Old Testament | Deuteronomy 9
Moses recounts Israels rebellion and Gods mercy. Deuteronomy 9 reveals Gods grace despite human stubbornness.
Robert Robinson: Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
A hymn celebrating grace that restores. Reading Scripture teaches believers humility and gratitude.
Bible churches trace their theological DNA to the Protestant Reformation, especially its emphasis on Scripture as the final authority. Over centuries, this produced many denominations, but also a growing desire among some believers for non‑denominational, Bible‑centered congregations.
Before the movement had a name, several trends laid the groundwork:
These influences created a climate where “Bible church” identity could flourish.
The most dramatic growth occurred in the 1960s and 70s, when large numbers of Christians left mainline denominations due to concerns about liberal theology, denominational bureaucracy, or declining emphasis on biblical authority. This period saw a noticeable surge in the establishment and growth of Bible churches across America.
Reasons for the surge included:
While independent, Bible churches share several common traits:
Many Bible churches are fully independent, while others join loose networks such as the International Fellowship of Bible Churches, which holds Wesleyan‑Arminian theology.
Today, Bible churches range from:
Despite diversity, the unifying theme remains Scripture‑centered ministry.
Bible churches are a modern evangelical movement rooted in Reformation principles, shaped by 20th‑century theological shifts, and defined by their commitment to biblical authority, local autonomy, and expository preaching.
Words like “sonne,” “hee,” “mooued,” and “speake” were normal. The spelling we know today comes from the 1769 Oxford revision, not the 1611 printing.
They are called the He Bible and the She Bible because Ruth 3:15 differed:
Both were considered correct at the time.
They wrote in their preface that future generations should revise their work as scholarship improved. Ironically, many later readers treated the KJV as untouchable.
It sat between the Old and New Testaments. It was not removed until the late 1800s in most Protestant printings.
The KJV is not a fresh translation from scratch. It is a careful revision of:
Tyndale’s influence is especially massive.
For decades, the Geneva Bible remained the favorite of common people. The KJV only became dominant after Geneva printings were banned in England.
Every passage went through:
It was one of the most collaborative translation projects in history.
Phrases like:
shaped the rhythm of English literature for centuries.
They crafted lines to sound beautiful when read aloud in church. This is why the KJV has a poetic, almost musical cadence.
Some were:
It was a multidisciplinary team long before that term existed.
Modern readers associate the KJV with Roman type, but the original 1611 looked medieval to our eyes.
The 1611 edition included thousands of notes explaining:
Most modern KJV printings remove these notes entirely.
Expressions like:
entered everyday speech through the KJV.
English Bible history is a progression from forbidden handwritten translations to a rich landscape of modern versions shaped by scholarship, archaeology, and the evolution of the English language.
Just as I am without one plea
But that Thy blood was shed for me
And that Thou biddst me come to Thee
O Lamb of God I come I come
Just as I am and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot
To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot
O Lamb of God I come I come
Just as I am though tossed about
With many a conflict many a doubt
Fightings and fears within without
O Lamb of God I come I come
Just as I am Thou wilt receive
Wilt welcome pardon cleanse relieve
Because Thy promise I believe
O Lamb of God I come I come
Come ye sinners poor and needy
Weak and wounded sick and sore
Jesus ready stands to save you
Full of pity love and power
I will arise and go to Jesus
He will embrace me in His arms
In the arms of my dear Savior
O there are ten thousand charms
Come ye thirsty come and welcome
Gods free bounty glorify
True belief and true repentance
Every grace that brings you nigh
Let not conscience make you linger
Nor of fitness fondly dream
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now am found
Was blind but now I see
Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first…
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
Yea when this flesh and heart shall fail
And mortal life shall cease
I shall possess within the veil
A life of joy and peace
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Come Thou Fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount Im fixed upon it
Mount of Thy redeeming love
Here I raise mine Ebenezer
Hither by Thy help Im come
And I hope by Thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wandering from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily Im constrained to be
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee
Prone to wander Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Heres my heart O take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
Rock of Ages cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee
Let the water and the blood
From Thy wounded side which flowed
Be of sin the double cure
Save from wrath and make me pure
Not the labors of my hands
Can fulfill Thy laws demands
Could my zeal no respite know
Could my tears forever flow
All for sin could not atone
Thou must save and Thou alone
Nothing in my hand I bring
Simply to Thy cross I cling
Naked come to Thee for dress
Helpless look to Thee for grace
Foul I to the fountain fly
Wash me Savior or I die
While I draw this fleeting breath
When mine eyes shall close in death
When I soar to worlds unknown
See Thee on Thy judgment throne
Rock of Ages cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee
