Many Links

On these pages you'll find a number of categorised links to external sites, each with a brief description of what you'll find there. The authors of Makes Straight Paths do not necessarily endorse or agree with all the content you'll find on these links. Rather, these are sites that have proved useful for research. If you find a site (or own a site) you would like to be included here, let us know. The internet is always changing so, if you discover that one of these links no longer works, please tell us about it. Report broken links.

The Family

Wikipedia has extensive articles on the Family. Please note that Wikipedia is public domain and may be edited by any user. It therefore cannot be regarded as an unbiased source of information.

Ex-member sites

exFamily. The largest online resource for information about the Family by exmembers. Includes history, pseudonyms, archives of Family writings, life stories, chat forums and more.

New Day News (NDN) hosts a number of chat forums where you can talk with ex members on a variety of topics.

xfamily.org Wikipedia-style site searchable encyclopedia about the Family. Some editable sections, other archives of much of what is on exFAmily.org.

MovingOn Popular forum for younger exmembers. Many articles.

CounterCOG Sam Ajemian's site.

Voice in the Wilderness Steve Matheson's story.

The Watchman Fellowship: articles on the Family and other groups (JW's, Mormons etc).

Billie Chainey's eBook; her experience in the Family.

Connect the Dots: exmember forum discussing many topics including politics.

There are also many other links listed on exFamily and NDN.

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General Christian Sites

Maranatha Life: Many teachings on the Bible, spiritual growth, character, children, the church, Judaism, witnessing and so on. A lot of material.

Christian Answers Network: Many topics, including movie reviews, general Christianity and quick answers to many questions.

The Interactive Bible Graphic interface addressing many topics.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library Many ancient and/or classic Christian writings.

Third Millennium Ministries Christian answers to many issues presented in a Q & A format. Includes OT and NT theology, practical life, church history and more.

Bible Answers. "Bible.com Ministries seeks to provide Biblically based answers to the many questions that we receive from honest seekers of truth".

John Mark Ministries Thousands of articles on many topics.

John MacArthur. Many good articles.

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Interpretation & Hermeneutics

Biblical Interpretation Many valuable links on how to interpret the Bible.

Direct Bible Discovery Full text of the book by Ronald Leigh. "No worthy theologian will be satisfied alone with the results of the research of other theologians, but will himself be ever searching the Scriptures."

God-Centered Biblical Interpretation Full text of the book by Vern Poythress.

'How to Read the Bible' Through History excerpt from the book by Marc Zvi Brettler. From a Jewish historical-critical perspective.

Interpreting Jesus Article by Ormand Rush giving different models and christologies for understanding Jesus, all helpful, none entirely complete.

Scripture Twisting Methods of the Cults Twenty ways the Bible can be twisted. Read it now!

Basics of Bible Interpretation. Full text of online book (157 pages)

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Old and New Testament Studies

The New Testament Gateway "Award winning web directory of internet resources on the New Testament, currently being updated daily. Browse or search annotated links on everything from the Greek New Testament to Jesus in Film".

The Old Testament Gateway Hundreds of pages of articles covering almost every aspect of Old Testament research.

Resources for New Testament Exegesis Links for NT research.

The Old Testament and the Ancient Near East Many articles on OT history. A valuable resource.

Resource Pages for Biblical Studies "A resource for serious, scholarly studies of the early Christian writings and their social world".

Bible Resources Many articles about the NT and OT. Encyclopedias and research papers.

Into His Own A perspective on the world of Jesus. "A tool for the historical study of Christian scriptures. Since the works in the New Testament were composed in implicit & often explicit dialog with first century champions of Jewish tradition, the bulk of the passages included here have been excerpted from works written by Jewish authors, especially those composed after the Hebrew scriptures that can be found in any Christian "Old Testament." But there are also selections from non-Jewish sources that help bring the writings of Christian authors into a clearer cultural perspective".

Synoptic Gospel Primer Parallel texts in Matthew, Mark and Luke, with many articles and comments.

The Gospels: General Resources Help for studying the Gospels.

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Sermons

Christians Unite. Thousands of sermons from many different preachers.

Ray Stedman Excellent expositional Bible studies.

The Spurgeon Archive. The 'largest online Spurgeon resource'. Read thousands of sermons from one of the best.

Lambert Dolphin's Library Hundreds of sermons on many topics.

The PBC Message Library. Very good resource.

aSermon. Thousands of free sermons and Bible studies from many different sources.

aSermon "Free Bible Commentaries by great Bible believing Christian scholars" including Luther, Spurgeon, Torrey and others.

Sermon Index Thousands of audio sermons from many different revival preachers.

Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermons and lectures.

Bible Sermons Online A number of sermons from a Reformed Scottish church.

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Bibles, Commentaries & Dictionaries

NET Bible. A free downloadable new translation of the Bible with thousands of notes from the translators. Very useful.

Blue Letter Bible Online Bible with many translations, dictionaries, commentaries and more.

Bible Gateway Many Bible versions in many languages, dictionaries, commentaries (including some of the excellent IVP commentaries).

Crosswalk Many Bible dictionaries, commentaries, encyclopedias and so on.

Bakers Dictionary of Theology A very good Bible dictionary. Not all the entries are here, but there are quite a lot.

Coffman Commentaries on the NT

Commentaries Many commentaries here, including Abbott, Coffman, Darby, Gill, Geneva, Jamison Fausset & Brown, Matthew Henry, Wesley and more.

Christians unite Online Bible with various versions, dictionaries, commentaries, topical listings, devotionals and more.

Liberty Savard Searchable online Bible with many versions, dictionaries and commentaries.

MegaBible Collection of a lot of Bible resources.

Speed Bible Dictionary Many downloadable and/or online resources: translations, dictionaries, commentaries, languages, audio Bibles and so on.

Bible Browser. Online parallel Bibles with handy lexicon. Very good for study.

Bible Commenter Online parallel Bibles with handy lexicon. Very good for study.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Software for Biblical Studies Comparison of Bible software, both free and commercial., with links.

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The Canon of the Bible

The Canon of Scripture Dozens of articles about the biblical canon.

The Canon of the Bible A conservative, Bible believing perspective. Many articles.

The English Versions of Scripture details on the various translations available.

The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable? By F. F. BRUCE (entire book online).

Evangelicals and the Canon of the New Testament Academic discussion of the canon.

The Formation of the Canon of the New Testament by BB Warfield. First published in 1892.

Authority of the Bible Why you can rely on the Bible.

A View of the Versions Seven different English translations compared. "Examining the Positive & Negative Qualities Of Various Versions & Translations Of God's Holy Scriptures".

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Academic

Web Directory of Biblical Studies Michael Marlowe's Bible researcher links page.

NT Context Atlantic Baptist University course outline and NT book summaries.

Bruce Fisk resources. Some writings of this Westmont College professor on the Passion of the Christ, the Da Vinci Code, Judaism, and some sermons.

Dallas Willard Many Articles by this USC professor on the meaning of Christianity.

Tyndale House A collection of hundreds of internet links relating to biblical studies.

English Bible Translations Synopsis of hundreds of different Bible translations with links for further research.

Leadership University Many articles on Bible exposition, theology, philosophy, history, evangelism and so on.

Religion-Online Academic site with hundreds of articles by recognised scholars.

Bible.Org. Articles on many many topics. Well worthwhile looking at.

Bible Desk The blurb says: A mega-site of Bible, Christian and religious information and studies; including, audio and written KJV Bible, churches, doctrine, links, news, prayer, prophecy, sermons, spiritual warfare, statistics & tracts. Features Chronological 4 Gospels, Prayer Book, Prophecy Bible, and a photo tour of Israel. By God's mercy, one of the largest Bible-centered sites on the web (app. 6000 pgs). If it's in the Bible, it should be on this site.

Virtual Religion Index. Links to thousands of pages of information related to religion.

Reformed Perspectives Magazine Reformed Perspectives presents the viewpoints of the Reformed Protestant communities, both historical and contemporary.

Proquest Online database.

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History

These sites are provided for research and information purposes. Make Straight Paths does not necessarily endorse their content.

Christian History Institute "Understanding Christian history can help us pull back from the rush of world events. We can uncover precedents from the past, showing how God has worked with others and will work with us. We can gain perspective on our current situation in light of past experience. We can develop a sense of continuity and see how the unfolding of God's purposes transcends any single generation, century, denomination, geography, or ideology."

Guide to Early Church Documents Links "to Internet-accessible files relating to the early church, including canonical documents, creeds, the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and other historical texts relevant to church history".

Internet Resources for the Study of Religion mostly historical, links arranged in categories.

Ancient Near Eastern Resources Many links to Ancient Mediterranean resources, photos and web sites, e.g. Ancient documents from Mesopotamian, Hittite and Egyptian cultures, Chronologies of the Ancient Near East, Israel, Rome, the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook Links to pages on Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece, Israel, Rome etc.

The Biblical Story. "A short course in the biblical story set against the history of surrounding empires. From creation to the rise of Judaism it tells the bare essentials so that our reading of Israel's literature might have a context".

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Judaism

HEBRAIC ROOTS OF CHRISTIANITY "Yeshua/Jesus was/is a Jew. The disciples (students) of Yeshua/Jesus were Jewish. Both the Jewish and non-Jewish first century believers in Yeshua/Jesus kept the sabbath and the Biblical Feast days. This ministry desires to see all believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah to understand the rich Hebraic/Jewish heritage that the God of Israel gave to His people. In doing so, this ministry seeks to understand and interpret the Bible from a Hebraic perspective"

Jewish and Christian: Can It Be? An article from 'Jews for Jesus'

To Life Abundant "At Family Bible Ministries we believe that the only “something” that will never fail is a SomeOne — Yeshua HaNatseret, the Lion of Judah, Israel’s King Messiah, and the living Son of God"

Divorce and Remarriage Many study papers on these topics within the context of the Bible and Judaism.

Eliyah Many Jewish/ Messianic Christian studies.

The Hebrews Resources for studying the history and religion of the Hebrews.

The New Jerusalem Mosaic A colourful trip through the history of Jerusalem by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: plenty of diagrams and pictures

Ancient History Sourcebook: Israel Links to many pages relevant to Jewish history.

Internet Jewish History Sourcebook Links to information about Jewish history and culture

The Orion Centre for the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls Scroll pictures, content and associated literature

The Qumran Library An exhibition of some of the scroll fragments.

R Klein's illustrated timelines R Klein's comparative tables show the major events and rulers of Israel and its neighbours, from ca 2000 BCE to 135 CE. The section on Israel locates prophets and other biblical writings according to critical scholarship. Also noted are extra biblical documents that shed light on the history, culture, and religion of Israel and its neighbours. Scattered throughout the tables are thumbnail pictures of ancient artefacts.

JEWISH CUSTOMS & PRACTICES "Their origins, dates and the reasons for them". By Rabbi Lawrence Rigal

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Cults/ Sects

Please note that the term 'cult' is used here primarily as an identifier and is not intended to be derogatory. These sites are provided for research and information purposes. Make Straight Paths does not necessarily endorse their content.

Church Desk: Cults A lot of general information about cults from a biblical perspective.

The Fraud of Deliverance Ministries "Literally tens of thousands of deliverance ministries market their services on the Internet. People flock to deliverance services to find freedom from the demonic influences in their lives. Demons are being cast out right and left. But is all of this biblical or is it merely another wild goose chase used by Satan to keep our focus off of Jesus?"

Cult FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About Cults, Sects, and Related Issues hosted by Apologetics Index.

Cross-Word Information and quotes on many different groups.

Freemasonry: The Trojan Horse In the Church. On Freemasons.

Let Us Reason Ministries Information and help regarding many groups.

Alpha and Omega Ministries:
Jehovah's Witnesses. A number of articles addressing various JW beliefs.
Mormonism. Many articles about the Mormons and their beliefs.

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Apologetics

The Gospel of Judas Part One and Part Two

Decoding The Da Vinci Code

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People

Pages discussing specific people and their beliefs. These sites are provided for research and information purposes. Make Straight Paths does not necessarily endorse their content.

Neil Anderson

Demons, Demons, Where are the Demons?

General Teachings/Activities

NEIL T. ANDERSON

Reformed Answers: Neil Anderson

C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis—Who He Was & What He Wrote

The Bible and C. S. Lewis

Bill Hybels

The Gospel According to Bill Hybels & Rick Warren

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