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Holy Call Bible College is HERE!
Holy Call now hosts a free, online, and unaccredited Bible college. We model the course load based upon other viable Bible College catalogs we see out there and then externally link to those courses that we have found on the Internet.
We will keep you updated, as this is still a time-consuming and labor-intensive project. The Bachelor's program is in place. I will be fattening it up so that there will be several different choices (hopefully) for each course you might choose to take. However, please keep in mind that these courses are for your personal enrichment only. There are no degrees conferred, accredited or otherwise by Holy Call, Alex Peterson, or anyone associated with us. Some of the places we link to may have offerings, but that information is on their respective sites, and they are responsible for the veracity of their claims.
Our prayer is that this will be useful for those who are missionaries, nationals, and people who are without the cash-rich resources that desire a solid Bible education.
The Holy Call Upon Us
This comes from Holy Call Forums from someone I know as Mike Stark. I sure did like it.
Genesis 2:17
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...God should have killed Adam dead that day... |
Genesis 2:17 reads, "...but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” And as one reads on into the book, we find, indeed man does disobey our LORD and eats of the tree thus plunging all humanity into sin - chapter three. But what about the seventeenth verse of chapter two that says “…in the day…” that you go against the Word of God “…you shall surely die?” This has to be one of the most gracious portions of Scripture to me. The knowledge of our LORD’s grace here in this passage has helped me in various times of trouble and heartache.
You see, God should have killed Adam dead that day, but He didn’t. Many scholars and theologians will attempt to explain away the simply truth behind the phrase, “…in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die”, by saying that mankind died the death of spiritual separation from God. Mankind was spiritually separated on that day due to his sin. I have studied the Hebrew language. As a matter of fact, I actually taught Hebrew for a short while in a Seminary over seas. As I understand the word here for “die” is simply that, die! It is the physical expiration or mortality. Adam should have died that very day.
Now we understand that man indeed was separated from God on that day spiritually because of the reality of his sin. Isaiah points out very clearly that “… your iniquities have separated you from your God;…” And so in that sense there was a “death” that day but the truth of the matter is that Adam should have died physically that day but God in His great grace and mercy chose to be longsuffering. If God would have struck both Adam and Eve down dead that day, He would have bee completely justified in doing so. He would not have diminished in character or holiness. He would not have done wrong. But he chose not to. And for that we should all rejoice!
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...It is a display for all humanity of God’s amazing grace... |
Just as God would not have been wrong in killing Adam on that day, nor was He wrong for not killing him either. It is a display for all humanity of God’s amazing grace. If man would have all died in chapter three and not experienced the good grace of God, what about the rest of the Scriptures? What about the Gospel? The story would have ended right there bleak and hopeless. But it didn’t!
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...God in His infinite wisdom and everlasting kindness chose to allow man to live another day... |
God in His infinite wisdom and everlasting kindness chose to allow man to live another day. Yes, Adam does dies some nine hundred and thirty years later. But is should have been nine hundred and thirty years sooner. And not only is God so gracious as to allow man to live on after sin, He has graciously provided a means [Himself] for man to escape sin and the eternal consequences of it. “…But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,…” [Romans 5:20]
AMEN!
Mike Stark
In His † Steps,
Alex Peterson
II Corinthians 10:5
Philippians 4:8
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Scripture Memory Software
This is awesome!
Found this site just recently:
Free Scripture Memory Software
It has a free program download. I memorized 7 verses in about an hour using their software system. I realize maybe you can do it quicker using some other system, but their software has a way of making it stick and make sense in the learning process, which is a little better than rote, although there is some rote memorization involved.
It comes with about 5 already composed scripture memory cards, however you can create your own by following their simple instructions on the File/Import menu.
You guys and gals enjoy this one! I memorized Luke 2:8-14, and strict memorization is a very hard thing for me, so much so that I never ever did it. It was always too intimidating. I could think my way through a book, but I couldn't do strict memorization.
So, I know if I can do it, you can do it. I don't get a thing for it, and neither does the guy who wrote the software. But, I tell ya what, I praise God for him and the software.
I'm excited about this one!
Be sure and download a set of 10 Holy Call Business cards to pass out to your friends. It's a great evangelism tool! Just click on the card above and it will open in a new window in a Word document, ready to print. All you need to provide is the business card stock to print on.
The Free Incomparable E-Sword!
The graphic link button below is possibly the greatest link a Christian can have on the Internet! A dear brother in Christ, Rick Meyers, has selflessly created a comprehensive and exhaustive Bible Study Tool!
There is no way I can even begin to explain all that he has made available for FREE! The best advice I can give you is click the link and go there!
I have a fast connection, and I was amazed at the sheer volume of resources he has compiled.
This is why I say you really gotta see this free software! I don't get a thing from it, other than having the satisfaction that you will have some really super Bible Study software on your computer!
I just bought this set of products. I bought TextAloud, Neo Speech Kate, and Neo Speech Paul. Friends, it's like having a real person read a book to you. I get free books off the net and convert them to audio books for my own use. Excellent for study too!
Just click on the TextAloud graphic shown here to get started!
If you want to hear Paul and Kate read a sample Sunday School lesson I recently taught, just click HERE to hear it. The file will open in your default mp3 player.
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