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Daily & Weekly features from Back To The Bible
Weekly Bible Quiz Daily meditation from Elisabeth Elliot

The Way to God : a straightforward five-part study, based on John's Gospel, for those who want to know:
1 - Who is Jesus Christ?    2 - What is sin?
3 -   What is repentance?
4 - What is faith?    5 - What is discipleship?

Ron Smith's Bible Study Outlines -50 topics, average file size: 7KB

Contact address: Ron Smith, 31 Marvels Lane, London SE12 9QQ

Also by Ron Smith:

	*WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? - Get rid of your misconceptions.*
	*FIRE IN THE BONES - a plea for true Christianity today.*
	*SIGNS OF APOSTASY AND ROADS TO RENEWAL*
	*BIBLE CHRISTIAN AUTHORITY - How is a "Bible Christian" defined?*
	*HOW CAN A PERSON GET RIGHT WITH GOD?*
.	- Also deals with modern Bible versions in relation to what is clearly taught in the traditional English version (the King James or Authorised Version).
	*CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALS*

Modern Bible Versions I used the N.I.V. until I discovered some unpleasant facts........

	*THE JASPER JAMES RAY TEST*
.	*- Is your "Bible" an edited version of God's truth?* View as parallel columns: English & German * English & Spanish * English & NT Greek
	SPANISH VERSION, comparing the 1909 and 1989 Reina-Valera
	GERMAN VERSION, based on the Luther / revidierte Ausgabe, 1882
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	*DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS*
.	*(Stephanus, 1550) AND THE CRITICAL TEXT (Nestlé 21st ed.),* *using the Ray Test references. - (Requires the Symbol font).*
	*MODERN BIBLE VERSIONS - THE DARK SECRET*.......
.	- by Dr. Jack Moorman [11 parts, total:197KB]
	*WHAT ABOUT WESTCOTT & HORT?*
.	*- Extract from "KJV Manuscript Evidence"*
	*MODERN VERSIONS AND ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS - by J. Ecob*
	*THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GREEK TEXTS*
.	*OF THE NEW TESTAMENT - by David Blunt*
	*THINGS THAT ALL THINKING CHRISTIANS SHOULD KNOW*
.	*- from an ex-Jehovah's Witness*
	*THE BELIEFS OF THE NEW CHRISTIANITY*
.	*- Significant words deleted in the NIV*
	*THE NIV CHALLENGE - Answer these questions from the NIV........
.	*- by Rex L. Cobb*
	*IS THE NIV THE WORD OF GOD? - by James M. Frye
	*SODOMY AND THE NIV - by Carl Graham
	*QUESTIONS ON DOUBTFUL PASSAGES IN THE NIV - by Carl Graham
	*THE NIV INFECTION - by Dewey W. Williams (1995)

*The Word of God Today - by Ron Smith (Bromley)*
*1 -*	*Its status today*
*2 -*	*The Bible and our creeds*
*3 -*	*The Bible and Evangelicalism*
*4 -*	*The Bible and Evangelism*
*5 -*	*The foundation of the Authorised Version*
*6 -*	*The questionable foundation of modern versions since 1881*
*7 -*	*Publishers' promotions of modern versions*
*8 -*	*Other aspects of modern versions*
	*Jesus prayed: "Thy Word is Truth" - compiled by Ron Smith and Alfred Reeves*.

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Is Jesus Christ God? - by James M. Frye

What about the Jehovah's Witnesses? - by Bill Browning

	*WATCHTOWER DOCTRINE & PRACTICES TESTED AGAINST THE BIBLE*
.	*- a six-part assessment by a long-time member.*
	*"JESUS TEXTS" in the NEW WORLD TRANSLATION*
.	*- Seekers after truth can find it, even in a less-than-transparent translation.*
	*"IN THE BIBLE I READ ABOUT THE REAL JESUS"*
.	*- Bill Browning tells the story of his personal search for the truth.*
	*THINGS THAT ALL THINKING CHRISTIANS SHOULD KNOW*
.	*- Do you check the sources of what you accept as fact?*

Old Testament Predictions and their Fulfilment
Seventeen prophecies fulfilled by chance? - Find out if you have that kind of blind faith.

( Extract from "The Signature of God" by Grant Jeffrey )

Science versus evolutionary theory

.	*"WHY I ACCEPT THE GENESIS RECORD" - seventeen scientific reasons why any thinking person must reject the evolution myth - by Dr. John Raymond Hand*

          *To be a good wife - Is this description outdated?
          *Christian Rock - music from hell (the Russian perspective)
        *The difference between good and bad music - Alan Ives
          *Religious rock... The music of devils in the church!!! - by Alan Yusko & Ed Prior

Links to other sites .
*Biblical text integrity*	*KJV Manuscript Evidence - Dr. Thomas Holland* The Bible for Today - Corruption in modern versions KJV1611.net - The right Bible has the right answers http://pathfinder.sinfree.net - Includes articles by J.C.Ryle http://www.avpublications.com/
*Archaeology and the Bible*	*Where did the Israelites cross the Red Sea?* *Where is the biblical Mount Sinai?* *Evidence for the existence of Noah's Ark* *The Ark of the Covenant - missing since 586 BC.* Similar information at: http://www.ark.multimedia.com.au/
*Creationism*	*The Creation Science Movement (U.K.) or www.creationsciencemovement.com* *http://www.wasdarwinright.com/* *AnswersInGenesis (Ken Ham's website)* *http://www.creationmoments.com/* *www.enlightened.org.uk*
*Music*	*What is Christian music ? (www.av1611.org/cqguide.html)*
*Christian Resources*	*U.K.* *Lanark Christian Fellowship - The writings of G.W. North* *www.RevivalMedia.org* *www.ChurchesOfGod.info* *U.S./Canada* *www.shepherdserve.com - David Kirkwood* *www.ttb.org - Through the Bible with Vernon McGee* *www.FamilyBibleHour.com* *www.BibleBelievers.com*
*Cults*	*So you think you know all about Mormonism? by an ex-Mormon leader.* *Utah Lighthouse Ministry ( a comparison of Mormonism and Christianity )* *Roman Catholicism - is it a cult?* *www.jesus-is-lord.com* *www.av1611.org/* *What the Watchtower organisation itself says:* *jws-on-tv.0catch.com/watchtower_publications/online_library.html* *www.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?user=GeorgeStorrs*

Personal Stories

"I'd sought for happiness all my life" - Gerry Lyons.
"God's ways are beyond human understanding" - Len Hassall
Link: "I'm living on borrowed time" - Tommy O'Connor
John Wilson's story -"Impossible with men, Possible with God"

Last updates: Tue. 28th Oct. 2003, Mon.10th Jan. 2005, Tue.14th June, 2005, Tue.6th May, 2008

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Links: What the Watchtower organisation itself says:

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