The Bible is not an easy book. So if we want to teach young children about God, where should we start? How can we introduce the Bible to them in such a way that they don’t get frustrated and bored, but really learn...
General articles about the Bible, its characteristics, and how to use it.
In which language was the Bible first written?
Nowadays, the complete Bible is available in almost 700 languages, and the New Testament in more than 5000 languages around the world (see the website of Wycliffe Bibletranslators for more figures). All these versions...
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Are Biblical predictions reliable and relevant for today?
Predictions about Jesus’ first coming In the Bible there are between 200-300 predictions, prophecies, about the first coming of Jesus, which have been literally fulfilled. These predictions were made by prophets in the...
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How to memorize Scripture?
Knowing Scripture portions by heart is great. There are several good reasons to memorize Bible verses. But how could you do this in an easy and structured way? Which parts of Scripture? The first question that arises...
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Why memorize Bible verses? 6 good reasons
Most people nowadays have easy access to a Bible, be it in print, online or on their phone. Why then would we bother to memorize Bible verses? There are several good reasons to do this: 1. Memorizing Bible verses is a...
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How many books does the Bible have?
In the Bible widely used today, there are 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament. These books are inspired by God, and therefore they cannot contain errors and are authoritative. Moreover...
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What is the Old Testament and the New Testament?
The Old Testament (OT) and the New Testament (NT) are two parts of God’s holy Word, the Bible. Although the Old Testament is called “old”, that doesn’t mean it is out-dated or irrelevant. It simply means that the OT...
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Why are there not more than 4 gospels?
As most evangelical Christians know, there are four gospels included in the New Testament. These are the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. So if there were 13 disciples (including Judas Iscariot) that were part...
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Do we have the original Bible text, or has it been changed?
Many people say that the Bible we have today is not original and that it has been changed. But this claim is false. Indeed there is very good evidence that the Bible we have today is as it was originally written...
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Is the Bible sufficient to know God?
In the world today, lots of different people have many different ideas about God. Some of those ideas come from the Bible, but some don’t. Is the Bible alone enough to know God and to follow Him? Or do we need to look...
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The Clarity of Scripture: can we understand the Bible?
For much of church history, the answer to the question ‘Can we understand the Bible?’ for most people would have been no. The simple reason being that the Bible was only available in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin...
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Does the Bible contain God’s Word or is it God’s Word itself?
How do I know whether my dad loves me, or not? The only way to answer this is to hear what my dad says and see what he does. Now, not all of us have fathers here on earth, but all of us who are Christians do have a...
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