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Impact of Bible

John Newton was an English Anglican clergyman and abolitionist who was forced to serve as a sailor in the Royal Navy . By the time he reached Britain, he had accepted the doctrines of evangelical Christianity. He became ordained as an evangelical Anglican cleric, served Olney, Buckinghamshire, for two decades, and also wrote hymns, known for "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken". Lewis- C.S. Lewis, a former atheist who became one of the world’s most influential Christian apologists Norma McCovey, the woman at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted in nationwide legalized abortion, Roe v. Wade. She now speaks for the right of the preborn to live. Matthew Maury (1806 - 1873) , who is considered the father of oceanography and discovered many things after reading this Bible verse. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was the founder of the laws of hygiene, Bible led him to his discoveries. Sir William Ramsay (1851-193...

The Bible in America's Memorials

The Bible’s influence on American history is evident in its memorials. U.S. Capitol Building. Many of the eight large paintings in the rotunda depict America’s Christian heritage, including the baptism of the Indian princess Pocahontas and the Virginia charter. One painting depicts Pilgrim leader William Brewster holding an open Bible inscribed with the words , “The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” The chapel of the House of Representatives contains an open Bible on an altar in front of a stained glass window depicting George Washington in prayer and the words, “Preserve me, O God, for in Thee do I put my trust” (Psalm 16:1). Behind the Speaker’s rostrum in the House of Representatives are the words of the national motto, “In God We Trust.” The White House. The Adams Prayer Mantel was installed in 1945 by Franklin D. Roosevelt and contains a prayer by John Adams, second president of the United States. “I pray heaven to bestow the best ...

Few Interesting Facts About Bible

"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." Joshua 1:8 1. The Bible was written in three languages Those languages are Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Most of our Old Testament was written in Hebrew, which was the language the original readers spoke. A few bits of the Old Testament were written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel). The New Testament was written in Greek, the commonly spoken language of the time. 2.The Bible is the Best-selling book of all times   According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed A survey by the Bible Society concluded that around 2.5 billion copies were printed between 1815 and 1975, but more recent estimates put the number at...