Heavenbound Church Blog

  In weeks past we studied that the Bible is the word of God, that it will stand forever, that it is good for our instructions in life, and that it can be good only if we study it daily as we eat the material food, we must eat the spiritual food, the Bible. This week let us think; If the Bible is so amazing in all the above mentioned areas, why is there still so much confusion and differences between Bible students, teachers and preachers? To answer this question let us read a couple of texts from the Bible, the first is from Jeremiah 9: 23-24 "Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Let not the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me. That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the Lord" Aha!, God says that we need to understand Him and know him, and that He delig...

  How good is the Bible in our homes for if we don't read it? Well, the Bible is not an amulet as some think. The Bible is the Word of God and the spiritual food for our souls. We can have a fridge and pantry full of the best food but if we don't eat it how good will it be to our bodies? None, right? Let us read what the prophet Jeremiah wrote in Jer. 15:16 "Your Words were found, and I ate them, and your Word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by your name. O lord God of hosts" Yes, just as a fridge and pantry full of good food does nothing to nourish our bodies, the same with the Bible, if we don't read it, it wont nourish our souls. Jesus said in John 5: 39 "You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me" Yes my friends, if you want to be healthy and strong spiritually, I suggest you find a Bible, and read it. Now you can even download it for free into your elect...

  This week we are going to look at how the Bible came to us. 2-Timothy 3:16 says, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" Here we read that the Bible or Scripture was given to us by the inspiration of God, and because it is the inspire word of God has the capacity and power to teach us doctrine, reproof, correction in righteousness, meaning good, not bad instruction, not wrong doctrine, but good, in righteousness. 2-Peter 1: 20-21 says, "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for the prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke (wrote) as they were moved by the holy spirit" Ok, so it wasn't just anyone who decided one day out of the blue: "I am going to write something, and let it be part of the Bible for the people" no, no, no. First it says that they were holy men of God, but been hol...

  The most popular acronym for Bible is Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth Isaiah 40: 8 says, "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever" Some interesting facts about the Bible; It took about 1500 years to write it. Over 40 authors participated, most of them did not see or knew each other. It was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The first print of the Bible was in 1454 AD. by Johannes Gutenberg. The KJV of 1611 is known to be the most accurate translation. About 100 million copies of the Bible are sold each year. The Bible has been translated to more than 690 languages. The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119. The shortest chapter is Psalm 117. The longest verse is Esther 8: 9. the shortest verse is john 11: 35. The longest word in the Bible is in Isaiah 8: 3 Mohershalalhashbaz. The canonized Bible has 66 books. The KJV version has 788,258 words. 31,102 verses. 1,189 chapters. The bible is the best-selling book in history. Is ...