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There are two books of Maccabees in the Catholic Bible, and none in the Protestant Bible. There were (and still are) speculations and arguments, about why these books existed in one version of the Bible and not in the other, but none of them went to the core of the matter, until Henry Cotton.
As shown in this book, there are not two but five books of Maccabees. Five books so rich in the history, politics and religion of the Jewish people that leaving...
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Jesus said, "And if someone forces you to go one mile, go two with him."
When Jesus said this, he was met with disagreement and resistance. And, even today, most Christians will not go one mile with you, if they can avoid it. So, what is the fuss about? What does it truly mean to go that extra mile? And, why should you?
An inconvenience ceases to be one when it's done with pleasure, and an insistence is no longer one if you do it willingly and graciously....
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In the nineteenth century, it was a common belief that Native Americans were the descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. Ethan Smith wrote on this topic, and in so doing, challenged the dismissal of the Indigenous Americans by European settlers.
Smith used biblical scripture, similarities in the Hebrew and Native American languages and their name for God, and other points of evidence to prove the connection between Israel and the First Nations....
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Undesigned Coincidences is part rhetorical and logical argument, and part exegetical analysis, useful to the biblical scholar. It is one of the first major texts seeking to validate the claims of the Bible using historical sources:
"I shall now enter more into detail and bring forward such specific coincidences amongst independent passages of the Mosaic writings, as tend to prove that in them we have the Word of Truth, that in them we may put our...
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Shall we obey the command of Christ as He intended or shall we obey the command in a way that pleases us? Thomas Withrow clears all controversy surrounding Baptism, founding his claims solely on Scripture.
Baptism changes one's state from an alien to a citizen of God's kingdom, surrenders one's life to faith and obedience, and opens the gates of Heaven. Imagine not doing it as per the instructions Christ gave.
Withrow discusses two topics...
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How strongly can you hold on to your principles? How much are you willing to sacrifice for what you believe in?
The author, John Bunyan, was arrested because of his faith. And, when given an ultimatum to stop preaching or face trial, he left his pregnant wife and four children and spent 12 years in prison, where he remained resolute and wrote this masterpiece.
This book is Bunyan's spiritual autobiography, his pilgrimage from a profane life filled...
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