The author of the Canon of Scriptures, F.F. Bruce, continues to lay out a rather exhaustive history of the development of the canon of scriptures that we have today. Moving on in time, we come to the studies of Athanasius. As bishop of Alexandria, Athanasius devoted most of his thirty-ninth festal letter to a…
In these pages of The Canon of Scriptures F.F. Bruce continues a thorough history of the development of the New Testament canon. He writes about the life and scholarly efforts of men such as Irenaues, Hippolytus, and Novatian. Irenaues was one who was able to distinguish the writings of truth from that of apocryphal…
Acts chapter two records the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church. This constitutes the beginning of a new dispensation, the dispensation of grace. The study of this great chapter in scripture is very important for us as believers today, because we too are living in the dispensation of grace.…
The book of Acts is a remarkable book of the Bible. It is considered a transitional book, leaving one dispensation and moving into a new dispensation of time. The book of Acts is written by Luke and is a continuation of the Gospel of Luke. It tells of the great men and women who…
F.F. Bruce writes in the third part of his book, The Canon of Scripture, on the subject of the New Testament canon. It has already been established that what we have today is a closed canon. In other words, there are no new books of the Bible to be written or discovered. We have…
I personally and deeply love times of celebration. I enjoy special days that we set aside to rejoice. Easter is one of those special occasions. Sometimes I am asked questions such as: Is it okay to have an Easter egg hunt or to give gifts and have an Easter bunny at Easter? My response to…
There have been many sermons preached on the cross. However, we can never hear too much of the story of Jesus. I love the words to the hymn: “tell me the story of Jesus, write on my heart every word, tell me the story most precious, sweetest that ever was heard.” The cross is…
The second section of the book the canon of scripture by F.F. Bruce deals with the canon of the Old Testament. The author examines how the Old Testament became more clearly understood through the fulfillment of Jesus. The ancient books of the Old Testament became new and meaningful to early Christians due to the…
In the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, we find some very valuable lessons on salvation and our new life in Christ. Lazarus was dead. In verse 14 of John 11 we read: “The Jesus said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead.” Here we learn that the unsaved person is not…
John’s gospel records the account of Jesus healing the man who was born blind. This miraculous act of Jesus was questioned by the religious establishment of His day. Through this event we are taught some very valuable truths. The Dilemma of the Blind Man. In verse one we find a man who was…
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