Dennis Dinger

The Book of Job presents the story of the sufferings of a man of God at the hands of the devil. God allowed it! In fact, God put Job forth to the devil as a wonderful servant of God! The Book of Job teaches how God operates in this world. As a servant of God, Job thought he knew God...but not nearly as well as he thought he did. The book contrasts the knowledge of the world, represented in the words of Job's three friends, to Job's confusion concerning the ways of God, to the truth of God explained by the Lord! Hopefully, by studying the details of Job's experiences, each of us will learn to turn our attention and trust to God - without the need to personally endure affliction and suffering like Job!

This overview introduces the topics in each Old Testament book in concise form. The goal is to help each student of the Word gain a motivating interest to study the Old Testament. Why? ...because the Old Testament is packed with detailed information about the Lord Jesus Christ and His interactions with mankind. Anyone who ignores the Old Testament today misses out on all the wonderful details God has provided to perfect our understanding!

The main purpose of the epistle of James is to teach about practical faith! Each person needs to come to Jesus Christ in faith to obtain eternal life. Faith in each believer will be accompanied by good works. If faith is present, good works will follow! Without faith and without God's help, good works will never happen! This is a wonderful letter which is enormously helpful to all who believe, having put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ!

Mark's Gospel shows Jesus as the perfect servant of God! Jesus came to earth at God's request to serve mankind. That service, of course, would take Him to the cross where He would be cruelly treated, tortured, and crucified! While on the cross, Jesus carried the sins of the world on His shoulders before God the Judge! His sacrifice on mankind's behalf was accepted by God! Now, He can offer forgiveness of sins and eternal life to all who repent and believe. Jesus' service was twofold: He came to earth as a servant of God to faithfully serve the needs of mankind! Mark's Gospel is a wonderful presentation of the life, teaching, and miracles performed, by the perfect servant of God, Jesus Christ!

In this Gospel, Luke the physician presented Jesus as the perfect man. Luke is thought to be one of the seventy disciples Jesus sent out two by two in Luke 10, and one of the two men Jesus taught on the Emmaus road after His resurrection. Luke was also a dear friend and companion to Paul. There are many interesting, detailed, firsthand accounts of Jesus' ministry, teaching, and miracles in this Gospel! As a physician, Luke was uniquely qualified to emphasize and describe the humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ! This is a wonderful Gospel of great value to every man, woman, and child!

In this Gospel, John focused on Jesus as the Son of God! Throughout, we find Jesus speaking often of the relationship He enjoys with God the Father! To understand the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth, we must each necessarily study all four Gospels! With its special emphasis on Jesus Christ, Son of God, John's Gospel is a wonderful choice to start a study of the Bible! Every man, woman, and child will benefit from the lessons recorded by John!

Matthew's Gospel was written with the Jewish people in mind. He presents Jesus of Nazareth as their King! He included many Old Testament quotes in his narrative. All important events in Jesus' life, from His birth to His death to His resurrection are included. This Gospel is a wonderful testimony to the life of Jesus Christ, Son of God, King! It is a document of great value to every man, woman, and child because it presents eye-witness testimonies to the life of Jesus!

The two letters from Paul to the Corinthians address many fundamental issues in a struggling, carnal church. The Corinthian saints needed to hear sound teaching and Paul was the servant God chose to educate them! Paul taught lots of fundamentals in his first letter. In his second, he continued with fundamentals, but he explained more deeply. He described how God's servants think, and how God's people should respond. He also briefly taught about the coming judgments in which all mankind will stand before God to be judged according to their works. Because the Corinthian saints were typical of all believers, the wonderful insights in these two letters are valuable to all God's children!

The first letter written by Peter focuses on persecution and suffering of God's people caused by sources outside the church. The second letter focuses on enticements by false prophets, false teachers, and deceivers from within the church. The sufferings about which Peter warned occur simply because believers represent Christ on earth! The enticements about which Peter warned produce negative results because believers are distracted and not focused on knowing God, Jesus, or God's Word! These are wonderful letters from an apostle of Jesus Christ who lived a long, productive Christian life, after having witnessed Jesus' 31/2 year ministry!

Luke wrote this historical book of the Acts of the Apostles. In it, he covered the first thirty years of the early Christian church - from Jesus Christ's ascension to heaven until Paul's arrival and ministry in Rome. This history includes coverage of the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was first given to believers, through the ministries and travels of Peter, Stephen, Philip, Paul, Barnabas, and Silas. Details of early church practices are explained throughout the Acts. Apart from Luke's history of the early church and the ministries of the apostles, we would have missed the stories of the early development and spread of the church throughout the Eastern Mediterranean region. This includes the ministry of Peter in and around Judaea, and the ministry of Paul and companions throughout the lands of the present day Middle East, Turkey, Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus, Crete, Malta, and Italy.

The two letters from Paul to the Thessalonian saints contain details of the second coming of the Lord, and encouragements to proper behavior leading up to that day. The Thessalonian saints were beset by persecution from rabble rousers and by deceptive words of false teachers. The letters contain explanations, words of comfort, caution, and command, and encouragements to watch, rejoice, walk, and please God. These letters are apropos to the 21st Century because today's saints have similar interests and similar problems to those facing the Thessalonians of the 1st Century ...plus we are now ~2000 years closer to the Lord's return!

These four letters from Paul were written to men whom he considered to be his sons in the faith. In 1 Timothy and Titus, Paul gave practical explanations of church order. In 2 Timothy, he taught believers how to relate to the truth of God. In Philemon, he set a wonderful example how believers should relate to one another as he appealed to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus. These letters are valuable, instructive, and applicable to all members of God's family. Paul is the perfect individual to give this instruction because of his calling as an apostle and his close relationship to the early Christian church. All who study these letters should find them extremely beneficial as they guide each of us towards Christian maturity!

These letters from the Apostle John, and from Jude, Jesus' brother, address the love of God, encourage believers, and warn of false teachers within the church. 1 John is a great letter that seeks to clarify and solidify believers' faith in Christ! In it, John went into great detail about the love of God! John's goal was to insure that all believers know that they know God! 2 John, 3 John, and Jude encourage believers while warning of deceivers and evil workers who abound in these last days. The solutions to dealing with such evil deceptions are to look to God and to build up one's faith as John explained in 1 John! These are valuable letters for all Christians who are active servants of God and who await the soon return of the Lord Jesus Christ!

This is a study of Paul's letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. From personal experience, Paul knew what it was like to be the persecutor (as the Pharisee Saul), and the persecuted (as the Apostle Paul.) Having been taught at the feet of the Lord Jesus Christ, Paul explained many doctrines of the Christian faith and gave many practical encouragements in these four letters. Paul explained the Lord's solutions to each of the problems facing these four named peoples. The problems they faced may have been specific to Paul's day and age, but all saints since then have had to deal with similar problems. Paul's words are as valuable today, almost 2000 years later, as they were in the 1st Century A.D. when freshly written.

This book is a study of the epistle to the Hebrews. Because the human author of this epistle is unknown, we understand it to be a direct communication to us from God! The main subject of this book is the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Throughout the epistle, He is described in great detail in His many functions as Son of God, Son of man, Great High Priest after the order of Melchisedec, Savior, Redeemer, and Sustainer of the world.

This book contains a study of Paul's Epistle to the Romans in the Bible. Romans is an important book in the New Testament which explains the Gospel to the Gentile peoples. Mankind's sin problem, the fundamentals of Christianity, and believers' new relationships to sin, to death, to the flesh, and to God are all explained by Paul in great detail. Romans is a 'must read' and a 'must study' for all who are wanting to understand Christianity. This book is a guide which walks the reader through the details of Paul's epistle.

This book is a Biblical study of the will of God. All of God's actions, consistent with His stated will, have been aimed at the recovery of fallen mankind, so all can once again come into God's presence and have fellowship with Him. The study covers all statements of God's will, many statements about His will, the actions God has taken, those things in which He delights, and the gifts God has given to mankind to fulfill His will and to effect their return to the fold. The study covers Jesus' stated will, the actions He has taken, and the gifts He has given in fulfillment of God's will. Finally, the study covers the work of the Holy Spirit in this world as He works to implement and fulfill God's will.

This book presents a study of angels as they are depicted in the pages of the Bible. What are angels? How does God use them? Are they still working in this world? These and similar questions are addressed in this study. God has used angels throughout recorded history and He still uses them today. Many people, however, do not believe angels exist - any more than they believe that heaven and hell are real places, or that God and the devil truly exist. Many examples of the work of angels are presented throughout both the Old and New Testaments. In this study, we consider details of those accounts. What is the goal of this study? ...for everyone to fully appreciate the capabilities, characteristics, and functions of this class of higher beings known as angels.

All articles from the Ceramic Processing E-zine are included in this two-volume collection. These newest volumes in the author's "for Ceramists" series contain a tremendous number of practical pointers for practicing ceramic engineers, technicians, students, and managers. Discussions consider suspension rheology and viscosity definitions, measurements, and applications; viscometers and their applications; particle size distribution measurements and applications; particle packing considerations; chemical additives and the how? when? where? and why? of their use; zeta potentials; major processing problems such as syneresis and dilatancy; Predictive Process Control implementation; mixing, HID, deagglomeration, and delamination; gelation tests; firing curve modifications; and much, much more. The complete "for Ceramists" series remains an economical desk reference for all who deal on a daily basis with the control of ceramic process suspensions, bodies, and forming processes.

All articles from the Ceramic Processing E-zine are included in this two-volume collection. These newest volumes in the author's "for Ceramists" series contain a tremendous number of practical pointers for practicing ceramic engineers, technicians, students, and managers. Discussions consider suspension rheology and viscosity definitions, measurements, and applications; viscometers and their applications; particle size distribution measurements and applications; particle packing considerations; chemical additives and the how? when? where? and why? of their use; zeta potentials; major processing problems such as syneresis and dilatancy; Predictive Process Control implementation; mixing, HID, deagglomeration, and delamination; gelation tests; firing curve modifications; and much, much more. The complete "for Ceramists" series remains an economical desk reference for all who deal on a daily basis with the control of ceramic process suspensions, bodies, and forming processes.