Category Archives: bible

what the Bible is about

Posted on August 24, 2010 by bkingr

Collin Hansen has posted a great video as he says: To whet your appetite for the 2011 national conference—They Testify About Me: Preaching Jesus and the Gospel from the Old Testament—I wanted to share this clip from Tim Keller’s address at the … Continue reading →

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Old Testament preaching

Posted on August 21, 2010 by bkingr

interesting questions and answers over at the Gospel Coalition with Collin Hansen talking to Mike Bullmore about the challenges and opportunity involved in preaching from the Old Testament. here is one, but go check out the rest. What are the … Continue reading →

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50 year war

Posted on August 17, 2010 by bkingr

the 50 year war for Biblical inerrancy continues. Dr. Mohler is in the fight. Here is a bit on the claims and the stakes, but go read the whole thing. Sparks, however, takes the argument further. He understands that the … Continue reading →

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the Bible isn't boring

Posted on January 19, 2010 by bkingr

John Piper on the Bible [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYVF16C24yE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]

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God's gift to you this year

Posted on January 12, 2010 by bkingr

Jeff Mangum taught out of Psalm 19 last Sunday to complete the two part series on the value of God’s word. how would it change our daily routine if we really believed what David said in this Psalm about the … Continue reading →

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biblical literacy

Posted on January 6, 2010 by bkingr

Austin Stone Community Church has just had the first week of a short series on the importance of reading the Bible. I saw somewhere the other day that a slight majority of professing believers doesn’t even have biblical literacy as … Continue reading →

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uniqueness of the Bible

Posted on January 4, 2010 by bkingr

Paul T. McCain posted this from Ernest Koenker about why reading the Bible is a worthy goal for the new year. The Bible is not simply an historical account or a literary masterpiece; it is the witness to Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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PocketBible for iPhone

Posted on September 17, 2009 by bkingr

I have been using Laridian’s PocketBible software on my PDA then phones for a long long time. I used it on my old Handspring Visors, my Treo300 phone, my Treo600, my samsung PPC6500 (windows Mobile), and even on my Windows … Continue reading →

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another reminder

Posted on September 8, 2009 by bkingr

Here from Justin Taylor is another reminder of the importance of an essentially literal approach to Bible translation. Quoting Robert Alter: My notion of effective translation of the Bible involves a high degree of literalism–within the limits of reasonably acceptable … Continue reading →

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Bible translation tribes

Posted on September 6, 2009 by bkingr

iMonk quotes Scot McKnight’s breakdown of which evangelical tribes prefer which translation of the Bible. Interesting stuff. I don’t know if he meant for it to be amusing, but it kind of is that too. Scott Mcknight recently came right … Continue reading →

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It is not our heart that determines our course

Posted on August 18, 2009 by bkingr

continuing to read Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, you get to page 55. this is some really great stuff on the importance of Biblical literacy: How, for example, shall we ever attain certainty and confidence in our personal and church … Continue reading →

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God's will for our lives

Posted on July 20, 2009 by bkingr

Julie Neidlinger nails it again in talking about people searching for God’s will for their lives. A marked memory I had of my one year in Bible college was that of people frantically trying to find the will of God. … Continue reading →

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faith comes from hearing

Posted on June 25, 2009 by bkingr

At one of my less regular stops on the blogosphere this morning, I found an excellent example of how to interpret the Bible. Romans 10:17 says: 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. what … Continue reading →

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biblical illiteracy

Posted on May 29, 2009 by bkingr

Randy Alcorn is concerned about the level of Biblical illiteracy in the church today, even among its leaders. It is a very real concern. Biblical illiteracy among Christians is arguably at an all time high, with chilling implications that can … Continue reading →

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ESV Study Bible

Posted on March 5, 2009 by bkingr

As I expected when I bought my ESV Study Bible, the most important part of the purchase was access to the online version. Crossway is offering free access to the online version of its study bible through the month of … Continue reading →

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Francis Chan on the Church

Posted on February 11, 2009 by bkingr

I am reading Francis Chan’s book Crazy Love. I am more than halfway finished with it and I will be posting more about it once I have finished it. I can already see that it is going to have to … Continue reading →

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the Bible

Posted on January 9, 2009 by bkingr

another one of Challies’ Wednesday links was to this article. Ray Ortlund discusses some statistics detailing the shockingly high levels of biblical illiteracy in the general population and among christians. he then gives six excellent suggestions for dealing with this … Continue reading →

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read your bible

Posted on December 31, 2008 by bkingr

this is the time of year when people make resolutions. like Todd Bumgarner says, Resolve to Read Your Bible. Todd links to and describes a number of reading plans. here is a direct link to the ESV plans which are … Continue reading →

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D.A. Carson

Posted on December 5, 2008 by bkingr

Here is a quote from D.A. Carson via Vitamin Z about why Christians are surprised by suffering. Here is his first reason: We may get the balance of Scripture wrong. We remember the wonderful triumphs of Joseph, Gideon, and David; … Continue reading →

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Update to Why the ESV.

Posted on November 26, 2008 by bkingr

Bryon has posted on his blog about alleged misinformation that I have in my “why the ESV” post. I certainly want to be accurate and to communicate clearly. It sounds like Bryon’s fuss is more with Crossway and/or Good News … Continue reading →

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New Bible?

Posted on October 29, 2008 by bkingr

Ligonier Ministries is celebrating Reformation Week by giving away a Reformation Study Bible with a donation of any amount. Hurry, offer ends on October 31. I have one of these Bibles and it is an excellent resource. hat tip to … Continue reading →

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package arrived

Posted on October 25, 2008 by bkingr

I had a package waiting for me after work today. an innocuous brown box. As anyone would do, I opened it only to find another box. this one white and much less innocuous. I opened the white box to discover … Continue reading →

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Why the ESV?

Posted on October 22, 2008 by bkingr

this is a topic that has been well covered by many others. I don’t have much to add, except that as I explained below, it is very important to study scripture in a literal translation as close as possible to … Continue reading →

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Bible translations and study

Posted on October 22, 2008 by bkingr

as I said before, I am kind of a nut about Bibles. The bottom line is that I think everyone should get one that they will read and then read it for all its worth. Having said that, at Bible … Continue reading →

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ESV Study Bible

Posted on October 19, 2008 by bkingr

here is a detailed video introduction to this new study Bible. I have ordered mine (brown Tru-Tone) from the Westminster Bookstore linked here.

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