Author: Shalem John

The word ‘Scripture’ means ‘a writing’ or ‘a sacred writing’ (2 Tim. 3:16). This word is used to refer to the inspired writings both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. The word ‘Scripture’ is found in fifty-two places in the New Testament and in one place in the Old Testament. God’s special revelation came to man in the Scripture which we call as the Bible or the Word of God. THE BIBLE AND THE WORD OF GOD The Scripture is God’s Word given to man in written form (Heb. 4:12). It reveals God and His truth. The Scripture…

Then the Lord spoke to Jonah again: “Go to that great city, Nineveh,” He said, “and warn them of their doom, as I told you to before!” 3 So Jonah obeyed, and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city, with extensive suburbs so large that it would take three days to walk around it. 4, 5 But the very first day when Jonah entered the city and began to preach, the people repented. Jonah shouted to the crowds that gathered around him, “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” And they believed him and declared a…

his change of plans made Jonah very angry. This 2 He complained to the Lord about it: “This is exactly what I thought You’d do, Lord, when I was there in my own country and You first told me to come here. That’s why I ran away to Tarshish. For I knew You were a gracious God, merciful, slow to get angry, and full of kindness; I knew how easily You could cancel Your plans for destroying these people. 3 Please kill me, Lord; I’d rather be dead than alive (when nothing that I told them happens*).” 4 Then the…