Particularly Romans 7:19.  I'm writing a paper on commentary on Romans 7, and my prof recommended I look at what Augustine said about it, which is great except that our library database contains no less than 97 entries for Augustine, and not a single one is indexed by biblical reference, so, if anyone has any ideas where to look it would be much appreciated.
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Here are some references I found.  I checked for St. Augustine and Romans 7:19.  Hopefully these will help.\n\nhttp://www.erikwait.com/index.cgi?location=8&action=display_one&story_id=39\nhttp://www.geocities.com/Athens/7939/rom7.html\nhttp://www.newadvent.org/summa/108301.htm\nhttp://www.godrules.net/library/arminius/arminius131.htm
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As a Christian and Bible scholar, please believe me when I say that you have this all wrong--I mean you have truly misinterpretated practically everything.  \n\nI think though your points could be easily cleared up though if you were to sit with someone who has studied the Word. \n\nSince there is no way to address all of your questions and issues raised right now in this forum, why don't you go speak to a Jewish Rabbi or Bible Teaching Christian Pastor in your area.  \n\nYou don't want to hold on to misconceptions do you?  \n\nI'm sure you really do want the truth, right?  Good. You seem like someone that enjoys learning.  \n\nWell then if you want to learn the truth, you have an obligation to go and speak with someone educated in the Bible as well as someone that has a personally close relationship with GOD so that you can understand it from a different perspective.  \n\nYou're intelligent, and have obviously given this a lot of thought.  I'm sure you don't want to hold on to perceptions that are wrong right? \n\nSitting with someone one on one and going through each of your issues raise here, I believe that you will come away with a completely different view. You may still feel the same way, but at least you will have more and better information to draw more accurate conclusions.\n\nI can't begin to list the number of errors in your logic, or the number of times in your writings that you leaped to an erroneous assumption in this very short passage you wrote.  But I know that if you seek the truth, you will take the time to go speak to someone in person about your questions.  \n\nYou can even feel free to email me and I will be happy to talk to you more.  \n\nWe can walk through each passage here, and discuss the historical aspects that are recorded as well as what God is talking to us now about each of these passages.\n\nWe can discuss "What is the Mosaic Law", and how does it apply to the lives of God's people today.  We can also discuss spiritual warfare versus physical warfare and how it relates to the questions "Why would God kill innocent children? and order wars?"\n\nI welcome talking to you. I'm a Christian apologist.  We can debate, discuss, search and examine Bible history, teachings, prophesies, and hidden messages all day long, and it will not bother me, nor will I be offended if you don't agree.  \n\nI also welcome hearing about your religious beliefs. Although a devout Christian,  I enjoy studying other religions and beliefs as well.
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What you are looking for is called a "loose leaf Bible".  I used to have one and they are really nice.  It comes in different translations but the KJV is probably the easiest to find.  The loose leaf Bible is a Bible in a three (or more) ring binder form.  So not only can you remove just the books you need and put them in another binder, but you can insert your own note pages anywhere you want since it's like a notebook.  Another answerer mentoned a J. Vernon McGee Bible study series.  That is also another good option.  You can get each individual book really cheap at used book stores.  J.Vernon McGee is a very good commentator and offers some very easy to understand insights into the scriptures.  There are other commentaries like his that come in individual books as well.  So, you have a lot of good options out there.  You can also download for free individual books of the Bible in the King James Version and print them out and make your own loose leaf Bible that way.  (The King James Version is free because there is no copyright on this version.)  Just Google search "free Bible downloads" and you'll come across it.  Good luck and I hope I've been of some help to you.
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100? There's a LOT more than that- don't you use the Skeptic's Bible list?\n\nSo- of those listed, how many affect doctrine or the central lessons of the Bible? No denomination I know of bases any doctrine on the age of the varius kings, or the numbers of soldiers.\n\nYeah, you can make the arguement that it somehow destroys the integrity of the Bible... but it really doesn't when two different authors over a period of time disagree on relatively minor issues, especially when the oral history element is facotred in.\n\nThe only REAL issue is that it invalidates the idea of inerrancy of the Bible... but for that to be an issue, you have to believe in a pretty 'stiff' and formal definition of inerrancy- the idea that God's hand moved the pen and protected each translation... which is so obviously untrue that it amazes me anyone believes it.
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Read an article on this. It was rather interesting, it gave examples from both the New Testament and the Old as well as other Jewish texts.
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Go to this site. It will give a different view of the bible's statements on homosexuality, or lack thereof. I wish every Christian would read this and challenge themselves to really study it, but, unfortunately most won't. \nhttp://www.godmademegay.com/letter.htm
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http://www.e-sword.net/ \n\nFree downloaded bibles, bible dictionaries, concordances, study-aids, biblical maps, etc.
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First chapter of Romans in the New Testament talks about homosexuality, as in 1 Corinthians.  \nYou know, God intended one man and one woman.  But you know also what?\n\nGod loves you, anyway.  \n\nGranted, He detests homosexuality, but He sure loves the homosexual.\n\nYou are very angry.  Why?     I know that before I came to the Lord, if someone tried to talk to me about it, I would get angry. But, then I took the step.  \n\nI'm not angry anymore.
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Intersting that the only reference cited outside the bible is Josefus, who never mentioned Jesus. Any reference to Jesus in his writing was added 1000 years later by other 'christians 'trying to strengthen their arguement.\n\nGreenleaf may have decided that the story was real but I don't believe that it would stand up in court. It would be interesting to look at his background.
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Interesting how so many people quote a different part of the bible without dealing with the fact that there is a clear contradictino here.\n\nTHis guy posted a verse that says basically, ask and you shall receive. Not "I'll think about it", but you shall receive.  And you all quote verses saying "not so fast".  Well, which is it? Can we move mountains with faith? Only if it's for a good cause? What?
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I think these Bible codes are very interesting and look to be very accurate. It was very good of you to find this. I want to look at this website more often to see other revelations other than the New Orleans/Katrina one which I thought was really neat. Thanks!!!!
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Well Its to bad they don't understand. I don't like to see any walk in darkness. What they should understand is there has been a steady attack on the scriptures for as long as they have been around and by much better scholars than most or maybe any who have ever visited this site. Higher Criticism subjected it to all kinds of scholarly attack along with most of today's "institutions of higher learning". No book has been examined more closely than the Bible and no work could ever stand under that kind of attack. Yet the Word stands and carries on and the old saying that the shovel always verifies the Word remains true.
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If you're wanting a good bible study covering Rev. 12:7-12  I can share this one http://www.biblestudysite.com/fallen.htm\n Hope it helps!
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that might have been contradicting to the ideas of some other author.  This way you can see how the Bible is tried to be manipulated by some shrewd persons. In that case where remains the authenticity of the Bible, where any body can modify any part of the Bible?
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I think the dead sea scolls are a wonderful find and give us great insight to the fact that the Old Testament has largly remained intact thruogh the centuries. Not to mention that they gives a lot as far as understanding lituature of the day. As for the Old Testamnet apocrypha they are good reading and give us useful information about many thing but they are in some cases not historicaly correct and should not be considered scripture. They were never canonized (met the standard) by the jewish people of that day and were recognized as religous material but not the word of God. Later scholar including Jerome,Melito, Epiphanius, and Origen make a distiction between these and the rest of the Old Testamnet. In addition to that Jesus Himself acknowleges the authority of the Scriptures and cite them often but He never cited or acknowledged the apocyrphal books
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You can get assistance by visiting Bible.com.  It's really simple, you can type in a word or phrase and the website will give bible chapters and verses in response.
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unsure of website, but a great book is "knowing your bible 101" Good summaries of each book and background of it. Good luck! Also available - Christianity 101