Calvary Baptist Church, Grenada, MS, USA
Holding to the truths embraced by Baptist for centuries.
THE BIBLE

by Kathryn Parrish

 

There it stands, like a mighty rock

In the midst of a raging sea;

The Bible stands, though men may mock

And attack it vehemently!

 

Why do men mock and hate it so?

This Book of eternal salvation!

Could it be that wicked men know

It warns of their condemnation?

 

They have burned it, and spurned it,

And explained it away;

They have denied and spiritualized,

But the Book is here to stay!

 

And though wicked men like Jehoiakim,

May take their penknives and whittle,

The Bible will not be expired by them,

Not even one jot or tittle!

 

For should they destroy it from the earth,

This Book which God has given;

'Tis settled forever from the first,

And has been preserved in heaven!

 

They shall be judged by this Holy Word,

All whose sins have not been atoned,

When they meet a thrice-Holy God

At the great white judgment throne!  

THE BIBLE

The Bible is the greatest book ever written and through its Scriptures God speaks to man, giving him divine instruction.  It’s Scriptures offer comfort in sorrow, guidance in perplexity, counsel for our problems, rebuke for our sins, and inspiration for our daily life.
 
The Bible reveals the truth about God.  It explains the origin of man, points out the only way to salvation and eternal life, and explains the problems of sin and suffering.
 
The theme throughout the Bible is Jesus Christ and His work of redemption for mankind.  The person and work of Jesus Christ are promised, prophesied, and pictured in the types and symbols of the Old Testament.  Christ is revealed in the gospels; and the purpose of His life, His death, and resurrection are explained in the epistles.  His coming again, and the glories of heaven, is foretold in the book of Revelation.  The purpose of the Bible is to reveal the living Word of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
The Bible is the foundation upon which all of our beliefs rest.  Edward J. Young once wrote, “If we do not build upon the impregnable rock of infallible Scripture we shall ever be at the mercy of the latest whims and fancies”.