Online Bible Scripture Search
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Quick and easy Bible verse search engines make studying God's Word simply divine. The life giving message of evangelistic preaching and teaching has not changed, but the method of delivering that message has. Scripture-based search engines make it easier for ministers to reach thousands with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Part of the Divine Commission is that believers spread the good news of the Kingdom throughout the world. Christian search engines can be used in creative ways to impact the lives of those who have not yet accepted Jesus Christ as Lord. "And this gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the word for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come" (Matthew 24:14). "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" (Matthew 28:19). Evangelists can highlight and email life changing scriptural texts as powerful witnessing tools to new converts and the un-churched. Pastors can easily study and compile topical lessons, seminars, and conference notes at the click of a mouse with accurate cross references and clarity.
While the selection of online Christian sofware and CDs is limited to four or five major programs, all of them are well worth the savings in time and money. Prior to digital versions, students had to shell out quite a bit of cash for good quality texts, commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, and Greek lexicons. But low- and no-cost Bible verse search engines bundle all these valuable resources into one user-friendly digital package, including several different versions of the Word of God. Popular 15th and 16th century versions, such as the Authorized King James, and translations by John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, and Myles Coverdale are all coveted resources almost any serious student would love to possess. But the cost of accumulating expensive study guides can be cost-prohibitive. An average topical Bible can cost as much as $65; while full-sized Strong's concordances can average $45 to $60. Even good quality Christian dictionaries can run as high as $25 at most bookstores. CD and audio tape versions of Old and New Testament scriptures can also be costly. But, today's quality programs include free digital versions of each of the most authoritative translations, plus concordances and dictionaries for an extensive online Bible scripture search.
Thanks to the Internet, many Bible verse search engines can be downloaded absolutely free of charge, or purchased in CD format, compatible with most operating systems. Initially, search engines were quite expensive, but due to technological advances and high demand, prices have been reduced considerably. Serious students can still purchase deluxe search engines with all the bells and whistles from onsite and online Christian bookstores, but similar no-cost quality products are available. E-sword, Libronix (formerly Logos), Sword Project, and Online Bible are several no- or low-cost downloadable digital programs that make studying the Word of God more affordable.
An extensive online Bible scripture search is similar to looking up verses in a hard cover text or concordance. The distinct difference is that inquiries are all done online at the keyboard or a click of a mouse. Instead of thumbing through volumes of pages in a concordance, students only have to type in a keyword to do a search. Windows-based search engines display all the scriptures containing the keyword on the screen. Students select desired passages and highlight each one by clicking on the text and dragging the curser. Scriptures appear in an active window and can be highlighted, copied and pasted into other documents in preparation of sermons, midweek studies, topical teachings, or for Christian desktop publishing. An online Bible scripture search also eliminates the need for tediously re-typing scriptures to compile teachings or to cite cross references. Using the newer software allows students to skip from one version of scripture to the next and compare spiritual meanings without having to buy, borrow, beg, or hopefully not steal expensive hard cover texts.
Similar to regular bound Bibles, search engines digitally arrange the books from Genesis to Revelation and from Old Testament to New; with study helps, concordances, and commentaries. User-friendly navigators jump from verse to verse and across different versions. An online Bible scripture search enables students to quickly find Hebrew and Greek definitions via electronic Strong's concordances. In a bound concordance, each Hebrew or Greek word in a passage of scripture has a specific assigned number. Similarly, an electronic concordance tags each number and displays the Hebrew or Greek definition in a window. Backtracking and re-tracking is simple. Verses previously accessed can be bookmarked and restored quickly to complete comparative studies or while delivering the Word from a classroom or pulpit.
Internet technology has changed the world; but God has given man ingenuity to not only harness cyberspace, but also spread the gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth. Those who seek to be effective in reaching the lost at any cost would do well to employ innovative secular devices for inspirational and instructive purposes. Ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ can install Bible verse search engines -- many of them free of charge -- on desktop PCs, or laptops for greater portability. Pastors, scholars, teachers, and evangelists have access to every resource necessary to deliver a powerful and persuasive lesson or sermon, without the hassle of carting expensive and cumbersome hard copy texts. Through the technological advances of the Internet and email, the gospel can be disseminated electronically to saint and sinner alike. Students enrolled in seminary school; Christian secondary schools and colleges; topical Bible studies, pastors, teachers, missionaries can all take advantage of Internet technology to help spread the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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