Tag Archives: history
By Robert Morgan I now make it my earnest prayer that God . . . would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion […]
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By Robert Morgan And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. —Genesis 5:24 Do you know this man? He drafted New York’s first constitution in 1777. He served in the Second Continental Congress from 1774 to 1777, and as its president from 1778 to 1779. During the War’s dark days […]
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One of the most important doctrines to rise from the Reformation is known as sola scriptura, which is Latin for “by Scripture alone.” The Reformers argued that the Bible is the sole, infallible authority of faith. And although the Reformation was not a single, unified movement, most of the reformers were motivated by similar desires. One of […]
Filed under Bible, Bible Study, History
No book was more accessible or familiar to the American founders than the Bible, and no book was more frequently alluded to or quoted from in the political discourse of the age. How and for what purposes did the founding generation use the Bible? How did the Bible influence their political culture? Bible Gateway interviewed […]
Filed under Bible, Books, History, Interviews
What did Bible Gateway look like in the mid-1990s? Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see what Bible Gateway visitors were using in the era of Mosaic and Netscape Navigator.
Filed under 20th Anniversary, Bible Gateway Anniversary, Fun
Who were the great men and women of church history? Faithful Through the Ages, our newest weekly email newsletter, looks at the individuals God used throughout history to build and shape His church.
Filed under History, Newsletters
Monday, May 2 marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, and over the last few months there has been much reflection online about the significance and ongoing influence of the venerable KJV. We thought it might be useful to collect links to some of the more interesting KJV-related articles.
Filed under History, King James Version
How will your favorite Bible version read in 50 years? 100 years? 400? Language changes over time, a fact that has long frustrated Bible translators and spawned many new Bible translations….
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