“WHY DOES MY BIBLE HAVE VERSES MISSING?” A question that I’m asked every so often is, “why does my Bible have certain verses missing when I compare it to other translations?” One example of this is the last line of the what has become known as “The Lord’s Prayer” appearing at end of Matthew 6:13, which reads, “For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen” (NKJV)....

MY TRIBUTE TO DR. PHIL GILBERT   Once in a while – perhaps once in a lifetime – you might meet a person who is unlike anyone else you’ve ever met; someone who you might refer to as “one in a million.”  The late Dr. Phil Gilbert was that person for me.  This is my tribute to him.   Most people knew him as “Doc,” but to me he was simply Phil.  I had my own special greeting for him, and when I saw him or heard him on the other line of a...

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT TATOOS? pt. 1  – The subject of tattoos has never been on my radar until recently.  Even as a non-believer I never gave tattoos much thought.  Therefore, I had never studied this subject or provided any teaching on it.  When someone close to me began getting tattooed, however, I found myself uncomfortable with it, but I didn’t necessarily have a strong Biblical basis for my feelings at the time. More recently...

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT TATOOS?  pt. 2 THE SOCIAL AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF TATOOS 1.  Tattooing is Addictive I cannot explain the psychological reasons why tattooing is often addictive, but the evidence is most certainly there.  Once a person gets a tattoo, it seems fairly common that it never stops with just one.  First, it’s a flower or something small on the upper arm, and before long the entire arm is covered in them.  And then the...

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT TATTOOS?  pt. 3 Set Apart from the World It appears that the primary Biblical argument against tattoos I have seen so far is based upon Leviticus 19:28, which reads, “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD.” As some see this passage as antiquated because of what is seen as an outdated application (which I will address later), let’s therefore turn our...