Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
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Billie Callendar at the diner in Cumby, Texas, in May.“Jesus came to them and said: ‘I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth! Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples.’” Matthew 28.18-19a (CEV)On a modest plot of rural acreage near Cumby, outside of Dallas, Texas, Billie Callendar and her husband raised and…
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Philadelphia Mayor Cites Good News Bible
Michael Nutter, pictured above, said the Good News Bible is the only book he still has from high school.Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says he used the Good News Bible to encourage city dwellers to respond to the 2010 census. This is according to Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer Dianna Marder, whose March 15 article, “Sermon on the (Head) Count,” recounted Mayor…
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Please Pray – Fall 2010
BangladeshIn 2008, we organized two youth festivals in Dhaka and Khulna. This prompted the Christian community to ask for follow-up programs. So in May 2009, we held another festival, Mission Bangladesh, to encourage people to get involved in mission work. This year, one of our slogans is 1,000 Missionaries Beyond Bangladesh; our ultimate aim is to have 20,000 Bangladeshi missionaries.…
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President's Message – Taking God at His Word
I often tell our staff, “If we're not sure at what we're aiming, we can be sure to miss it every time.” And isn't this true for our lives as well? Don't we each need to take the time to stop and get our bearings, making sure we are moving toward God's deepest desires for us? But to do this,…
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Please educate me on the meaning of ‘Divine Judgment’
While the Bible does not use the term “divine judgment,” the Day of Judgment is regarded as the “last day,” or the end of the present world, when God will preside over a final, universal judgment of the living and resurrected dead. In the New Testament, the judge is increasingly identified as Jesus who serves as God's agent (see Romans…
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Why does verse 1 differ in some KJV versions?
The issue concerning 70 vs. 72 men in Luke 10.1 has perplexed many over the years. The variant has to do with what biblical scholars refer to as “external evidence,” that is, the manuscripts themselves. During some 14 centuries when the New Testament was transmitted in handwritten copies, numerous changes and accretions came into the text. Of the approximately 5,000…
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