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God’s Word
God has spoken to man. He
did it through the medium
of tiook
Billy Powell e nt men of
Columnist God over a
period of
1600 years (roughly 1500 B.C.
to 100 A.D.). It includes 31,102
verses and 775,693 words.
The authors include such men
as Moses, David, Solomon,
Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah,
Daniel, Matthew, Mark, Luke,
John, Paul, James, and Jude.
The Bible was not written
by divine word-for-word dicta
tion, but through God-given
inspiration, i.e., “Holy men
of God spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Spirit,” (II
Peter 1:21).
The Bible consists of
two parts, the Old and
New Testaments. The Old
Testament tracks the his
tory of man—especially the
Jewish nation-from creation
of the world to the advent of
Christ. It contains 39 books
and is broken down into five
sections: The Law (Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
and Deuteronomy), History
(12 books), Poetry (5 books)
and Prophecy (17 books
including five major prophets
and twelve minor prophets).
The New Testament, which
contains 27 books, recounts
the life and ministry of Jesus
Christ, chronicles the history
of the early church, and pro
vides God’s plan for man’s
salvation made possible by
Christ’s resurrection from the
dead.
It contains four gospels, one
history (Acts), one prophecy
(Revelation) and 21 epistles
(13 written by Paul and eight
general epistles). The world
begins with Genesis and
comes to an end in Revelation.
Had Jesus not arisen from
the dead, the New Testament
would not have been written;
in fact, the whole Bible is
built around Christ and His
promise of everlasting life.
The Old Testament was
written in Hebrew and the
New Testament in Greek.
The best known English
translation of the Bible is
the Authorized King James
Version published in 1611.
It contains some of the most
beautiful language in all of
literature. Today there are
numerous English transla
tions of the Bible. The seri
ous Bible student will use as
many translations as possible
to ensure complete under
standing of the scriptures.
Essential aids to effective
Bible study include a concor
dance, Bible dictionary, and
Bible commentary.
A suggested New Year’s
resolution is to read the Bible
in 2008. The complete Bible
can be read at a pulpit pace
in about 80 hours. Since
the promise and expectation
of a Messiah runs through
out the Old Testament,
once the reading of the New
Testament begins, Jesus will
suddenly come alive on its
pages. In referring to the Old
Testament, the Savior Himself
said “the Law of Moses, the
Books of the Prophets, and
the Psalms testify of Me.”
Bible study is essential to
victorious living. “All scrip
ture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doc
trine, for reproof, for correc
tion, for instruction in righ
teousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16).
The Bible was written “that
you may believe that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that by believing you may
have life in his name.” (John
20:31)
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But, it is uplifting to hear
about New Year’s resolutions
that are made and kept.
It is especially uplifting
when the unbroken resolu
tion was a tough one made
by a 10-year old boy. Can
you imagine - a 10-year, old
who resolves to avoid televi
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2007 was a year of building for Houston County’s people of faith. Below,Grace Church celebrated the
opening of their new church, New Hope Baptist Church rejoiced in a groundbrealong, Jean Rea, battling
cancer, called on the community to look after “her girls” and keep her prison ministry going, Rebuilding
Together repaired and restored homes for the needy and elderly, and a team of 36 volunteers for Perry
Volunteer Outreach restored and improved homes in the Perry area.
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to daughter, Morgan.
exchange for an un-named
reward?
The incident happened
in 1984, when Kevin, a
Canadian lad, read about two
American boys who earned a
computer by denying them
selves the pleasure of view
ing television for twelve con
secutive months.
Latching on to the idea,
Kevin propositioned his par
ents, who were astounded
at the suggestion from their
young TV addict, that he
would resolve not to watch
any television for a year if
they would reward him for
his efforts.
Doubtful of their son’s sin
cerity to carry through with
his commitment, the par
ents promised Kevin a S3OO
check as his reward.
Pleasantly surprised,
Kevin’s parents saw his
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ferred to an interest in
books, games, puzzles, hob
bies and sports that reaped
honors and awards in com
petitive events. Abstaining
from television was far from
easy, but faced with courage
and determination, the chal
lenge was successfully met.
Kevin did not renew his
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A team of
workers
for Perry
Volunteer
Outreach
spends
a week
repairing
homes
in South
Houston
County for
the elderly
and
disabled
resolution for another year
but its fulfillment intro
duced him to a new lifestyle,
making possible deeper spir
itual, mental, and physical
growth.
With the dawning of a New
Year and thoughts directed
to making resolutions, per
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ous efforts toward successful
living up to those personal
commitments called “New
Year’s resolution.”
I like the sound of Proverbs
16:3 (Modern Language):
“Roll your work unto the
Lord and your plans will be
achieved.”
Happy New Year, friends!
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Perry, GA 31069
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