5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

Happy Studying!

"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

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     Why did God so love the world that He gave His only begotten Son to save whosoever shall believe in Him... when He really only saves those who derive a law perfectly from letters left by imperfect men?

Sincerely,
Men Wrote The Bible

Dear Men Wrote The Bible,

If the Bible were like any other book written by mere men, we could never trust it with our souls.  Thankfully, the Bible is unique.  The Bible claims to be authored by God who guided the hands of men by His Holy Spirit (1 Cor 2:13, Eph 3:4-5).  Such a claim would be blasphemously ludicrous if the Bible didn’t back it up.  Consider these facts about the Bible:

1. It is 100% scientifically accurate. Isa 40:22 mentions the earth being round. Job 36:27-28 explains the water-vapor cycle. These and other verses mention scientific principles that were not understood until centuries later.
2. It never contradicts itself. Over 40 different writers penned the pages of the Bible. They came from different walks of life and different eras, yet no one has ever found a contradiction from Genesis to Revelation.
3. It has been perfectly preserved throughout history. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint are copies of the Bible written 1,000 years apart, and yet, there is no difference in the text.
4. No book is as widely distributed as the Bible. Written in over 2,500 languages and sold by the billions, the Bible is the most published book on the planet. No other book comes even close.
5. The Bible is accurate in prophecies. The prophecies of Tyre (Eze 26:3-21) and Babylon (Isa 13:19-22, Isa 14:23) give specific, detailed accounts of the fall of those cities. Those prophecies were written many years before the events took place, and yet they came to pass exactly as the Bible foretold.

The Bible is perfect, and therefore, Jesus’ death and the law He gave through His apostles mean something.  That is why Paul said that the gospel was the power of God for salvation (Rom 1:16).  The Bible is the perfect law given so that we might be forgiven through Christ’s sacrifice.

5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

Happy Studying!

"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

Click here for a pdf of the study schedule - CLICK HERE

[This question is a follow-up to “Looking For God In The News”]

     About healing: where is the news filled with what you claim? Just because some doctor can't explain something doesn't mean the body itself isn't capable of healing certain things.  But name one example where there couldn't possibly be an internal mechanism for healing, such as a rotten tooth or ingrown toenail that was miraculously healed, and I'm sold.  But just because someone can't explain it doesn't mean God healed it.  And on top of that… why does God heal at times and not others?  What is in it for God to give someone an extra few years on this earth when our real home is in heaven?

Sincerely,
Give Me A Doctor

Dear Give Me A Doctor,

In your first question, you asked why there weren’t any cases of illnesses being spontaneously healed in ways that are visible but not understandable.  When we answered that, you now say that just because it can’t be explained doesn’t mean God fixed it.  So let’s sum up: if it can be explained, you won’t give credit to God; if it can’t be explained, you won’t give credit to God.  Jesus once dealt with a group of people that kept asking Him for more and more signs, and He condemned them for false motives.  We recommend you read Matt 16:1-4 for yourself.

Did Moses have children?  I was watching the Prince of Egypt the other day when I was babysitting my cousin, and the question came to my mind after the movie was over.  Does it say anything in the Bible about him having any kids?  I asked a couple other people, and they had no idea either.  Some said ‘maybe’, and others said ‘no’.

Sincerely,
Looking For Junior

Dear Looking For Junior,

Moses did have children.  After Moses was banished from Egypt, he met a woman named Zipporah and married her (Ex 2:21).  Eventually, Moses and Zipporah returned to Egypt to free Israel from slavery.  Ex 4:20 says that when they returned to Egypt, they brought their sons with them.