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A Brief History of the King James Bible

A Brief History of the King James Bible

By Dr. Laurence M. Vance

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As the reign of Elizabeth (1558-1603) was coming to a close, we find a draft for an act of Parliament for a new version of the Bible: “An act for the reducing of diversities of bibles now extant in the English tongue to one settled vulgar translated from the original.” The Bishop’s Bible of 1568, although it may have eclipsed the Great Bible, was still rivaled by… Continue reading

Bible Version Links

Bible Version Links

 

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Articles about Bible versions and about problems with modern Bible translations

Famous Calvinists Of The Past & Present

Famous Calvinists Of The Past & Present

(Teachers & Preachers Of The Bible Doctrines Of Election & Predestination)

 

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Introduction

 
In this article we have catalogued the names of many famous Calvinists – Christians who believed and taught the five points of Calvinism, abbreviated as T.U.L.I.P. and also known as “The Doctrines Of Grace”. One important point we wish to make in this article is that all these godly and scholarly Bible teachers believed that what is known… Continue reading

The Myth Of Free Will

The Myth Of Free Will

By Walter Chantry

 

What Do People Mean When They Say That Man Has A “Free” Will?

 
MOST PEOPLE say that they believe in “free will.” Do you have any idea what that means? I believe that you will find a great deal of superstition on this subject. The will is saluted as the grand power of the human soul which is completely free to direct our lives. But from what is it free?… Continue reading

Altar Calls

Altar Calls

“We have an altar” Hebrews 13:10

by Don Fortner
Grace Baptist Church
2734 Old Stanford Road
Danville, Kentucky 40422-9438

 

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A pastor wrote to me recently asking about altar calls (the common practice of inviting sinners to walk down to the front of an auditorium, or other makeshift “altar”, at the end of a religious service to receive Christ). He said, “Pastor I would be interested in how you deal with the matter of altar calls at… Continue reading

Featured Gospel Message

Christ Died For The Ungodly

by Horatius Bonar

The divine testimony concerning man is, that he is a sinner. God bears witness against him, not for him; and testifies that "there is none righteous, no, not one"; that there is "none that doeth good"; none "that understandeth"; none that even seeks after God, and, still more, none that loves Him (Psa. 14:1-3; Rom. 3:10-12). God speaks of man kindly, but severely; as one yearning over a lost child, yet as one who will make no terms with sin, and will "by no means clear the guilty." <continued>