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Why Do You Need the Way of Life Bible Encyclopedia?

The Way of Life Encyclopedia of the Bible & Jesting, Natural Man, Old Man, Perverse,
Christianity is unique. It is is based upon the King Presumptuous, Pride, Rebellion, Repentance,
James Bible and is written from a dispensational, Stiffhearted, Stubborn, Transgression, Trespass,
Baptist perspective. The studies are thorough, practical, Unclean, Ungodly, Superfluity of Naughtiness,
devotional, and designed to be used by preachers, Unrighteous, Vile, Winketh, World.
teachers, and homeschoolers, as well as to provide a
Bible-institute level education to the diligent Bible 4. You need it to study extra-biblical Christian
student. terms. There are many words that we hear at church
and in Christian circles that are not Bible words and
We make no apology for believing that the Bible is are not in most Bible dictionaries but they can be found
the divinely-inspired Word of God in every detail and in the Way of Life Encyclopedia. (Examples are
that the King James Version is an accurate translation Apostate, Catechism, Christmas, Denomination, Faith
of the preserved Word of God, which is the Greek Promise, and Rapture.)
Received and Hebrew Masoretic texts. In an hour in
which the black and white of truth and error is 5. You need it to study various issues relating to
exchanged for the gray of uncertainty and relativism, it morality and practical Christian living. (Examples
is our desire that the reader not find the slightest hint of are Adultery, Capital Punishment, Child Training,
doubt in this volume. Cremation, Dancing, Divorce, Employment, Home,
Homosexuality, Modesty, Pacifism, Polygamy, Wine.)
1. You need it to find the meaning of the words in
the Bible. If you don’t understand the meaning of the 6. You need it to study Old Testament types of
words of the Bible, you don’t understand the Bible. An Christ. (Examples are Ark, Day of Atonement, Boaz,
effectual Bible student must have a good dictionary Brass Serpent, Cain, Candlestick, Coat, High Priest,
handy and must take the time to look up every word he Joseph, Melchizedek , Offerings, Passover,
doesn’t understand. During a recent conference, I Tabernacle.)
asked people to raise their hands if they knew the 7. You need it to find the meaning of Bible
meaning of the word “mystery” in the Bible, and only a customs and ancient culture. (Examples are
few people could raise their hands. Agriculture, Calendar, Camel, Cosmetics, Idolatry,
Military, Money, Music, Olive, Phylactery, Weights
2. You need it to understand out-of-use words
and phrases from the King James Bible. Most Bible and Measures, Witchcraft.)
dictionaries do not define these words. (Examples are 8. You need it to study Bible Prophecy. The
Abusers of Themselves with Mankind, Blood Encyclopedia contains the equivalent of an entire Bible
Guiltiness, Conversation, Die the Death, Nephew, Set Institute course on prophecy. (Examples are
Them At One, Superfluity of Naughtiness, Taken with Allegorical, Antichrist, Covenant, Daniel, Day of the
the Manner.) Lord, Dispensationalism, Double Fulfillment, Gog,
Great Tribulation, Kingdom of God, Judgment,
3. You need it to do topical studies, to study
doctrine. Practically every doctrine of the Bible can be Revelation, Second Coming, Seventy Weeks.)
researched with this Encyclopedia. There is an 9. You need it to study proper names in the Bible.
extensive system of topical cross references. The An extensive list of Bible names is included with
student can study the full range of a Bible topic by definitions and key references. (Examples are Aaron,
following the suggested cross references from entry to Benjamin, Cain, Gamaliel, Joshua, Lot, Mesopotamia.)
entry. For example, consider the cross references listed
after the entry on CHURCH -- See Apostle, Baptism - 10. You need it to study Bible places and
Immersion, Baptism - Infant, Baptist, Church geography. (Examples are Caesarea, Ephesus,
Discipline, Deacon, Diotrephes, Footwashing, Lord’s Euphrates, Hazor, Jordan River, Merom.)
Supper, Missionary, Ordination, Pastor, Separation, 11. You need it to do research into the Christian
Timothy, Unity. And the following cross references are denominations and movements. The history,
listed after the entry on SIN -- Adam, Carnal, doctrinal position, and present status of major
Concupiscence, Fall, Fault, Filthiness, Flesh, Froward, denominations and movements are included.
Gospel, Grace, Heart, Impenitence, Impudent, Iniquity, (Examples are Anglican, Assemblies of God, Brethren,

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