New Book Announcement

THE LAW
And Rightly Dividing the Word Reconsidered

• This latest book by Brother James arrived from the printers this morning (03/05/2009). Thank you to all those who pre-ordered this book. We should have all the orders processed by tomorrow.
• Please send $10 per copy or $100 for 12 copies. (Order by clicking here)

These are the foundational truths necessary for a proper understanding of the word of God. It is impossible to be sound in doctrine or to teach the scriptures correctly without a working knowledge of these principles. This series of studies covers all of the questions most frequently asked by students of the Bible.

Table of Contents

• Law And Grace
  • Why The Law Was Given
  • Is Something Wrong With The Law?
  • Jesus and The Law
  • Believers and The Law
  • What The Law Could Not Do
• The Jew, The Gentile and The Church
• Dispensations Reconsidered
• The Kingdom of Heaven and The Kingdom of God
• The Two Advents of The Lord Jesus Christ
• The Different Types of Men
• Standing vs. State
• Old Testament Salvation

From the book:

Preface

In 2 Timothy 2:15 the Bible says, Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The first command is to study. Study is work. It takes effort to be a good student. This is more than reading the Bible. It is more than listening to sermons from the Bible. We are called upon to put forth the labor necessary to master the Bible text.

To shew thyself approved. Study is not entirely personal. There are tests, if you will. There are exams. There is an accounting. Someone is going to approve or disapprove of our life and work and we must study to gain approval.

Unto God. The ultimate judge is God. We may please men but displease God. We may have the praise of mortals but the censure of the Eternal. We may know the scorn and derision of humanity yet hear the “well done” of Deity. We study the word of God to gain the approval of the God of the word.

A workman. Good study is a good work. Good study produces good works. The Lord is not looking for slackers and mystics but diligent men and women.

That needeth not to be ashamed… There is no reason we should ever have to be ashamed because a lost man, an infidel or a cultist puts us on the spot and we cannot stand up for what we believe and cannot give a proper answer. There is no reason we should ever know the shame of failure to live a holy life, of a ruined testimony or of a pattern of wasted opportunities. There are shameful lives. There will be shameful outcomes at the judgment seat of Christ. Such are unnecessary. Proper study removes the possibility of such shame.

Rightly dividing. These words reveal many truths. First, the word contains divisions. We should identify and respect them. Second, there is a proper way to divide the word. It is not only right to make divisions but there are correct, clearly discernable divisions. Third, the word can be divided improperly. This must be avoided by any sincere student.

The word of truth. As a young Christian I studied, and profited greatly from, the works of authors who rightly divided the word. Sadly, they did not believe the word to be the truth. They would alter and amend the Bible text with consistency, subjecting the word of God to their opinions. While the reader may find much of what is contained in this book available in other texts, what sets this work apart is our refusal to cast doubt upon the Holy Bible. We will rightly divide THE word of TRUTH.

There are many excellent works available on dispensational truth. Almost every Bible student in the last century has enjoyed and benefited from Dispensational Truth and other books by Clarence Larkin. M. R. Dehann’s fine teaching in The Law and the study Bible and correspondence course put together under the editorship of C. I. Schofield have been of value to countless Christians through the years. Lesser known but highly valuable are the studies put into print by Graham Scroggie. In fact, much of what the reader will find in this work is based upon what I found as a youth in the works just mentioned.

So why another volume covering much the same material?

First and foremost, all of these men considered themselves to be superior to the text of the Bible. Each of them would alter the Holy Bible if and when they considered it defective. There was a need to put the proper principles of rightly dividing the word into print in a book that would not undermine the student’s faith in the scripture while he studied the scripture. In this volume we will accept the Bible as 100% correct and will not make any attempts to change it to suit our fancies.

Second, we are not able to freely distribute books written by others to impoverished saints around the world. At the time of this printing we have sent almost two million recorded sermons and 300,000 books to men and women in over 130 nations at no charge. We have also given missionaries and national workers permission to print our books without financial obligation. We could not do this with works belonging to others.

Third, there are some areas where good men differ. As beneficial as the works of other writers have been and continue to be, the areas where it seems a matter could be better explained or more correctly interpreted require an updated treatment of these subjects.

It is our hope and prayer that these lessons will prove clear, easy to read and understand, and of profound help to the sincere student of the word of God. These lessons are not intended to give the whole of these matters, but to give the reader a sufficient foundation upon which to build a lifetime of profitable Bible study.

A Guided Tour

Let's take a quick look at the different sections of this web site to see what's here:

Sermons - Hear expository preaching from a Bible-believer which magnifies the Lord Jesus Christ. We post the current sermons preached each week at THE BIBLE Baptist Church by pastor James W. Knox. Brother James takes you through an entire book verse by verse or through a topic looking at every Bible reference. These are audio files in MP3 format. Sermon series generally remain on the site for several weeks following the end of the series. Older series are available from our store.

Women's Bible Study - This is the Holy Women book written by James W. Knox. All lessons are true to the King James Version and will help ladies of all ages to draw nearer to the Saviour. It is available here in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Radio Broadcast - Here you will find the stations and schedules for The Preaching of The Cross radio program. This is one of the last daily broadcasts to which Bible believers can listen with confidence as we never alter the word of the Lord and always give the glory to Jesus Christ.

Speaking Schedule - Brother James travels often to speak at different churches around the country. Check here to see if he is speaking for the Lord Jesus at a location near you.

THE BIBLE Baptist Church - This is where you'll find information about THE BIBLE Baptist Church of DeLand - the church founded by James W. Knox in 1987. You will find our statement of doctrine, our position on the KJV, our fidelity to the true Jesus, service times and maps with directions to the church.

Missions - We support Bible-believing missionaries who proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world as well as here in America. Be sure to read about and pray for these men and women who give so much to bring the gospel to a lost and dying world.

The Road to Sierra Leone - Stephen and Laura Holt take you along on their journey from a couple living in New England, to Bible School in DeLand, FL, through the deputation process, and then to the mission field in the war-torn West African nation of Sierra Leone. If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a missionary, this is the place to go.

DeLand School of THE BIBLE - This is a ministry of THE BIBLE Baptist Church of DeLand. You will find that it is a Bible School unlike any other.

Book, CD, and Tape Store - If you would like to order books or tapes by Brother James, this is where to go. You can use your credit card to place an order. Requests for free materials are handled by mail only, so please use the audio catalog and the book catalog for those orders.

Audio Catalog and Book Catalog - If you prefer to order by mail, or are requesting materials at no cost, this is where to go.

Materials in language other than English –Many of the books authored by James W. Knox have been translated into other tongues. The full text of these translations is available for your use and edification. Books are currently available in Russian, Romanian, Croatian, Ukrainian, and Spanish. A Bible study course is available in French, Spanish, and Telugu.

About this web site - This is the who, what, when, where, why, and how of this web site. It includes the links policy and copyright information.

Audio Archives - After a sermon series has been completed, it usually remains on this web site for about 3 more weeks. After that time, it is removed. The Audio files are archived on another web site and can be downloaded from there. If you are looking for something, and you can't find it on the archive site, please check the catalog of audio tapes and the catalog of sermon CDs. If it is not on the archive site and it is not in the catalog, then we don't have it.