Author: Shalem John

Many people, both Christians and others have various views of the Scriptures depending on their background. A study of these approaches helps us to understand their position and interact with them in the right way. 1. The Roman Catholic Approach The Roman Catholic Church accepts the Bible as the inspired word of God. But at the same time it gives equal importance to Bible and tradition. They give authority to the tradition and place the Bible and the tradition in a position of equal authority insisting that the Bible in itself is inadequate to meet the needs of mankind. a.…

Woe is me! It is as hard to find an honest man as grapes and figs when harvest days are over. Not a cluster to eat, not a single early fig, however much I long for it! The good men have disappeared from the earth; not one fair-minded man is left. They are all murderers, turning against even their own brothers. 3 They go at their evil deeds with both hands; and how skilled they are in using them! The governor and judge alike demand bribes. The rich man pays them off and tells them whom to ruin. Justice is…

Part-1 This is the vision God gave to Nahum, who lived in 7 Elkosh, concerning the impending doom of Nineveh: 2 God is jealous over those He loves; that is why He takes vengeance on those who hurt them. He furiously destroys their enemies. 3. He is slow in getting angry, but when aroused His power is incredible, and He does not easily forgive. He shows His power in the terrors of the cyclone and the raging storms; clouds are billowing dust beneath His feet! 4 At His command the oceans and rivers become dry sand; the lush pastures of…