Ready for a challenge? Free Ebooks & Articles on Bible Topics
Listen, learn, live!
Ready for a challenge? Free Ebooks & Articles on Bible Topics
Listen, learn, live!
Listen, learn, live!
Listen, learn, live!
Is information from one of the oldest books ... relevant today?
This perennial best seller is misrepresented - more often than not.
So, what does the Bible actually teach about sex? About work? About money? About abortion? About government? About religious frauds? About love? About death? About evolution ... homosexuality ... the end of the world ... the afterlife ... or capital punishment? And what is the Bible’s main point?
This is what you will find here:
Each free Christian Article and Ebook is an in-depth discussion on the particular topic. God's word is applied directly to any contrary position for your review. It is by this method, myths in science and culture are exposed - and dispatched! It is amazing how relevant God's word is to every culture ... of every age!
Here is what you will find under each tab above. You will find the downloadable links there (not here). But, by listing all the works below ... you will surely see some title that sparks some interest! Listen, learn, live!
Ebooks: (Some tabs also include spin off articles)
- "No Tithe for the Christian"
- "Abortion: How (and Why) Abortion Resides in the Weakest Form of
Human Thought and Valuation"
- "Love and the Bible"
- "Death and the Bible"
- "The Stick Figure Gospel Presentation"
- "Matthew 18:15-17 as a Procedure for Addressing Offenses Between
Christians (my Master's Thesis)
- "The Role of Women and the Bible"
- "The Running Oration" - a harmony of all four gospels from the
Upper Room through the Ascension. One version with headings,
one without.
- "Capital Punishment and the Bible"
Articles: Church Matters
- "Ordination: An Exhaustive Research Article on What the Bible
Teaches About the Ordaining of Christians to the Clergy,
Complete with Footnotes"
- "Boring Sermons and the Bible"
- "Religious Frauds and the Bible"
- "The Necessity of Spiritual Independence and the Bible"
- "The Local Church, Voluntary Association, and the Bible"
- "Open Church Membership vs. Closed Church Membership and the
Bible"
Articles: The Bible Itself
- "Textual Criticism and the Bible"
- "Translations and the Bible"
- "The 1611 Authorized King James Translation of the Bible
and the Bible"
Articles: Important Topics
- "The Central Message of the Bible"
- "Cherishing Jesus Christ and the Bible"
- "'Why a Roman Cross?' and the Bible"
- "How Much of the Bible Can a Person Not Believe and Still Be Okay?"
- "Count the Cost: Rejected for Christ and the Bible"
- "Why Would a Perfect God Make Imperfect Beings?"
- "The Royal Priesthood and the Bible"
- "Voices: The Voice of the Flesh, the Voice of Demons, the Voice of God and the Bible"
- "Satan, Fallen Angels, Us and the Bible"
- "The Anger of God and the Bible"
- "The Confounding Power of God, The Christian, and the Bible"
- "Christian: The Best Things You Can Do for Your Country"
- "A Christian Website and the Bible"
- "The End of the World and the Bible"
- "Heaven and the Bible: The Short Version"
- "Hell and the Bible: The Short Version"
- "17 Reasons for Calamity, Disease, Accidents, Afflictions, Mayhem
and the Bible"
Articles: Personal Applications
- "Missions and the Bible"
- "Forgiving Others and the Bible"
- "Personal Happiness and the Bible"
- "Vexed Daily and the Bible"
- "The Common Man and the Bible"
- "My Last Article and the Bible"
- "Me and the Bible"
Articles: Evolution
- "I Went From a Believer to an Unbeliever ... in Evolution"
- "Atheism, the Atheist and the Bible"
- "Evolution's First Male and the Bible"
- "Evolution and Homosexuality"
- "Logic, The Trinity, Naturalism and the Bible"
- "The Engine of Evolution: The Fertile Egg"
Articles: Sexual Matters
- "Sex and the Bible"
- "The First Homosexual and the Bible"
- "Masturbation and the Bible"
Articles: Breadth of Mind
- "Breadth of Mind and the Bible - An Illustrative, Philosophical View"
- "Breadth of Mind and the Bible - A Personal Narrative"
- "Breadth of Mind and the Bible - Spiritually"
- "Breadth of Mind and the Bible - The End Game"
Articles: Prayer
- "The Foundation of Received Prayer and the Bible"
- "The Content of Received Prayer and the Bible"
- "The First Received Prayer and the Bible ('Metanoeo'/ Repent)"
Articles: Man's Nature
- "Man's Nature: One's Metaphysical Imprint and the Bible"
- "The Nature of Jesus' Temptations and the Bible"
- "The First Homosexual and the Bible"
- "The Natural Man, the Old Man and the Bible"
Articles: Money Matters
- "Work and the Bible"
- "Who Tithed in the Bible?"
- "Urgent Inquiry to All Who Teach Tithing for Christians Today!"
- "The Tithe Test"
- "Compliance Directives for the Christian's Cash and the Bible"
- "The Christian's Money and the Bible (An Email Exchange)"
- "Eternal Rewards and the Bible"
Articles: Abortion (beyond the ebook)
- "The Stunning Civil Rights Parallels Between American Slavery
and Abortion"
- "Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Harvesting - A Unique
Declaration"
- "Abortion, Governing Officials and the Bible"
- "The Abortion Argument, the Fertile Egg and the Bible"
The prose poem below expresses my motives ... and motivations.
Freely I Give Because Freely I Have Been Given!
On April 17, 1977, I became a Christian.
In the ensuing days, weeks, months and years, God has never charged me a penny -
For his knowledge ...
For His wisdom ...
For His understanding ...
or for His comfort, encouragement, guidance, hope, joy, promises, present actions - or ongoing pardon.
He is never going to charge me a penny -
for eternal life ...
an immortal body ...
a place in an incorruptible new heavens and new earth ...
or for all the immeasurable riches He has decided to lavish upon me - for all eternity.
Anything I know that has any true value - has been freely given to me.
There are many ways I am not like God.
Very often, I do not act like Him ...
react like Him ...
talk like Him ...
or think like Him.
But, this is one time I have decided to be like God.
To me - He has freely given. So, to you - I freely give! But ...
Do not mistake “free” - with “cheap.”
Do not assume this material is simple.
Do not assume it is shallow.
Do not be deceived into thinking it is naive ... or narrow in breadth.
I will challenge you - time and time again.
I will measure you - and expose your shallowness and inconsistency of thought ... and errors.
I will change how you view some things - maybe how you view a lot of things.
Things like love, death, and money.
Things like abortion, evolution, sex, and government ... just to name a few.
If you are a mental adventurer - I will not disappoint you.
I will make you think ... and rethink.
Assess ... and reassess.
Examine ... and reexamine.
You will come away from my work ... different.
So now that you’re here - come on in!
The only cost is your time and energy of thought.
I do not intend on wasting either.
Robin Calamaio
Academic Credentials for those needing them:
Associate of Divinity (1986) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
Bachelor of Arts (1990)
Major in Business Administration and a Minor in Bible
Milligan College, Milligan, Tennessee
Master of Divinity (1992)
Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, Tennessee
Elected to the International Society of Theta Phi (1992).
More author information on About Author page.
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So, Why do I Give all My Articles (and Music) Away?
That is a good question. There are several reasons. But before stating them, know that I do believe these Ebooks and Articles are valuable - and they did require a lot of work. Also, I have invested a good deal of time and money securing the academic and ministry credentials listed above. So, why do I give my work away?
1. The chance of securing a book deal is probably zero. Publishers are primarily looking for celebrities, or previously established writers, to invest in - so, I haven't wasted my time ... or theirs.
2. Anything of value in my writings has come to me free of charge. Therefore, if I have gained accurate Bible’s insight on any topic, it seems strange to place a money barrier in front of that insight.
3. The Internet, with its ability to download electronic books, is an incredible development. This makes it easy to share my work free of charge. The possibility of influencing your thinking, priorities and values ... is treasure far beyond money.
4. But here is another big deal to me. Each of my readers fall into one of three groups: A current brother/sister, a brother/sister to-be, or a never-to-be-redeemed individual (which I hope is zero after exposure to my work). Why would I want the money ... of any one of them?
Hoping the previous statements reflect a genuine honesty, some readers may see this work as an investment opportunity. But this is a conditional deal.
1. God is opposite of the world. I want you to first vet these materials, and if you qualify financially, you can respond. Who qualifies? Read, “Compliance Directives for the Christian’s Cash and the Bible” and you will then know!
2. Money is a tool. An evil of money resides only in the hand it occupies. Use your money to your best benefit.
3. As an investment: If God uses the materials here to strengthen or otherwise expand His Kingdom, you will be eternally recompensed by Him.
As a Christian, the first priority is to share God’s information with others through any appropriate vehicle that is available to us. Tell the message first! If money is a necessary tool to one’s witness, it will come. As far as this material is concerned, as God has freely given to me, I freely give to you.
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The Way I Write
When one takes a strong position on a controversial subject, those who oppose are often offended. My first year Greek teacher shared one of his sermon titles. I never heard the sermon ... but I did hear the title. "The Difference Between Causing a Brother to Stumble ... and Offending a Self-Righteous Pharisee." So, my hope is to only create offenses in that vein.
But, here are a couple of other possible “flash points” outside of the actual substance of my writing.
Stylistically, if you are looking for Kate Turabian, you won't find her here. If informal, colloquial English makes you cringe - well. I often write like I talk - a lot of “expressions." But, I am put off by academic hollowness masked in formality, thesauruses, and exclusionary vocabulary designed to project intelligence (like this sentence I just wrote). The use of big words, technical words, or foreign words does not, in itself, prove the accuracy (or validity) of thought when seeking to reveal the truth about God on a subject (for example, many misuse New Testament Greek and, unfortunately, those unfamiliar with that language can be easily misled). But, to completely reject some degree of decorum in style and vocabulary is its own form of juvenile rebellion. This is one time "middle of the road" may be best.
Grammatically, I sometimes mix numbers (persons), use contractions, and leave prepositions at the end of sentences. Sometimes, I even use double negatives (incidentally, Koine Greek employs double and even triple negatives for emphasis. If God uses such a literary devise, you might reconsider this "offense").
And there are other offenses to be had - just in the mechanics of my writing. Some will not like my use of the dash, or bolding, or italics.
But, Concerning substance: Many times I violate the ordinary principles of persuasion. I will assign base motives to those in a contrary camp and make no attempt to separate them from those motives (you know the, “separating the sin from the sinner” philosophy). Sometimes, I have probably gone over the top with some sarcasm and even “humorous” mocking of a contrary position. But, I hope my motive has been to shock one’s thinking - not a condescending arrogance on my part.
However, my anger at those who should know better - and yet teach very harmful error(s) - is at the root of some of my possible excesses. One reason is because I do not believe God has made any of the matters I address "out of reach" to any of His children who seek Him. The problem lies in base motives of varied sorts. In other words, this is not a matter of intelligence or some kind of deep hidden truths. It all comes down to one being teachable - or not.
Additionally, when dismembering contrary persuasions, I have tried to avoid creating a " Straw Man." To mischaracterize, misquote, or otherwise misrepresent the opposition - and tear that to pieces - accomplishes nothing. That is an attack upon air. Meanwhile, "The Real Man" remains unscathed - even amused at the wasted energy. In order to bring "The Real Man" down, one must attack "The Real Man." My goal is to speed error's demise. I can only succeed by causing it genuine injury. This I seek.
Ultimately, the defense for my writing style lies in this fact. Had I tried to write the way others might want, these materials would never have come into being. The fun of writing would have been killed. I have written these as much for myself as anyone else. Much of this has been churning inside me for twenty plus years and, for my own well being, I needed to get it out. The truth about God on so many fronts has been compromised - to the detriment of all. So, for good or bad, well or ill, the reason these Ebooks and Articles have been written the way they are is because this is - The Way I Write.
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