In That Blessed Hope, this 4 chapter work by Biss (Baptist Missionary) he looks at four aspects of the second coming of our Lord.
That Blessed Hope
By Cecil Yates Biss
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Bullinger How to Enjoy Bible
Bullinger How to Enjoy Bible (Enjoy Bible)
Enjoy Bible
Or, The “Word,” and “The Words,” How to Study them.
By E. W. Bullinger, D.D. 1916
In this 18 chapter work by Bullinger (Brethren, Hyperdispensationalist), he examines the Bible in two divisions, the Word of God as a whole, and the words. The later division examines how to study and understand the Scripture.
Beet, J.A. – Holiness: Symbolic and Real
Holiness: Symbolic and Real
a Bible Study
by Joseph Agar Beet, D.D.
FIRST EDITION April 1910
- Sanctify them in the Truth. . . . On their behalf I sanctify Myself, in order that also they may themselves be sanctified.” Joh 17:17, 19.
- May the God of peace Himself sanctify you. . . . Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it.” 1Th 5:23-24.
- It is written, Ye shall be holy: because I am holy.” 1Pe 1:16.
This is a general study on holiness in the Bible. Beet looks at holiness in the different divisions of the Old Testament and New Testament, as well as in the Septuagint version and the Apocrypha. He then turns to the holiness of Christ, and then the servants of Christ. Then he looks at the life devoted to God, and other general concepts of holiness (in Christ, by Faith, as opposed to sin, growth in holiness, the holiness of God, and Holiness in the Methodist Revival). Continue reading
Bellett, J.G. – Short Meditations on Elisha
Short Meditations on Elisha
By J. G. Bellett.
“Tell me, I pray thee, All the great things that Elisha hath done.” 2 Kings 8:4.
This is a 19 chapter work on Elisha.
Barclay, W. – Making the Bible
Making the Bible
by William Barclay
William Barclay was a Scottish author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister, and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow. He wrote a popular set of Bible commentaries on the New Testament that sold 1.5 million copies. william-barclay.com
Summary
In this classic work by british author William Barclay, he explains God’s process of giving us the Bible. Chapters are (1) the Grandeur of the law, (2) the Writings, (3) For further guidance, (4) The final test.
This is a three chapter work (rather long chapters with many subdivisions) about the formation of the Bible and the Canon. Chapers run: The Grandeur of the Law, The Starting-Point of Scripture, Some Discrepancies, The Holiness Code, Just Because the Days of the Prophets Were Held to Have Ended, The Prophets Established, The Writings, Attributed Authorship, The People of the Book, The Emergence of Sacred Scripture, The First Christian Books, Collecting Paul’s Letters, Making the Collection, The Gospels Win Their Place, A Written Gospel, Authoritative and Sacred, Discarding the Old Testament?, The Church’s Decision, Closing of the Books, The Final Completion, The Final Test: Does the Book Speak of Christ? Faith in a Living Saviour