The original version of “The Biblical Think-Tank” was created in 2006 while my wife and I were serving as missionaries in St. Vincent, West Indies. The goal was to make it possible for believers located 9,000 miles away in Papua New Guinea to be able to access the information & resource materials I had shared with them on a variety of subjects, during the 19 years our family lived in PNG.
Intended to be a resource to assist our dear Papua New Guinean friends, it was-and still is-an eclectic mix of papers, essays, outlines, articles and notes on a wide variety of subjects, some by me and some by others. Placing the materials on the internet provided the additional benefit of also making these materials available to our friends in the West Indies region whom we came to know during the past eight years as well.
What you will find here is simply a pile of notes and papers, organized by categories. That’s intentional. (You can find the main categories by simply clicking on the 3 lines at the top left corner of this webpage). The “Think Tank” is simply intended to be a resource for those who are looking for information on a variety of subjects, from a biblical perspective.
My prayer is that perhaps you will find something that will prove beneficial as you seek to follow Christ and God’s Word. I have sought to address the respective subjects from a biblical viewpoint. You should know at the outset that I believe the Bible is the inerrant, infallible word of the living God. I also consider it the standard by which we discern truth from error & it is also where we can discover God‘s will on a multitude of subjects and issues. In addition, I believe that Jesus Christ is God, that He died for our sins, rose from the dead, is coming again and is the one and only way to heaven. Furthermore, that salvation is obtained solely by repenting of your sins and putting your total faith & trust in Him and His shed blood & atoning death to pay for your sins.
“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” – Acts 4:12 (NKJV)
“I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” – Luke 13:3
“For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” – Eph. 2:8-9
I‘m very aware of how little I know and how multitudinous are the mistakes and errors that I continue to make (not the least of which are the grammatical & typographical errors that still reside in these notes in spite of spell-check and my best efforts at ferreting them out).
As far as content is concerned, feel free to disagree with something you read here, but please be sure & do so on biblical grounds. “Think-Tanks” are usually organizations or groups of individuals that address subjects and issues, sharing their thinking with others. Obviously there is no group of individuals here. Nor is this a blog providing for interactive debate. So the name “Think-Tank” is probably a misnomer. But if something in this pile of papers proves to be a help to you or aids you somehow in your walk with Christ, be sure and give Him all the praise.
“This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” – 1 Tim. 1:15 (NKJV) – Mike Edwards, April 2022