[Traditional Anglican]

Originally Posted by Vendetta Ride

I have always preferred to use a plain, wide-margin King James Bible, where I have plenty of room for my own notes. In recent years, however, I have found it expedient to use a large-print Bible, and I use an Old Scofield. (The "New Scofield" is not a King James Bible.) It's probably the best study Bible there is, although Scofield does miss the mark in a few places. I rarely consult his footnotes any more, but his cross-references are far better than what you often find in a "plain" Bible, and about 85% of his notes are sound. I'd recommend it to a new Christian. Scofield and Clarence Larkin have done more to help Christians "rightly divide the word of truth" than anybody else. By the way, in his declining years, Dwight L. Moody chose Scofield to be his pastor.

People hate Scofield these days, and there are all sorts of lies flying around the Internet about him; it kinda reminds me of another preacher I could name. I think there are two reasons for this. Christians tend to be lazy, and rightly dividing is hard work; why waste time with all that "study" when you can live your life on the Rick Warren 40-Day Plan? In addition, the entire subject of dispensations is unpopular, because it tends to center in the Second Advent: and most people, including too many Christians, really don't want Jesus to come back. The pagans know judgment is coming, and the Christians are fat and happy with their old friend, Mammon.

For decades, nearly every preacher in America had two books tucked away in his desk drawer: an Old Scofield Bible, and Larkin's Dispensational Truth. Nowadays, those books have been replaced by The Prayer of Jabez and Joel Osteen's latest bestseller. The church is in terrible shape.....

I realize, dear brother, that dispensationalism isn't exactly the hallmark of the Reformed Episcopal Church! (My former father-in-law was an RE guy.) But I trust that, if we all stay humble and teachable, we can learn from one another. And you'd be surprised how often Calvinists and the notorious Ruckmanites agree - - -although they'd never admit it! For example, John Calvin taught, and Ruckman teaches, that the Antichrist will be possessed by the spirit of Judas Iscariot! That's an insight that has somehow escaped the attention of 99% of the "prophetic teachers" in the church.

Amidst all the lies and innuendo, here are some pretty "fair and balanced" sites about Scofield: just the facts, none of the controversy.

http://chi.gospelcom.net/DAILYF/2002...-24-2002.shtml
http://www.swordofthelord.com/biogra...ScofieldCI.htm
http://www.gospelcenterchurch.org/scofield.html
http://www.wholesomewords.org/biogra...pscofield.html

God bless you, brother!

Purpose Driven Scofield.....Hey, I think I will give Warren a ring and see if he wants a new project! (seriously, those are good links, the only one I have messed with much is wholesomewords, some good stuff.)