The Geneva Bible

This was the first English Bible that you could read—that is, the first to use the normal typeface that we have today, instead of the pretty (but hard-to-read) “Gothic” letters. It was also the first English Bible divided into verses.

One other thing in its favor: It was reasonable size, while the earlier English version called the Great Bible was so big it was used only in churches.

First printed in Geneva, Switzerland (where it got its name), in 1560, it quickly became the most popular “household” Bible, and was almost certainly the Bible used by Shakespeare, by the Pilgrims, and by the first English settlers in Virginia.

Even after the King James Version was published in 1611, the Geneva Bible reamained popular for years.

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The Inspiration of Spiritual Initiative

Oswald Chambers

When the inspiration of God does come, it comes with such miraculous power that we are able to arise from the dead and do the impossible thing. God does not give us overcoming life; He gives us life as we overcome.

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The Determination To Serve

Oswald Chambers

The mainspring of Paul 's service is not love for men, but love for Jesus Christ. Paul's realization of how Jesus Christ had dealt with him is the secret of his determination to serve others.

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What God’s Love Can’t Do

Billy Graham

God cannot forgive the unrepentant sinner. The human race is called on throughout the Bible to repent of sin and return to God. This love of God can be entirely rejected. God will not force Himself upon any man against his will.

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Pure and Powerful

Zig Ziglar

Too often, we value all received messages equally. God’s Word, though, is more precious and valuable than any other message sent to us. The psalmist describes God’s message as “pure words” that are like silver processed “seven times” in the furnace.

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The Secret of Contentment

Zig Ziglar

Somewhere along the way, Paul learned the secret of contentment. He realized that possessions, fame, beauty, and other earthly things can be pleasant for a while, but they can never produce genuine contentment. That comes from the inside.