The Bible

This section contains a number of articles about the Holy Bible. The Bible is a book that makes great claims about the world and the God that controls it. If it's authenticity is accepted, these claims are deeply significant.

The Bible's Offer

An overview of the Bible and reasons why it is of much interest to people today.

	Why God is Important Now Many people do not see God as being relevant to their life. However, there are good reasons why one might take the effort to search him out
	What's In The Bible? It is a book that took over 1000 years to be written, and contains a variety of writing types
	The Bible and Culture Although often perceived as being the basis of Western religion, the Bible is not Western in origin, and furthermore reaches to the whole world.
	A Future Glory One of the big themes of the Bible is that there is eventually to be a glorious future for the Earth.
	The Reward of the Faithful How people are offered a part of the future glory.

God's Plan

God's plan with the Earth and the people on it.

	The Promise of the Bible What the Bible claims to be, and the promises it offers.
	Resurrection in the Bible The Bible's assertion that there is a hope of life after death.
	The Kingdom Of God The basis in the Bible for a future kingdom of God to be established and to replace the present naitons.
	The Importance of Jesus Why a faith in Jesus is pivotal in the promises offered in the Bible.
	God's Justice The justice administered by God, and how it relates to current standards.

God and Creation

The nature of the Bible and the God described in it.

	What is Truth? The Bible's definition of truth and the conflict with relativism.
	The God of the Bible The nature of the God described in the Bible.
	The Authority of God What does it mean when God doesn't look nice?
	The New Value Set Believing in Jesus brings the non-trivial responsibility of accepting his values

Exhortation

Some thoughts for the Bible believer.

	The Word and Creation What it means for Jesus to be the word of God.
	Christian Individuality Can people choose the way they would like to worship?
	1 Corinthians 7: Choosing Dreams Choosing and motivating acceptable relationships with God.
	Shame, Faith and Provision Where people have been ashamed of their belief in God, and the consequences.
	Galatians: Escaping the Evil Age From an example from the Galatians, identifying evil in the commonplace.
	Visible Judgement Looks at the varying severity and immediacy of God's justice over time.

Studies

Various studies of Bible passages.

	Haggai: Building the Temple of God A study of the first chapter of Haggai.
	The Shepherd: Bible Usage The life and the symbol of the shepherd.