December 4, 2006 (David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org; for instructions about subscribing and unsubscribing or changing addresses, see the information paragraph at the end of the article) -

WAY OF LIFE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BIBLE & CHRISTIANITY [ISBN 1-58318-005-2]  This lovely hard cover Bible Encyclopedia contains 600 pages (8.5X11) of information, over 6,000 entries, and over 7,000 cross references. Twenty-five years of research have gone into this one-of-a-kind reference tool. It is the only Bible dictionary/ encyclopedia that is written by a Fundamental Baptist and based strictly upon the King James Bible. It is a complete dictionary of biblical terminology and also features many other areas of research not often covered in Bible reference volumes. Subjects include Bible versions, Denominations, Cults, Christian Movements, Typology, the Church, Social Issues and Practical Christian Living, Bible Prophecy, and Old English Terminology. The Christian will be helped and fortified in his faith through this Bible Encyclopedia. This work does not correct the Authorized Version of the Bible, nor does it undermine the fundamental Baptist’s doctrines and practices as many study tools do. The 4th edition (June 2002) contains roughly 1,000 new entries and additions to existing entries. Many preachers have told us that apart from Strong’s Concordance, the Way of Life Bible Encyclopedia is their favorite study tool. A missionary told us that if he could save only one study book out of his library, it would be our Encyclopedia. An evangelist in South Dakota wrote: “If I were going to the mission field and could carry only three books, they would be the Strong’s concordance, a hymnal, and the Way of Life Bible Encyclopedia.” Missionary author Jack Moorman says: “The encyclopedia is excellent. The entries show a ‘distilled spirituality.’” 600 pages, 8X11, hard cover book. $29.95

THINGS HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD: A HANDBOOK OF BIBLICAL DIFFICULTIES [ISBN 1-58318-002-8] We are pleased to announce the 4th edition of Things Hard to Be Understood: A Handbook of Biblical Difficulties. The new edition is 85 pages longer than the 3rd edition and contains about 70 new entries. This very practical volume deals with a variety of biblical difficulties. Find the answer to the seeming contradictions in the Bible. Meet the challenge of false teachers who misuse biblical passages to prove their doctrine. Find out the meaning of difficult passages that are oftentimes overlooked in the Bible commentaries. Be confirmed in your confidence in the inerrancy and perfection of the Scriptures. Learn the meaning of difficult expressions such as “the unpardonable sin.” One unique feature of this volume is that it contains no criticism of the King James Bible. We don’t believe that it has any errors and we do not believe that any correction of it is necessary to solve the alleged contradictions and other difficulties. Another thing that sets this volume apart from others on this topic is its practical nature and the fact that it is written from a fundamentalist, Bible-believing Baptist viewpoint. Our objective is to help protect God’s people from the false teachers that abound in these last days. They raise nagging questions and doubts by misusing passages of Scripture to support their specious doctrines. They take Scripture out of context and otherwise abuse it, and we have dealt with many examples of this. For example, we examine verses misused by Seventh-day Adventists to support their doctrines of soul sleep and annihilation, verses misused by the Roman Catholic Church to support its doctrines of Mary and the Papacy and purgatory, verses misused by ecumenists and to justify their unscriptural goals (i.e., Mat. 7:1; Mk. 9:38-40; Jn. 13:35; 17:21; Acts 5:38-39; Rom. 14:4; 1 Cor. 4:5; 6:12-13; Eph. 4:3-6; and Jam. 4:11), verses misused to support infant baptism and baptismal regeneration (i.e., Mk. 16:6-17; Jn. 3:5; Acts 2:38; 22:16; Rom. 6:3-4; 1 Cor. 1:16; Titus 3:5; 1 Pet. 3:21), verses misused to support Calvinism (i.e., Jn. 6:37-40; 6:44; Acts 13:46-48; Rom. 8:29; 9:13-33; 11:19-32), and verses misused by those who deny the doctrine of eternal security. We deal with things such as the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, cremation, hair coverings, the first shall be last, did Jesus die on Friday, God forbid, God’s repentance, healing in the atonement, judging, the letter of the law, Melchizedek, self defense, sinless perfectionism, soul sleep, and the Trinity. Jerry Huffman, editor of Calvary Contender, testified: “You don’t have to agree with everything to greatly benefit from this helpful book.” 4th edition, April 2006. 385 pages, 7X8. Perfect bound, $19.95

HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE. ISBN 1-58318-077-X. This practical course on Bible study deals with requirements for effective Bible study, marking the Bible, rules of Bible interpretation, and dispensational Bible study. It teaches the student how to use Bible study tools and how to study individual passages, topics, books, parables, people, and types. The last section deals with Bible difficulties. This course can help the student in eight ways: 1. It will help him learn how to understand the Bible. 2. It will teach him how to use the best Bible tools effectively, such as a concordance, a topical study guide, cross-references, a study Bible, a Bible dictionary, and a Bible commentary. 3. It will help him learn how to study the Bible fruitfully, so that he will be excited about his Bible study can apply it to his life and grow spiritually. 4. It will help him learn how to be persistent in his Bible study even when he becomes discouraged or bored or distracted. 5. It will give him many fresh ideas for studying the Bible. The student will find literally hundreds of ideas to make his own Bible study more exciting and beneficial. 6. It will help him understand the difficult things in the Bible, including parables, Old Testament types, perceived contradictions, and difficult doctrinal passages. Not only will the student be shown the solution to many of the difficulties, but he will also learn how to solve the difficulties for himself. 7. It will help him learn how to teach the Bible to others. 8. It will protect him from being confused by false doctrine. 217 pages, 7X8, perfect bound, $9.95

The Way of Life Encyclopedia of the Bible & Christianity and Things Hard to Be Understood are also available as a module for Swordsearcher version 4.2 and above. (The Way of Life books require a CD-ROM installation of Swordsearcher; they will not work with the free download from the Swordsearcher web site.) This is our favorite electronic Bible study software package. SwordSearcher has a host of features and resources for improving your Bible study, featuring numerous resources, including excellent commentaries, dictionaries, maps, illustrations, and topical guides. Supports user-created content. Pop-up verse references allow instant examination of cross-references in resource material. Pop-up Strong’s definitions immediately show Strong’s definitions over King James Bible Strong’s links. The Topic Guide allows quick indexing of all dictionaries, topic guides, etc, on a particular topic or verse. The “Deep Referencing” tool links all relevant material to verses, alleviating the need to guess at relevant dictionary or topical entries. Over 1 million cross-references combined. 14 Bible texts; 8 dictionaries and encyclopedias (including WAY OF LIFE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BIBLE & CHRISTIANITY, THINGS HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD: A HANDBOOK OF BIBLICAL DIFFICULTIES, the complete 1828 WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, the complete multi-volume INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA, Smith’s Bible Dictionary, American Tract Society Bible Dictionary, Easton’s Bible Dictionary, Hitchcock Bible Dictionary, Treasury of Scripture Knowledge); 14 commentaries (including Matthew Henry unabridged, Barnes--both Old and New Testament, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Abbott, Burkitt, Adam Clarke, Keil and Delitzsch, and John Lightfoot’s Commentary on the Gospels); 2 ancient pre-KJV English versions (Wycliffe and Tyndale); the original 1611 KJV; 2 Greek New Testaments (the Received Text and the Westcott and Hort); 4 foreign language versions (Spanish, German, French, Dutch); 4 topical Bible guides (Thompson Chain Reference, Nave’s Topical Bible, Torrey’s New Topical Textbook, Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia); other books; and over 360 maps, charts, and illustrations.

TESTIMONIAL

“I received my CDs for Swordsearcher and the Way of Life Encyclopedia and Things Hard to be Understood. What a blessing! While I have a 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia in hardback as well as a paperback version of Things Hard to Be Understood, to have these so easily accessible through Swordsearcher makes cross referencing that much easier. Since I am in the military, I am often on the road yet still responsible not only for my own study of God’s Word but for preparation of Sunday School lessons. These two CDs have as much material as a small bookcase of information and enable me to travel lighter. As my children get ready to head off to college starting next year, I plan on getting each of them their own set of CDs. I can think of no better reference material to provide them. God bless you for your hard work.”

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