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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...

BIBLE BEFORE THE PRINTING PRESS: Before the advent of the printing press, the only way to duplicate a document or book was to copy it by hand. Probably the first copies of writing were made by engraving symbols on a slab of rock . A more temporary copy could be made by using a stylus on beeswax. The ancient invention of ink or dye enabled early scribes to make marks on animal hides, which could be scrubbed and used again.                        A great leap forward took place when the Egyptians began using papyrus . This plant, found along the Nile, was cut into strips, soaked in water, and then pressed into sheets. While the Old Testament was first copied on leather scrolls, the use of papyrus soon became the favorite of Bible copyists. The sheets of papyrus were sewed together and placed between two pieces of wood for covers. This type of book was called a codex .              ...

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 ...

"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...

Ephesians 2:1" And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins"  Paul speaks about the Spiritual death here.Death Means ‘separation of one thing from another. Physical death is the separation of the soul from the body.Spiritual death(Eternal) is the separation of the soul from God. Death is the result of sin.   First Lets see how sin entered this earth And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you  shall surely die.”  Genesis 2:16 Adam was physically alive after he committed the sin. Adam lived for 930 years.But in that same day he got separated from God.Sin separates us from God because He is a holy God. Man Kind lost the relationship with God and the authority that was given to man by God as the result of sin . Therefore, just as through one-man sin entered the world, and death through sin, an...

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. I Timothy 3:16,17 The Bible (word derived from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books” or “the scrolls”). The word is derived from the ancient city of Byblos, which was the official supplier of paper products to the ancient world Bible is not just a book but it’s THE BOOK. It’s the Book of books. It’s a book on which you can build your life. It is composed of 66 books by 40 different writers(authors) over 1,500 years.  But what makes it unique is that it has one consistent storyline running all the way through, and it has just one ultimate author—God.  The Bible is the inspired Word of God and is His revelation to all people of Himself and His plan of salvation The story is about God’s plan to rescue men and women from the devastating results of the Fall, a plan that was ...

      Ephesus -Location Ephesus was the most important city in western Asia Minor (now Turkey) . The city was once considered the most important Greek city and the most important trading center in the Mediterranean region. Throughout history, Ephesus survived multiple attacks and changed hands many times between conquerors. The ancient city of Ephesus was once an important port on the cayster river,but over the centuries, sedimentation gradually filled in the inlet around the city.It generally flows westward and arrive into the Aegean Sea at Pamucak beach, near Selçuk, İzmir.Because it was also at an intersection of major trade routes, Ephesus became a commercial center. Ephesus - History Excavations in recent years have unearthed settlements from the early Bronze Age at Ayasuluk Hill . According to Hittite sources, the capital of the Kingdom of Arzawa was Apasa (or Abasa), later known as Ephesus In the seventh century B.C., Ephesus fell under the rule of the Lyd...