Bible Articles Archives - International English Bible https://www.iebible.net/category/bible-articles/ An Accurate and Easy To Read English Bible Tue, 04 Aug 2015 06:54:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 104198142 Major Bible Categories With Examples https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/major-bible-categories/ Tue, 04 Aug 2015 06:31:05 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=1225 by Dr. Stanley L. Morris IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS: “a land flowing with milk and honey”. — Lev. 20:24, IEB: “{It is} a land where much food grows.” Literally, “a land flowing with milk and honey.” NOTE: This is a traditional, poetic description of the rich, natural resources of the hill country of Canaan. See also […]

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]]> 1225 We Must Not Give In To Prevailing Popular Opinion https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/do-not-give-in-to-prevailing-popular-opinion/ Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:44:48 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=944 by Dr. Stanley L. Morris The sacred words from God which are recorded in the Bible must be dealt with in a very special way. No attempt should be made to be “politically correct.” Church politics or the undue influence of money cannot be allowed to hold sway. In translating the Holy Bible, we must […]

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]]> 944 Language For The Common People https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/language-for-the-common-people/ Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:24:16 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=934 by Dr. Stanley L. Morris In creating the International English™ Bible, it was very important to maintain good writing standards. However, simultaneously, our new translation needed to communicate effectively to a general audience in everyday language (being careful not to stoop to the use of slang). The IEB would need to feel comfortable to most […]

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]]> 934 Being Faithful To The Original Wording https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/being-faithful-to-the-original-wording/ Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:12:13 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=930 by Dr. Stanley L. Morris We must always be true to the original text. This means that we must faithfully restore every authentic detail of what was there in the first place. Even though proper “reconstruction” work is always very tedious work, it was the only way to go with The International English™ Bible (IEB). […]

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]]> 930 The Word Of God https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/the-word-of-god/ Sun, 07 Jun 2015 23:33:48 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=899 by Dr. Stanley L. Morris What is the Bible, and what makes it so “Holy”? The word “Bible” is from a Greek word (biblos) which means “book” or “scroll”. The Bible is holy because it comes directly from Almighty God. It’s inspired (or “God-breathed”, 2 Tim. 3:16-17). It is like a huge text-message from God. […]

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]]> 899 The Inspired Word Of God https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/the-inspired-word-of-god/ Sat, 06 Jun 2015 00:25:21 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=890 by Thomas F. Eaves “I believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God” sounds like a statement a New Testament Christian would make, or one which would come from a Bible-believing individual. Before we can really understand what the spokesman intends we must know what he means by the word “inspired”. The theories […]

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]]> 890 The Inspiration Of The Bible https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/the-inspiration-of-the-bible/ Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:59:58 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=887 by B. C. Goodpasture The Bible is here. No one can doubt that it exists. How did it come into existence? Is it wholly the work of man? Or, wholly the work of God? Or, is it a product of the cooperative work of man and God? It is not wholly the work of man. […]

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]]> 887 The Bible Is The Infallibly Inspired Word Of God https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/the-bible-is-the-infallibly-inspired-word-of-god/ Sun, 31 May 2015 20:33:29 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=874 by Gus Nichols The Bible claims to be given by inspiration of God. God would not give us a book containing error and falsehood. A great and good God would not give us a book for our guide throughout all our earthly lives which would deceive, mislead and ruin us in this world and damn […]

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]]> 874 The Bible And The Mind Of Man https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/the-bible-and-the-mind-of-man/ Sun, 31 May 2015 20:20:52 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=867 by Dr. James D. Bales Because Christianity speaks of faith, there are those who assume that it is contrary to reason. They divide the world into those who walk by faith and those who walk by reason. Those who walk by faith belong to the “age of faith” which has been discredited and replaced by […]

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]]> 867 Back To The Bible For Authority https://www.iebible.net/bible-articles/back-to-the-bible-for-authority/ Sat, 30 May 2015 20:21:59 +0000 http://www.iebible.net/?p=858 by James Meadows Introduction: 1. “Most Americans say they want guidance from God or the Bible, but few believe in moral absolutes, according to a new survey by the Gallup Organization” (Religious News Services). a. 70 percent agreed with this statement: “There are few moral absolutes; what is right or wrong usually varies from situation […]

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