Monthly Archives: February 2011

John MacArthur Study Bible

MacArthur Study BibleLast year I took a summer sabbatical and took the NKJV John MacArthur Study Bible with me.  My goal was to read through the Bible in 8 weeks. This Study Bible made it easy.  The Bible didn’t read itself, but MacArthur’s study notes made it easy to understand the text.  I have used John MacArthur’s commentaries for years and really appreciate the love and care he gives to God’s Word.  This Study Bible exhibits that same type of devotion.

When it comes to Study Bibles there are many different types.  Some Study Bibles lean more on interpretation and some lean more on application.  The MacArthur Study Bible leans more on the interpretation.

The Study Bible is well made.  It includes both Concordance and a Topical Index.  It has useful charts and maps.   It also includes a section on theology, which reflects John MacArthur’s theology.   (It’s a well-known fact that John MacArthur is a Calvinist and a Cessationist)  While I do not consider myself either a Calvinist or a Cessationist, I still found his Study Bible extremely valuable.

One thing I have to mention… the folks at “Grace To You,” have provided me free material for years for nothing in return.  I wasn’t even required to write a review on this Study Bible.  They are really out to get God’s Word out and live up to their motto, “Unleashing God’s Truth, One Verse at a Time.”

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How Do We Compare to the Early Christians?

This morning I read a anonymous letter in church that was written around the second century.  In it, the author describe the early Christians. Several of you have asked for a copy.  So here it is…  I posted it below.  As you read it ask yourself: Can Christians today be distinguished from the world as easy as the early Christians were?

A letter to Diognetus, from an unknown writer, possibly dating from the second century.

“For Christians are not differentiated from other people by country, language or customs; you see, they do not live in cities of their own, or speak some strange dialect, or have some peculiar lifestyle.

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“Religion and Politics”

Religion and Politics

Bill Stegemueller
Medina United Methodist Church

Romans 13:1-7

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Terrorist Dog

This is our dog, Sam.  We discovered one day while randomly going through ringtones that Sam HOWLS with the INFIDEL ringtone.  She doesn’t do it on any other ringtone.

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“Live Life Like You Mean It”

T.J. Addington’s, “Live Like You Mean It: The 10 Crucial Questions that Will Help You,” was worth reading.  It was very personal and was the culmination of going through hard times and nearly dying from a rare strain of pneumonia.  Going through a near death experience certainly gives your life clarity and Addington spent the next year while he was going through rehabilitation writing, “Live Like You Mean It.”  It’s been said that everyone ought to live life as if they are terminal

He writes about a professor by the name of Randy Pausch who was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer who wrote a book, “The Last Lecture,” which was a culmination of lessons learned from his life experience.  Millions of people were influenced by his book.   I got the sense that T.J. Addington had the same thing in mind when he wrote this book since it really gets at some of the important issues in life. Continue reading

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