 books to include the Gospels, Acts, Letters and Revelation. These writings are canon, an authoritative collection of writings that are concursus, that is, work inspired by the Holy Spirit and penned by human writers.
The validity of these writings can be catalogued by Greek manuscripts that number of well over 5,000. These include papyri, uncial and minuscule manuscripts, and lectionaries. Although there might be a few differences in the recounting of events in the New Testament gospels, the similarities on the whole are apparent and importantly, the writers were either apostles of Jesus Christ, thus eyewitnesses or were men who wrote under the apostles’ authority.
The importance of studying the New Testament gives the believer the ability to understand the fundamental beliefs of Christianity, to mature in faith, to be helped by the Holy Spirit, to teach, explain, and defend beliefs knowledgably and rationally. And ultimately, to find salvation in Jesus Christ. Start reading today!
Jerome Brownlee's Lesson: Forgiveness
Sometimes it is hard forgiving someone, especially if they have hurt us badly. As we all know, there are levels of hurt, anger, and disappointment. Some things we have control over and somethings we simply don't. However, knowing in our heart the ultimate controller is God we can depend upon him to understand all of our sorrows and hurts--we just need to share our feelings with him and that includes our anger. Just as he has forgiven us for our sins, so too must we forgive those who have hurt us. Our pain will not go away quickly or suddenly, but our anger can be softened to a point where we can forgive. And Remember: Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit (Psalm 32:1, 2).
If God forgives, we must forgive also...
