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Those reading through the book of James will find these resources of some real help:

Although only five-chapters long, James is an interesting and perplexing book for so many reasons. Questions abound as to almost everything about the book, including

Here are some helps as you read and study the book of Hebrews:

After the four gospels, the book of Acts, and the thirteen Pauline epistles, we come to the final nine books of the New Testament. The first one

Here is some useful info on recommended expository commentaries:

‘Bill, you did it again: you picked a topic hardly anyone will be interested in!’ Yes I know. But for that rather small audience out there who may be interested, this

Scripture, Reason, and the Holy Spirit

Apr 25, 2020

The Christian needs both brains and the Spirit to rightly understand Scripture:

All Christians believe that God speaks to us through the Bible – not just in the sense that Scripture contains God’s propositional truth for us, but that God

Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Timothy 3:15

Mar 10, 2020

Does this verse teach that the church, and not the Bible, is the real ground of truth?

If you are aware of some of the key differences between Protestant beliefs and Catholic beliefs, this verse would be well known to

Difficult Bible Passages: Jude 14-15

Aug 23, 2019

How are we to understand NT writers quoting from non-inspired books?

The reason for the difficulty of this passage centres on the issue of the divine inspiration of non-biblical books. Jude quotes from the apocryphal book of Enoch. So the

Why do some Bibles differ in terms of the number of books they include?

Just today I had this comment sent in to my website (obviously by a Catholic): “According to the Bible I read, it has 46 books in

5 Reasons Why You Must Read the Old Testament

Aug 16, 2019

All Christians should be reading the Old Testament. Here are 5 must reasons why you should.

All those who claim to be Christians also claim – or certainly should claim – to take the Bible seriously. Christians should be people

Hermeneutics and Figurative Language – Part One

Jul 20, 2019

I recently wrote some articles on biblical interpretation, examining various general principles that we must keep in mind as we seek to rightly handle the Word of God. I mentioned that future articles would look at special principles. So here

Hermeneutics and Figurative Language – Part Two

Jul 20, 2019

This is the second half of an article looking at various figures of speech employed in the Bible. I looked at five of the main ones in Part One, and here I will look at another nine of these. I

General Principles of Biblical Interpretation

Jul 14, 2019

All Christians should be aware of the overriding importance of rightly handling the Word of God. So much harm to the church and to individual Christians has occurred when we do not carefully and properly interpret the Scriptures. Heresies and

On Hermeneutics

Jul 12, 2019

On who? Hermeneutics is simply the practice or discipline of interpretation. Biblical hermeneutics – which is what I discuss here – is about the basic principles of biblical interpretation. In one sense the Bible is like any other book, and

A Bible for Today: The New Progressive Revised Version

Jul 10, 2019

We live in pretty radical times, and so we need some pretty radical solutions for all that ails us. And many people think that our biggest problems include a lack of tolerance and inclusion, and being offended all the time.

‘But “Homosexuality” is Not in the Bible!’

Jun 14, 2019

As soon as Adam and Eve disobeyed God, the excuse-making began. And it has been that way ever since. Sinners who love their sin will do everything they can to try to convince themselves and others that their sin is

Bible Study Helps: Numbers

Feb 5, 2019

The fourth book of the Pentateuch is directly related to the books preceding it and following it. In Exodus God delivers the Israelites from Egyptian oppression and gives them the law at Mount Sinai. Leviticus looks at these laws in

Bible Study Helps: Leviticus

Jan 26, 2019

The third book of the Pentateuch is one often ignored and overlooked by Christians, but it is an important part of God’s revelation to us. Jesus for example directly quotes from it (Mark 12:31 – Lev. 19:18), and various New

The Bible, and More or Less of Moore

Jan 12, 2019

OK, a few quick confessions: I know very little about American Bible teacher Beth Moore, and up till this point I have not had a desire to learn more. Thus when a little storm erupted recently on the social media

Bible Study Helps: Revelation

Dec 26, 2018

The 66th and final book of the Bible is also the most mysterious and enigmatic of them all. Also called the Apocalypse, it has three main genres. Besides of course being a letter, it is also comprised of apocalyptic and

Bible Study Helps: The Epistles of John

Dec 19, 2018

As we come to the close of the New Testament we find these three short but important letters by John (authorship is disputed, but likely all three were penned by the same John who penned the fourth gospel). These epistles

Bible Study Helps: 1 & 2 Peter, and Jude

Dec 18, 2018

These three letters (along with John’s letters – see my next article in this series) form the penultimate portion of the New Testament, with only Revelation left to round things off. The short epistle of Jude (just 25 verses), is

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Bible Study Helps: James

Those reading through the book of James will find these resources of some real help:

Bible Study Helps: Hebrews

Here are some helps as you read and study the book of Hebrews:

On Expository Commentaries

Here is some useful info on recommended expository commentaries:

Scripture, Reason, and the Holy Spirit

The Christian needs both brains and the Spirit to rightly understand Scripture:

Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Timothy 3:15

Does this verse teach that the church, and not the Bible, is the real ground of truth?

Difficult Bible Passages: Jude 14-15

How are we to understand NT writers quoting from non-inspired books?

On the Apocryphal Books

Why do some Bibles differ in terms of the number of books they include?

5 Reasons Why You Must Read the Old Testament

All Christians should be reading the Old Testament. Here are 5 must reasons why you should.

Hermeneutics and Figurative Language – Part One

Hermeneutics and Figurative Language – Part Two

General Principles of Biblical Interpretation

On Hermeneutics

A Bible for Today: The New Progressive Revised Version

‘But “Homosexuality” is Not in the Bible!’

Bible Study Helps: Numbers

Bible Study Helps: Leviticus

The Bible, and More or Less of Moore

Bible Study Helps: Revelation

Bible Study Helps: The Epistles of John

Bible Study Helps: 1 & 2 Peter, and Jude

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