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Hello Brethren, In the Book of Job, we have leangthy speeches recorded by Job of Uz and his 3 friends: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. We know the book is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction...

Hello all, Since I can't be the only psalmody-lover in a church that dosen't sing the psalms, I thought we could have one thread for anyone who is looking to learn a new tune for a certain psalm or to share lesser-known tunes he found work well for a psalm. This could also be a place to collect...

For a little bit of context: I had a recent conversation with a Catholic friend. We came to the discussion of the canonical books of the Bible. I attempted to explain how it's not the Church that approves the books of the Bible, but rather, it is the Holy Spirit that testifies to us Christians...

We live in extraordinary times. In the benevolent provision of God I have been able to collect a collection of more than 575 bible commentaries from early and medieval Church figures in English, around 64% of which are fully available online for free: The Early & Medieval Church Fathers on...

When discussing with those of other faith’s there are some Christians who will often use Exodus 23:13 to show we are not allowed to name or call out other gods/deities that men worship. The Scripture reads: Exodus 23:13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no...

Truth, the Great Business of Our Times by John Maynard (1600-1665) John Maynard (1600-1665) was a faithful member of the Westminster Assembly, and a courageous preacher of Christ’s Gospel. The truth of God is the foundation of all true religion. This is why the first commandment in Exodus 20...

How would you encourage new or maybe even long time believers who struggle with hard sayings in Scripture. If we were to look online I'm sure there are many cults and atheistic movements dedicated to flooding their websites with "Contradictions" in the Bible. If a believer runs into these or...

Morning all - I'm meeting with a RC who asked me this question, which I'm not sure how to address. If 2 Tim 3.14-17 teaches the sufficiency of Scripture, was it sufficient for Timothy? I think what he's getting at is that the NT wasn't written yet, so it's really referring to the OT. So if...

Looking for direction in the study of the best works on the doctrine of providential preservation, both of the Old Testament Hebrew and the New Testament Greek!

Good day, brethren. I am getting ready to be isolated deep in the Rocky Mountains for a week. The space for books is slightly limited. I can't haul John Gill's massive six volumes and Calvin's 22 volumes around the mountains, I was thinking of taking Poole's commentary or possibly Matthew Henry...

I am torn on what commentary set to purchase next. The options are as follows: John Gill Keil & Delitzsch John Lightfoot's NT Commentary J. P. Lange John Trapp John Calvin (I have full access to my Church's set) I am open to more suggestions. Here are the sets I have: Matthew Poole, Matthew...

I think this could go in church order or worship, lmk. This thread was spawned from this post https://puritanboard.com/threads/who-may-read-the-scriptures-in-public-worship.95036/#post-1160127 and discussion following between myself, Edward, and Chris (The Old Course). ----- I don't...

(I apologize if this has been asked. The search function does not seem to be working on either my PC or my smartphone.) Q. 156. Is the Word of God to be read by all? A. Although all are not permitted to read the Word publicly to the congregation... (Deut. 31:9,11-13; Neh. 8:2-3, 9:2-5) Q. 158...

I have been increasing my level of scripture reading, praying and memorization in response to the realization that my sanctification, such as it was, had slipped ... a lot. WCF 18 IV was particularly convicting in this regard due to my personal situation (lost my job, again, my small business is...

(The text in italics is from an article I'll give a reference to at the end of the post.) Warning: This post contains (a) controversial viewpoint(s). This post might seem a bit amateurish. I am no professional theologian. I was researching Scriptural support for the limited atonement and...

I have been working through this question in my mind and with the Scripture recently and have had several conversations with other Pastors and brothers in Christ on this matter. However, I have been receiving many different answers regarding the subject. I do have a tentative position presently...

Hello, I'm wondering if someone might be able to help me find some source materials online about "limited (partial) inspiration." I've searched for proponents of the theory from the past and from today, but haven't found very much. I found in Hodge's Systematic Theology he quotes...

I put a review up of D.A. Carson's latest book, ?utm_source=jyoung&utm_medium=blogpartners"]Collected Writings on Scripture, up today at my blog. There's also a giveaway over the next day for those who're interested. Review and Giveaway: Collected Writings on Scripture

I have found this site really helpful for visualizing where the Israelites went in their wilderness wanderings. The satellite views also reveal just how much of a wilderness the wilderness was. :gpl: There is a window where you pick which chapter in whatever book of the Bible you are...