Biblical Materials

PDF: The Awe of the Word of God

Author: Pastor Steve Bates

Synopsis:  An edited message from the sermon notes of Pastor Bates.  This message was was delivered to Bible Baptist Church of Nashua, NH in the Spring of 2008.  It is a message that challenges the Christian to revere and respect The Word of God, to read and study its pages carefully knowing it is not the words of men, but the very words of God Himself!  Outlined in the message are major points of the doctrine of the Bible: Revelation, Inspiration, Preservation, and Illumination!  The reader will be challenged to remember  ~ The Awesomeness of The Word of God!   

PDF: The Great Commission: What Is It and To Whom Was It Given?

Author: Pastor Steve Bates

Synopsis: Matthew 28:19, 20 has come to be known as the “Great Commission” passage. It is a foundational verse from which most churches, ministries, and even individual believers derive their purpose. This author agrees that Matthew 28 in addition to a several other passages of Scripture do communicate to the Bible reader a commission from Christ. However, this author believes that the question that needs to be discerned is, “What is the commission, and to whom is this commission given?” The purpose of this article is to allow the Scriptures to answer the above questions.

PDF: Psalm 12:6-7 and the Permanent Preservation of God’s Words

Author: Dr. Thomas M. Strouse

Synopsis: Dr. Thomas Strouse, Dean of Emmanuel Baptist Theological Seminary, in Newington, CT, has written a tremendous essay in defense of one of the classic passages (Psa. 12:6,7) in the Bible for the perfect, preservation of God’s words. He says, “The structure, context and exegesis of the Masoretic Hebrew Text of Psalm 12 all argue forcefully and irrefragably for the promise of the everlasting preservation of the perfect Words of the Lord. This is one of several clear passages in which the Lord promised to preserve His canonical Words for every generation.” We hope this will be a tremendous help to you as you read it.