One Simple Purpose

Our goal is to provide clear how-to’s to Bible questions that seekers and new Christians often ask. Let’s jump right to the bottom line: If you’re not a Christian, you should become one NOW. If you are a Christian, we’d like to add to your success in living a normal, spirit-filled Christian life. We’re just one voice among many, and we have no desire to compete with any of our brothers and sisters who are serving the Lord with their own gifts and callings. We’re not interested in winning converts to our work. Our work is to point to Jesus instead. Everything you find here is with that in mind.

  • Concise answers
  • Daily meditations
  • Sermon ideas
  • Food for spiritual growth

The Bible is God’s Word

You’ll find a lot of Bible references on Bible How To’s. It’s important to point out times when we’re quoting the Bible directly, and to keep that separate in your thinking from comments made by the writer that are his own thoughts and experiences. The Bible says of itself that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3.16). No Christian writer should ever make that claim for his or her own words. The Bible is a Christian’s authority. Christian ministers and teachers can be helpful, but always put God’s written word above any teacher’s words. When we quote the scriptures directly here, we’ll italicize and place them within quotation marks.

You’ll encounter different versions of the Bible in your Christian life. Some prefer one of the modern versions rather than the archaic King James Version (KJV) with its cumbersome “thee’s and thou’s”. Of those we like the NIV – the New International Version, but most of our quotes will be from the KJV, or sometimes the NKJV (N for “new”), which simply updates some of the most obsolete Old English terms. It’s not that Old English is any better than today’s language: It’s that when we use those antiquated words, it serves as a reminder to the listener that we’re quoting scripture. Most of our scripture links will take you to the Bible Hub website. There you’ll see several versions to compare how the passage is rendered in each. You should use whatever version in your reading and studies that you find most comfortable.

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