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Psalms 23 explained

King David, himself a former shepherd, begins this Psalm with, “The LORD is my shepherd,” immediately putting himself as a sheep in the care of Jesus Christ (who is the same being as the Lord of the Old Testament-see John 1:1-3, 14 and Heb. 1:2). This analogy of Christ as a shepherd and His chosen ones as sheep, is reinforced in several scriptures, especially in John 10, John 21:15-17 and Hebrews 13:20. The shepherd is the provider and protector of his flock. The sheep are helpless without him. Similarly, human existence is but a sinful, carnal experience without God in our lives (John 5:30; Rom. 8:6-11).

Continuing with, “I shall not want,” David indicates here that as a sheep in Christ’s care, he was confident that he would lack nothing. This sentiment is repeated in Psalms 34:9-10, and clearly indicates David’s understanding in regards to putting God and God’s way first in his life (see Matthew 6:25-34). He goes on to write, “He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leads me beside the still waters.” Both the “green pastures” and “still waters” indicate a blessed abundance, further illustrating the benefits of a God-led life.

Psalm 23:3 begins, “He restores my soul.” David understood that he was a sinner, but also that Christ had redeemed him and would continue to restore him upon repentance. Psalm 51 is a good example showing David’s understanding of repentance and forgiveness.

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Returning to the sheep and shepherd analogy, David continues, “he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake,” indicating that it is Christ’s example that we are to follow (i.e. copy), and that it to God’s glory when we obey. Yet is only through the power of the Holy Spirit, and Jesus Christ in us, that we are even able to do so (Gal. 2:20; Phil. 4:13). In Psalm 119:172, David defines righteousness as, “…all Your commandments are righteousness.”

From personal experience, David knew that occasionally the shepherd had to lead his flock through treacherous terrain, and so he writes (as the sheep), “Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me.” Again, David had complete trust and confidence in God and His way—He had no fear, even in the “shadow of death.” The rod and staff are the shepherd’s tools, and are used to guide and correct the path of the sheep—much in the same way God has to oftentimes guide, and occasionally correct, our path. This comforted David. Paul indicates in II Timothy 1:7 that this mindset comes only from God: “For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

Even among enemies, David had complete confidence: “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.” He understood the promises of blessings and protections (Eph. 3:20; Luke 11:9-13; compare though with James 4:1-3).

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What do we mean when we say “Christianity” and “Catholicism”?Catholics consider themselves Christian? Yes, they do. But Christianity and Catholicism are not the same.

Christianity, on the one hand, was founded not as an institution, forcing the Name and Teachings of Jesus Christ upon submitting subjects, but as a witness to Christ, lifting Him up before the world. Jesus said:

“And I, if I be lifted up from the Earth, will draw all men unto me” (Jn. 12:32).

It was Christ, not Christianity, who had the power to change lives.

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Bible Statistics

Books of the Bible and Authors
1) Genesis: Moses
2) Exodus: Moses
3) Leviticus: Moses
4) Numbers: Moses
5) Deuteronomy: Moses
6) Joshua: Joshua
7) Judges: Samuel
8) Ruth: Samuel
9) 1 Samuel: Samuel; Gad; Nathan
10) 2 Samuel: Gad; Nathan
11) 1 Kings: Jeremiah
12) 2 Kings: Jeremiah
13) 1 Chronicles: Ezra
14) 2 Chronicles: Ezra
15) Ezra: Ezra
16) Nehemiah: Nehemiah
17) Esther: Mordecai
18) Job: Moses
19) Psalms: David and others
20) Proverbs: Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
21) Ecclesiastes: Solomon
22) Songs of Solomon: Solomon
23) Isaiah: Isaiah
24) Jeremiah: Jeremiah
25) Lamentations: Jeremiah
26) Ezekiel: Ezekiel
27) Daniel: Daniel
28) Hosea: Hosea
29) Joel: Joel
30) Amos: Amos
31) Obadiah: Obadiah
32) Jonah: Jonah
33) Micah: Micah
34) Nahum: Nahum
35) Habakkuk: Habakkuk
36) Zephaniah: Zephaniah
37) Haggai: Haggai
38) Zechariah: Zechariah
39) Malachi: Malachi
40) Matthew: Matthew
41) Mark: Mark
42) Luke: Luke
43) John: Apostle John
44) Acts: Luke
45) Romans: Paul
46) 1 Corinthians: Paul
47) 2 Corinthians: Paul
48) Galatians: Paul
49) Ephesians: Paul
50) Philippians: Paul
51) Colossians: Paul
52) 1 Thessalonians: Paul
53) 2 Thessalonians: Paul
54) 1 Timothy: Paul
55) 2 Timothy: Paul
56) Titus: Paul
57) Philemon: Paul
58) Hebrews: Unknown
59) James: James (Jesus’ brother)
60) 1 Peter: Peter
61) 2 Peter: Peter
62) 1 John: Apostle John
63) 2 John: Apostle John
64) 3 John: Apostle John
65) Jude: Jude (Jesus’ brother)
66) Revelation: Apostle John

*BIBLE STATISTICS*

*Amazing Bible Facts And Statistics*
👉🏼 Number of Books in the Bible: *66*
👉🏼 Chapters: 1,189
👉🏼 Verses: 31,101
👉🏼 Words: 783,137
👉🏼 Letters: 3,566,480
👉🏼 Number of Promises given in the Bible: 1,260
👉🏼 Commands: 6,468
👉🏼 Predictions: over 8,000
👉🏼 Fulfilled Prophecy: 3,268 verses
👉🏼 Unfulfilled Prophecy: 3,140
👉🏼 Number of Questions: 3,294
👉🏼Longest Name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)
👉🏼 Longest Verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
👉🏼 Shortest Verse: John 11:35 (2 words: "Jesus wept" .
👉🏼 Middle Books: Micah and Nahum
👉🏼 Middle Chapter: Psalm 117
👉🏼 Shortest Chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117 (by number of words)
👉🏼 Longest Book: Psalms (150 Chapters)
👉🏼 Shortest Book (by number of words): 3 John
👉🏼 Longest Chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)
👉🏼 Number of times the word *"God"* appears: 3,358
👉🏼 Number of times the word *"Lord"* appears: 7,736
👉🏼 Number of different authors: 40
👉🏼 Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200

*OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:*
👉🏼 Number of Books: 39
👉🏼 Chapters: 929
👉🏼 Verses: 23,114
👉🏼 Words: 602,585
👉🏼 Letters: 2,278,100
👉🏼 Middle Book: Proverbs
👉🏼 Middle Chapter: Job 20
👉🏼 Middle Verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18
👉🏼 Smallest Book: Obadiah
👉🏼 Shortest Verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25
👉🏼 Longest Verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
👉🏼 Longest Chapter: Psalms 119

*NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:*
👉🏼 Number of Books: 27
👉🏼 Number of Chapters: 260
👉🏼 Number of Verses: 7,957
👉🏼 Words: 180,552
👉🏼 Letters: 838,380
👉🏼 Middle Book: 2 Thessalonians
👉🏼 Middle Chapters: Romans 8, 9
👉🏼 Middle Verse: Acts 27:17
👉🏼 Smallest Book: 3 John
👉🏼 Shortest Verse: John 11:35
👉🏼 Longest Verse: Revelation 20:4 (68 words)
👉🏼Longest Chapter: Luke 1

There are 8,674 different Hebrew words in the Bible, 5,624 different
Greek words, and 12,143 different English words in the King James Version.

• Bible Written by Approximately 40 Authors
• Written over a period of 1,600 years
• Written over 40 generations
• Written in three languages: Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic
• Written on three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa
• Written in different locations: wilderness, dungeon, palace, prison, in exile, at home
• Written by men from all occupations: kings, peasants, doctors, fishermen, tax collectors, scholars, etc.
• Written in different times: war, peace, poverty, prosperity, freedom and slavery
• Written in different moods: heights of joy to the depths of despair
• Written in harmonious agreement on a widely diverse range of subjects and doctrines.

*10 Longest Books in the Bible*

1) Psalm - 150 Chapters, 2,461 verses, 43,743 words
2) Jeremiah - 52 chapters, 1,364 verses, 42,659 words
3) Ezekiel - 48 chapters, 1,273 verses, 39,407 words
4) Genesis - 50 chapters, 1,533 verses, 38,267 words
5) Isaiah - 66 chapters, 1,292 verses, 37,044 words
6) Numbers - 36 chapters, 1,288 verses, 32,902 words
7) Exodus - 40 chapters, 1,213 verses, 32.602 words
8) Deuteronomy - 34 chapters, 959 verses, 28,461 words
9) 2 Chronicles - 36 chapters, 822 verses, 26,074 words
10) Luke - 24 chapters, 1,151 verses, 25,944 words

*10 Shortest Books in the Bible*
1) 3 John - 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words
2) 2 John - 1 chapter, 13 verses, 303 words
3) Philemon - 1 chapter,bb 25 verses, 445 words
4) Jude - 1 chapter, 25 verses, 613 words
5) Obadiah - 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words
6) Titus - 3 chapters, 46 verses, 921 words
7) 2 Thessalonians - 3 chapters, 47 verses, 1,042 words
8) Haggai - 2 chapters, 38 verses, 1,131 words
9) Nahum - 3 chapters, 47 verses, 1,285 words
10) Jonah - 4 chapters, 48 verses, 1,321.

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Is it wrong for a Christian to own a liquor store

That will do much harm to one's Christian witness. Liquor stores also provide easy access to those who abuse alcohol. These two things alone present a colossal problem for a Christian. Ephesians 5:18 tells us not to be drunk with wine (alcohol) where is in excess but be filled with the Holy Spirit. This is speaking of moderation. Titus 2 11-13 says, "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." 

God wants Christians to live a sober life. He does not want us to be a stumbling block to our neighbor Romans 4:21 says, "It is not good to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble."

I believe that a Christian should not entertain the idea of owning a liquor store.

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How was Noah's Ark built

God gave Noah specific instructions on how to build the ark (Genesis 6:14). The gopher wood mentioned may have been cedar or cypress trees plentiful in Armenia. The pitch referred to was tar (a resin substance to seal cracks and seams in the wood). The dimensions of the ark (Genesis 6:15) show it was more like a barge than a ship. It was 300 cubits long (450 feet); the breadth was 50 cubits (75 feet wide), and 30 cubits high (45 feet high). It had around 96,000 square feet on three decks. The volume of space in the ark was 1.4 million cubic feet. It was impossible for it to capsize. It was a massive vessel.

As mentioned before, God gave Noah specific instructions on how to build the ark. Along with instructions would come the know-how. Nobody knows what tools Noah had. Many people think Noah must have used stone tools. When God made man, the man was obviously intelligent. Within a few generations from Adam, man was making musical instruments (Genesis 4:21). With people living hundreds of years before the flood by the time of Noah, how much knowledge existed or who could know what sort of technology existed. Remember, no one knows how the Egyptians built the pyramids or how the ancient people built all of those stone structures down in South America. The ancient people had knowledge that we just are not aware of.

We need to look at all things from a Christian worldview based on the history in the Bible.

There is nothing in the Bible ruling out the possibility that Noah had plenty of help. He had three sons. Noah’s grandfather Methuselah died only 1 year before the ark was finished and his father Lamech died 5 years before they finished the ark. Both may have helped if they lived nearby. Noah may have also hired a construction crew to build the ark. They might not have agreed with the message he was preaching, but that would not stop someone from working and being paid for it.

Hebrews 11:7 tells us, “By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.”

This does not mean Noah built the ark by himself. We can single the leader of a project out for recognition when others are involved. King Solomon built the temple (1Kings 6). But we know from 1 Corinthians 28:19-20) that God gave the detailed plans to David Solomon’s father, although many others took part in its construction. The same is true concerning Moses and the Ark of the Covenant (Deuteronomy 10:3).

Noah was the leader of the project to build the Ark. He would rightly be recognized as its builder, although many others may have been involved.

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"The unexamined life is not worth living." 

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