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Fool

(fool’s, foolish) a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.

Found 189 times in the KJV Bible
Old Testament (147)
Genesis (1)   31:28 Numbers (1) 12:11 Deuteronomy (2) 32:6, 32:21
1 Samuel (2) 13:13, 26:21 2 Samuel (4) 3:33, 13:13,15, 24:10
1 Chronicles (1)   21:8 2 Chronicles (1)   16:9
Job (6) 1:22, 2:10, 5:2,3 12:17, 30:8
Psalm (15) 5:5, 14:1, 38:5, 39:8, 49:10, 53:1, 69:5, 73:3,22, 74:18,22, 75:4, 92:6, 94:8, 107:17
Key verses 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
                     53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Proverbs (78) 1:7,22,32, 3:35, 7:22, 8:5, 9:6,13, 10:1,8,10,14,18,21,23, 11:29, 12:15,16,3, 13:16,19,20, 14:1,3,7,8,9,16,17,24,33, 15:2,5,7,14,20, 16:22, 17:7,10,12,16,21,24,25,28, 18:2, 6:7,19:1,3,10,13,29, 20:3, 21:20, 22:15, 23:9, 24:7,9, 26:1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12, 27:3,22, 28:26 29:9,11,20, 30:22,32
Ecclesiastes (23) 2:14,15,16,19, 4:5,13, 5:1,3,4, 6:8, 7:4,5,6,9,17,25, 9:17, 10:2,3,12,13,14,15
Key verse 2:14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness:
Isaiah (4) 19:11,13, 35:8, 44:25 Jeremiah (5) 4:22, 5:4,21, 10:8
Lamentations (1) 2:14 Ezekiel (1) 13:3 Hosea (1) 9:7
Zechariah (1) 11:15
Many of the verses found in the Old Testament refer to the ACTIONS of man. FOOLISH.

New Testament (42)
Matthew (7) 5:22, 7:26, 23:17, 23:19, 25:2,3,8
        Key VS 5:22 (…Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.)
Mark (1) 7:22
Luke (3) 11:40, 12:20, 24:25
    Key vs 12:20 (But God said unto him, Thou fool, …)
         Most of the above are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ
Romans (4) 1:21,22 2:20
   Key vs 1:22 (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,)
1 Corinthians (11) 1:18,20,21,23,25,27, 2:14, 3:18,19, 4:20, 15:36
2 Corinthians (7) 11:16.17,19,21,23, 12:6,11

Paul writes: We are fools for Christ’s sake,
Galatians (2) 3:1,3 Ephesians (2) 5:4,15
1 Timothy (1) 6:9 2 Timothy (1) 2:23
Titus (2) 3:3,9 1 Peter (1) 2:15

As the above verses are studied we see the man apart from God acts as a FOOL! And foolishly says THERE IS NO GOD.

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Eternal, Everlasting

These words are used interchangeable throughout the Scripture, but would suggest that there is a difference. There are many scriptures containing the words but here is the thought:
Eternal is always was / is / will Be … lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.

God is Eternal Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God …. Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, … (Genesis 21:33 refers to the LORD and the everlasting God.) Psalm 41:13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. (i.e. eternal) Amen, and Amen.
And many other scripture can be noted using the word everlasting.
Lord Jesus is Eternal John 1:1-3,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made……. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Ephesians 3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
1 Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
Holy Spirit is Eternal Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, …
Heaven (God’s Abode) is Eternal 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Kingdom of God is Eternal and Spiritual John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Everlasting has a beginning but no end … lasting forever or for a very long time.

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Predestination

Predestination is a debated issue both in and outside of the church. It deals with God and his salvation. Those people who support the idea of predestination believe that God predestines or chooses those who will be saved and those who will not be saved. Most fundamental Baptists oppose predestination and argue that instead God in his foreknowledge knows who will and will not be saved. The Bible is not very clear on this issue and there are verses that support and oppose predestination. Some verses seem to aid those who are for it, but could just be evidence of some form of election. Predestination has been debated for centuries and is still not a settled issue.

Those who believe in predestination can be connected with such views as Cynicism or Gnosticism, which teaches that man is not held responsible for his sins because he is naturally flawed. They teach that righteousness results in rewards in Heaven. Predestination though, is most commonly associated with Calvinism. Calvinist believe in double predestination. They use several bible verses to support their idea. Such verses as Romans 9:15-16 which says; For He sayeth to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. They use these verses in the aspect that God chooses certain people to save from Hell. Verse sixteen seems to imply that it is not up to the person, he has no choice or will (So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth.) Another verse used is Romans 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? This verse is taken as God being the potter and he has power over everyone making them good or making them bad.
Fundamental Christians will argue the idea predestination very strongly. They believe that God gives every man a free will, a choice whether to do wrong or to follow after him. God is all knowing, and therefore he knows who will and will not choose him, He does not decide for them.

Deuteronomy 30:19 states; I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: Therefore choose, that both thou and thy seed may live. This verse is clearly stating a choice between good and evil. God is asking people to choose life, he is not forcing them into it, neither is he forcing death upon them. God even brings witnesses, heaven and earth, to prove that he is giving man free will. In Joshua 24:15 it says,“choose ye this day whom ye will serve.” Showing again man’s choice in his destiny. The familiar verse John 3:16 tells us that God loves the world. If God truly loves the world why would he destine some of it to a torturous hell for eternity? God provided a heaven for those who will choose him. Mark 16:16 states, He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. Throughout God’s word are many examples and proofs that man is the one in charge of his own eternity.
God is not a dictator, he would not send a person directly to hell without redemption. Men who argue in favor of predestination only want to make excuses for their sins. If man could prove that he had no choice and that it was already determined for him whether he would go to heaven or hell, than he would have no reason not to sin. If God determined before hand that someone was not going be saved then why should that man follow God? He is going to hell anyway, why not live life the way he wants to live it? That is exactly why men seek to prove that they have no choice in the matter. All history is filled with men such as Charles Darwin, John Calvin and others who have tried to excuse sin by making up beliefs and “scientific facts”, trying to show that they are not responsible for their eternity. In the bible these men are called scorners and mockers. Paul called them fools for their unbelief. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved”, that is the truth. Whosoever means anyone can choose to call on the Lord. Therefore predestination is a wrong philosophy with no biblical standings. The verses used to support predestination are taken out of context. God loves all people and he desires that all men will repent of their sins and be saved. He does not predestine any man’s future, and it is a sin to believe that he does and to blame God for man’s sins.

Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Ephesians 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

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Wisdom

(wisdom is knowledge wisely applied)

222 times in the KJV Bible
172 times in Old Testament
8-Exodus 2-Deuteronomy 14- 1 Kings 1- 1 Chronicles
9- 2 Chronicles 1- Ezra
23- Job 8- Psalm 53-Proverbs 25- Ecclesiastes 5- Isaiah
5-Ezekiel 10- Daniel 1- Micah 50 times in New Testament
3- Matthew 1- Mark 7- Luke
1- Romans 15- 1 Corinthians
1-2 Corinthains 3-Ephesians 6- Colossians 4-James
1-2 Peter 4-Revelation

Many of the references tell us that WISDOM comes from God and probably one of the best references is found in James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

OLD TESTAMENT REFERENCES
Exodus 28:3, 31:3,6, 35:26,31,35, 36:1 (…whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom)
Deuteronomy 4:6, 34:9 (…full of the spirit of wisdom)
2 Samuel 14:20, 20:22 (…according to the wisdom of an angel of God)
1 Kings 2:6, 3:28, 4:29,30,34, 5:12, 7:14, 10:4,6,7,8,23,24, 11:14
(…And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding)
1 Chronicles 22:12 (…Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding)
2 Chronicles 1:10,11,12, 9:3,5,6,7,22,23 (…Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon)
Ezra 7:25 (…after the wisdom of thy God,)
Job 4:21, 6:13, 11:6, 12:2,12,13,16, 13:5, 15:8, 26:3, 28:12,18,20, 28:28, 32:7,13, 33:33, 34:35, 36:5, 38:36,37, 39:17,26 (…Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom)
Psalm 37:30, 49:3, 51:6, 90:12, 104:24, 105:22, 111:10, 136:5
(…The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom)
Proverbs 1:2,3,7,20, 2:2,6,7,10, 3:13,19,21, 4:5,7,11, 5:1, 7:4, 8:1,5,11,12,14, 9:1,10,13,21,23,31,11:2,12, 12:8, 13:10, 14:6,8,33, 15:21,33, 16:16, 17:16,24, 18:1,4, 19:8, 21:30, 23:4;9; 23:23; 24:3,7,14, 29:3,15, 30:3, 31:26 (…For the LORD giveth wisdom)
Ecclesiastes 1:13,16,17,18, 2:3,9,12,13, 2:21,26, 7:11,12,19,23,25, 8:1,16,9:10,13,15,16,18, 10:1,3,10
(… Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly)
Isaiah 10:13, 11:2, 29:14, 33:6, 47:10 (…the spirit of wisdom and understanding)
Jeremiah 8:9, 9:23, 10:12, 49:7, 51:15 (…He hath established the world by his wisdom)
Ezekiel 28:4,5,7,12,17 (…With thy wisdom and with thine understanding)
Daniel 1:4,17,20, 2:14,20,21,23,30, 5:11,14 (…he giveth wisdom unto the wise,)
Micah 6:9 (…and the man of wisdom shall see thy name)

NEW TESTAMENT REFERENCES
Matthew 11:19, 12:42, 13:54 (…Whence hath this man this wisdom)
Mark 6:2 (…From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this )
Luke 1:17, 2:40,52, 7:35, 11:31,49, 21:15
(…And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature)
Acts 6:3, 7:10,22 (…full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom)
Romans 11:33 (…both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!)
1 Corinthians 1:17,19,20,21,22,24,30, 2:1,4,5,6,7,13, 3:19, 12:8
(…I will destroy the wisdom of the wise)
2 Corinthians 1:12 (…not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God)
Ephesians 1:8,17, 3:10 (…may give unto you the spirit of wisdom)
Colossians 1:9,28, 2:3,23, 3:16, 4:5 (…Walk in wisdom)
James 1:5, 3:13,15,17 (…lack wisdom, let him ask of God)
2 Peter 3:15 (…according to the wisdom given unto him)
Revelation 5:12, 7:12, 13:18, 17:9 (…Here is wisdom)

A complete study of the scripture (Listed above) will show that true wisdom is given from God and that man’s wisdom is utter foolishness.

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Three Days

found 60 x in scripture OT 41 / NT 19

How long is THREE DAY and THREE NIGHTS? Is it Friday thru Sunday? Or is it Thursday thru Saturday? Note: the Jewish Day begins at Evening 6 pm and Day at 6 am (Genesis 1:5) a 24 hour day. Three Days is mentioned 61 times in the Bible the most known is Christ’s time in the tomb and Jonah’s time in the belly of the great fish.

Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Mark 8:31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Jonah 1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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20 Bible Questions

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

1. The difference between revelation and inspiration is:

A. Purely Academic.
B. That revelation is continuous, inspiration has ceased.
C. That revelation concerns disclosure basically; inspiration guarantees an accurate biblical record.
D. That revelation is a process; inspiration is an enlightenment.
E. None of the above.

2. Which of the following is NOT an attribute of GOD?

A. Election
B. Eternality
C. Omniscience
D. Justice
E. Love

3. God is present everywhere and in everything.

True
False

4. Jesus Christ gave up His deity when He came into the World.

True
False

5. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is:

A. A Christian Myth
B. A well documented fact.
C. A psychological adjustment in the disciples’ thinking.
D. Not believed by an intelligent individual today.
E. None of the above.

6. Jesus Christ has a ministry of active defense in behalf of the believer in the presence of His Father in heaven today.

True
False

7. The personality of the Holy Spirit is:

A. Accepted by most contemporary liberal theologians.
B. Proven by the fact that the Spirit has Intellect, Emotions and Will.
C. Not taught in the Scriptures.
D. Proved by the fact that He is the “Holy” Spirit.
E. None of the above

8. Which of the following is not a ministry of the Holy Spirit?

A. Baptizing.
B. Filling.
C. Regeneration.
D. Indwelling.
E. Justifying.

9. The teaching of the existence of angels in Scripture is:

A. An accommodation to the ignorance of the people.
B. Scattered throughout the Old and New Testaments.
C. Found primarily in the Old Testament.
D. Found primarily in the New Testament.
E. Not confirmed by the testimony of the Lord

10. Satan is omnipresent.

True
False

11. Demons are the souls of departed wicked people.

True
False

12. The fall of man in Genesis 3:

A. Is a true myth expressing truth but not fact.
B. Is the story of every man.
C. Shows the result of an insignificant test.
D. Factually states the entrance of sin into the human race
E. None of the above.

13. The Christian is described as “in Christ” a position that results from:

A. Justification.
B. New Birth.
C. Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
D. Filling of the Holy Spirit.
E. Forgiveness.

14. Sin in the life of the Christian result in:

A. Loss of confidence in Prayer.
B. Loss of personal fellowship with God.
C. A sense of shame at His coming.
D. Loss of potential reward.
E. All of the above.

15. Scripture states the conditions for salvation to be the following:

A. Believe and be baptized.
B. Repent and believe
C. Surrender to the Lordship of Christ.
D. Confess your sins.
E. Believing in Christ as your sacrifice.

16. All three members of the Godhead are involved in the salvation.

True
False

17. The terms CHURCH and ISRAEL are used interchangeably in the Bible.

True
False

18. The Church, the universal body of Christ, began:

A. With Christ’s death on the cross.
B. At the ascension.
C. On the day of Pentecost.
D. With the conversion of the house of Cornelius.
E. With Paul’s imprisonment.

19. Christ will return visibly and bodily to the earth.

True
False

20. There will be a resurrection body and an appropriate judgement for:

A. Only Church Saints.
B. Only the Righteous.
C. Only the wicked.
D. All mankind.

Have you answered all the questions?

Compare your Answers

– C. Revelation: Hebrews 1:1-2 / Inspiration: II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:21
– A. Election is an act of God. I Peter 1:2, Ephesians 1:4
Others Psalm 90:2, Isaiah 46:9-10, Acts 17:31, I John 4:8-10
– False. Belief that God is in everything is pantheism.
– False. Christ voluntarily gave up the use of certain divine attributes when He came into the world as the God-man, not His essential deity. Philemon 2:5-11
– B. I Corinthians 15, Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20
– True. John 17:9-17, I John 2:1, Hebrews 4:14-16
– B. Intellect, I Corinthians 2:10 / Emotions, Ephesians 4:30 /
Will, I Corinthians 12:11
– E. Justifying is a work of the Father. Romans 3:21-31; 8:33,
I Corinthians 6:19; 12:13, John 3:3-7, Ephesians 5:18
– B. Angels are mentioned approximately 275 times throughout the Scriptures.
– False. Satan is a created angelic being: Ezekiel 28:14. Created beings can only be in one place at one time. He can be limited: Revelation 12:7
– False. This is a heathen Greek view. Matthew 12:24, Satan is called the prince of demons, indicating demons are undoubtedly fallen angelic beings. Compare Revelation 12:7
– D. Compare Genesis 3 and Romans 5:12
– C. I Corinthians 1:18; 12:13
– E. I John 5:14-16; 1:6; 2:28, II Corinthians 5:10
– E. Nearly 200 references state faith or belief to be the single condition. See John 1:12 and Acts 16:31.
– True. See I Peter 1:2 and Ephesians 1:3-14
– False. One passage (Acts 7:38) refers to Israel as the “church” or assembly in the wilderness otherwise the two are kept distinct as in Romans 11
– C. Acts 1:5; 11:15-16, I Corinthians 12:13, Colossians 1:18
– True. Acts 1:10-11 (Did Christ go into Heaven Physically or Bodily?
– D. Resurrection – John 5:28-29, appropriate judgement of the righteous, I Corinthians 3:11-15, II Corinthians 5:10 / of the wicked, Revelation 20:11-15

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Noah

GENESIS 6-10 Tells the story of Noah. How being called of God, he obeyed God and built an ark. He built it for the saving of all who would believe.

Noah is mentioned 9 times outside of the Book of Genesis. In the list of generations, starting with Adam, he’s listed tenth from Adam:
1 Chronicles 1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
In Isaiah God repeats His oath NOT to flood the world again.
Isaiah 54:9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
In Ezekiel, God speaks of Noah’s righteousness:
Ezekiel 14:14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 14:20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
During His earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus tells us of how the world will be before He returns:
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Luke 17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
The Apostle Paul writing to the Hebrews reminds of Noah’s faith and righteousness:
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
And finally, Peter recalls the story of Noah and the flood;
1 Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
2 Peter 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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Adam and Eve

Genesis 1:27-28,31 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Genesis 5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Genesis 2:7-8 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.

Genesis 2:19-20 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

Genesis 2:21-23 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

When the Lord God created man, the female was inside him. The Lord God called him (them) ADAM. He then placed the man (Adam) in the garden and had him name all the animals which the Lord God brought to him (this indicates a passage of time. As the animals were brought to Adam (probably by two’s, male and female) but Adam was alone. So the Lord God put Adam to sleep and removed the “rib” (womb) from Adam and formed the wo(womb)man. When Adam awoke and the Lord God presented her to Adam, Adam called her wo(womb)man and Adam named her Eve.

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Genesis 3:20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

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Marriage Tests

This is a tool, NOT a test! Husbands, answer these statements as they apply to YOU.

Marriage Test Husbands

I understand the Biblical definition of the husband’s role to be: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My plan for my family’s spiritual growth includes: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I want my family to follow my example: ___YES ___NO

I Teach spiritual principles to my family: __daily __weekly __monthly __never

Marriage Test Wives

This is a tool, NOT a test! Wives, answer these statements as they apply to YOU.

I understand the Biblical definition of the wife’s role to be: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I want my family to follow my example: ___YES ___NO

I teach spiritual principles to my family: __daily __weekly __monthly __never

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The Book of Books

“This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him.” (Genesis 5:1)

The Bible (literally “the book”) contains over 200 references to books. This implies, among other things, God’s approval of communication by books. Our text, containing the first mention of the word “book” in the Bible, indicates that the very first man wrote a book! “Give attendance to reading,” Paul recommends (1 Timothy 4:13), especially the Holy Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:15-17).

The pattern of first and last mentions of “book” in the Bible is noteworthy, for all refer to divinely written or divinely inspired books. The first use in the New Testament is in the very first verse-“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ” (Matthew 1:1). The book of Adam’s “generations” is, in a special sense, the Old Testament; the book of the generation of Jesus Christ—the last Adam—is, in a similar sense, the New Testament.

The final mention of “book” in the Old Testament is in Malachi 3:16: “A book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”

The third-from-last verse of the New Testament contains no less than three references to God’s books: “If any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, . . . and from the things which are written in this book” (Revelation 22:19).

According to Revelation 20:12-13 these books will be used by God to judge mankind and his works. (see Daniel 7:10, 1 Cor 3:13-15)

Note the significant modifiers attached to these six key references: “the book of the generations of Adam,” “a book of remembrance,” “the book of the generation of Jesus Christ,” “the book of this prophecy,” “the book of life,” and finally, simply “this book”!
Books were not always books as we know them today, they were scrolls.

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