In Isaiah Chapter 46, God says "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. ... In the opening books of the bible, Genesis 14:2 simply asks the question, "Is anything too hard for the Lord? ... In the first book of John, chapter 3, he says "in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things " (3:20). ...
Doctrine of Scripture The doctrine of scripture was very inspirational in that it brought God words, books, and scriptures to newer and higher levels of understanding for me personally. ... The Old Testament has 39 books dealing with the history of God, our creation, and the nation of Israel. ... The New Testament has 27 books dealing with the Revelation of God's will for Mankind through Christ. These 27 seven books are broken down into five parts: the 4 four Gospels; Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; Acts (Book Of History), Romans - Hebrews, the 14 books of Paul's Epistles, Jame...
Jenkins makes some very valid and truthful statements in his book, and it is highly regarded as being one of the best books on Christian history, but I myself did not enjoy the book. ... He wrote the book as if each topic in within the chapters was another chapter in itself, instead of including only related topics within each chapter. ... I wouldn"t recommend this book to anyone besides a theological scholar due to the manner that it flows, even though it has very good reviews and is on best seller lists for Christian books. ...
In the first chapter of book IV of Mere Christianity, Lewis says, "A man who changed from having Bios to having Zoe would have gone through as big a change as a statue which changed from being carved stone to being a real man. ... Actually one of the best resources for becoming better educated about Theology is through other Christians, either in study groups, churches, or books written by Christian Theologians. ...
Also, the soldier who remains loyal to Beowulf bears the name Wiglaf, and when Beowulf dies, he is responsible to carry on the legend of Beowulf so that his story will never cease to be told by bards and skofs and now in present time by books. This same responsibility is delegated to Christ's disciples when he died on the cross, and their duty was to "go into all the world and preach the good news of Christ" which is later written into the chapters of the Bible. ...
