Holier Than Thou

Hyperlinks to Websites Regarding Christianity and the Bible

"Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." (Ecclesiastes 9:9-10)

Sites listed here are predominately non-profit and are listed primarily for the dissemination of information to assist you in your search for answers related to Christianity and the Bible. They have been hand-picked for their outstanding content and relevance, regardless of denominational affiliation. At these sites you will find online Bibles, early church documents, historical accounts, and information about cults and alternative religions.

The Barna Group

"The Barna Group, Ltd. (TBG) is a full-service marketing research company located in Ventura, California. TBG has been providing information and analysis regarding cultural trends and the Christian Church since 1984."

BELIEVE Religious Information Source

"BELIEVE is a collection of over 2,000 articles by respected scholars on around 1,000 religious subjects. Protestant Christian Churches, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Orthodox Church, all follow Faiths which involve hundreds of individual subjects, which are each thoroughly presented in BELIEVE. Many of these subjects are very important to Faith, like Eschatology, but are seldom presented in Church Services or during Bible Study. Others are commonly known religious subjects, like Salvation, or Baptism, that we just present more thoroughly than is usually available. John 5:39: Search the scriptures (KJAV) (ereunao graphe) We think you might find it refreshing that we have no intention of pushing you toward any specific attitudes or positions. We also have no intention of trying to get you to like or dislike any specific group or Denomination or Faith. (We DO hope that you will pursue SOME Faith and some method of Worshipping God!) Our intent is only to present you with enough accurate, unbiased information such that you can make your own thoughtful conclusion about any particular subject. If you have questions, concerns, doubts, skepticism, you're probably in the right place to get actual information on which to form your own conclusions. We have tried hard NOT to include opinions or unsupported logic. Our attitude is that YOU must find your own conclusions (as long as you have accurate information to work with) and it is not our place to try to drag you anywhere!"

BibleGateway.com

"A free service for reading and researching scripture online -- all in the language or translation of your choice! We provide advanced searching capabilities based on keywords or scripture references, and various tools to enhance your study of the Bible." (Gospel Communications International)

ChristianBibleStudies.com

Bible search and links to other reference sources, including online Bibles, concordances, dictionaries, lexicons, and commentaries; from Christianity Today International.

Bibles.net

"From this website, you can: READ the entire Bible in many different translations; LOCATE any verse with an online concordance search; LOOK UP Scripture cross-references and commentaries; ACCESS the original Greek or Hebrew for any verse; COMPARE King James and Revised Versions side-by-side; LEARN about the fascinating history of the English Bible; DOWNLOAD the complete text of several Bibles via FTP; REVIEW the classic writings of historic Christianity; LISTEN to hundreds of hymns in Midi files; HEAR any passage of God's Word read aloud with Real Audio." (sponsored by GREATSITE.COM)

Blue Letter Bible

"Our mission is to facilitate in-depth study of God's Word through an on-line interactive reference library continuously updated from the teachings and commentaries of selected pastors and teachers who hold to the conservative, historical Christian faith. We desire to operate the Blue Letter Bible as a ministry. This is a zero revenue project. There will be no charge for any services, nor are there any banner ads on the website to generate revenue. Development and programming labor, hardware and webspace have been provided by our sponsor, Sowing Circle, a non-profit Bible-centered ministry committed to serving Jesus Christ."

ChristianAnswers.Net

A mega-site providing biblical answers to contemporary questions. Christian Answers provides high-quality resources for all who are searching for reliable, high-quality, biblical answers. Many tell us they had puzzled over questions for years before finding the answers at ChristianAnswers.Net. Who uses our resources? - pastors, teachers, Sunday school leaders, concerned lay people, home school parents and students, missionaries, chaplains, office workers, and many others. All our information is presented free of charge; a faith ministry of Eden Communications.

Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry

"CARM is 501(c)3 non-profit, Internet based ministry with three main goals. 1. Equip Christians in the truth: CARM does this by providing information on Christian Doctrine, theology, evangelism, and other subjects. The goal is to present an accurate and biblical representation of Christian truth. 2. Answer opposition to the Christian faith: CARM does this by documenting the beliefs of cult groups, aberrant religious groups, and alternative religious systems and compares them to biblical revelation: Bring glory and honor to the name of Jesus: CARM does this by presenting the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (by Matthew J. Slick)

Crosswalk.com -- Bible Study Tools

"Crosswalk.com's Bible Study Tools are designed to facilitate in-depth study and exploration of God's Word. As the largest resource of its kind on the Internet, this powerful free resource embodies our corporate mission: to equip people to grow in their faith and apply it practically in their lives."

Early Christian Writings

"Early Christian Writings is the most complete collection of documents from the first two centuries with translations and commentary. Includes the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers. The "Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers" site is copyright © 2001-2002 Peter Kirby."

Early Church Fathers

"The Early Church Fathers is a 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of the Church. This collection is divided into three series, Ante-Nicene (ANF), Nicene and Post-Nicene Series I (NPNF1), and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II (NPNF2). These files have the majority of the text printed in the actual books, but the indexes are not included."

Early Jewish Writings

"Early Jewish Writings is the most complete collection of Jewish documents from antiquity with translations, introductions, and links. The Early Jewish Writings web site is copyright © 2003 Peter Kirby."

The Hall of Church History

"Theology from A Bunch of Dead Guys -- The truth about God is timeless and the best of the men featured here knew that. Though they are dead, they still speak. Scripture was their supreme rule of faith. Their theological line of descent is clearly traceable from the Reformers, to Augustine, to the Apostle Paul, to Isaiah, to Abraham -- all the way back to the first promise God made to Adam in the Garden." (by Phillip R. Johnson, Curator)

Internet Christian Library

"ICLnet was the original "Christian" internet site, founded in late 1992, and through the work of the staff, the internet became real to many colleges, schools, and churches which had not even heard the word "internet" before that time. It also provided the first online "home" for several organizations, such as Campus Crusade, and Christian Leadership Ministries. It has always been the goal of those at ICL, that the work would continue without gimmicks, or cost to its users. That goal remains the same today. The collection contained herein has been built by the hands and hearts of a few steady colleagues, who have spent thousands of hours reviewing materials, reading books, and visiting websites, simply for the joy of ministry in pointing the way for others' research efforts and enrichment reading. Despite years passing, and all that means for human beings, ICLnet still contains one of the largest and most complete archiving of "classical" Christian materials available on the Internet."

The Internet Sacred Text Archive

"This site is a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language. This site has no particular agenda other than promoting religious tolerance and scholarship... The texts presented here are either original scans from books and articles clearly in the public domain, material which has been presented elsewhere on the Internet, or material included under fair use conditions in printed anthologies... When few or no primary texts are available for a given religion, secondary texts have been included. In many cases, there are no primary texts for a given religion because the tradition is primarily oral. In this case, texts which contain transcriptions or retellings of these traditions have been used. To round out the collection, we have been actively scanning original material from books and articles in the public domain. We have scanned over two hundred books in the past four years." (J.B. Hare)

Jesus Database

"The JESUS DATABASE is an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus that have survived from the first three centuries of the Common Era. It includes both canonical and extra-canonical materials, and is not limited to the traditions found within the Christian New Testament. The goal is to provide a collection of Jesus materials that will be of interest to scholars, to educators, to students, to clergy, to church members, and to the wider public." ((Dr. Gregory C. Jenks)

JewishEncyclopedia.com

"The only free Jewish encyclopedia on the Internet. This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. This online version contains the unedited contents of the original encyclopedia. Since the original work was completed almost 100 years ago, it does not cover a significant portion of modern Jewish History (e.g., the creation of Israel, the Holocaust, etc.). However, it does contain an incredible amount of information that is remarkably relevant today."

Let Us Reason Ministries

"We have taken the initiative to do something that has not been done before in these Islands and we have three main objectives. The first objective is to educate the community via the radio, television, and Internet. We have found that the cults very much dislike publicity. Public awareness of what these groups really believe prevents many people from joining. By offering free written information and articles over the Internet, we are able to give people the truth based on facts. By sending out written information we are able to give people an intelligent choice made on the facts from two sides instead of only one side. Our communities are able to recognize counterfeit groups evangelizing in their neighborhoods. We have been very successful equipping believers with the tools and effective ways needed in witnessing to those in cult groups. As a result, we are seeing many involved in false spirituality abandon their practices and receive Christ. Second, to alert the church to new movements and activities of these groups. Not only has the mainstreaming of New Age thought solidified in the schools with teaching of relativism, many of its teachings are infiltrating the Church. The Church needs to be able to identify spiritual humanism, occult methods and practices, as new movements are being birthed all the time. Third, to better communicate to those in the cult groups. We need to explain where they differ from historic Christianity and to present the differences in a clear and concise fashion. Motivated by love, we want to communicate that we are their friends, not their enemy. With a heart of compassion and patience, we want to labor to convey the message of grace in Christ and His saving work on the cross."

NET Bible

"What you have in your hands or on your computer monitor, laptop, or handheld represents a new approach to Bible translation and a fresh approach to ministry for the new millennium. The NET Bible was created with the Internet in mind. The decision to produce for the first time large quantities of Bibles on Gutenberg's improved press in 1454-1455 sparked a revolution and provided a dramatic increase in the availability of Bibles and biblical study materials in many languages, but over five centuries later many people throughout the world cannot access Bibles and biblical study materials because of their cost and because some governments attempt to prevent their citizens from ever encountering the Bible. The primary goal of the NET Bible project was to leverage the Internet to meet these two critical needs. The Internet represents the single best opportunity for ministry in history because electronic distribution via the Internet allows free delivery of unlimited numbers of Bibles and unlimited amounts of biblical study materials to anyone worldwide who could otherwise not afford them or access them for zero incremental cost... The NET Bible was created to be the first major modern English translation available free on the Internet for download and use in Bible studies so that the opportunities provided by the Internet could be maximized." (from the Biblical Studies Foundation)

New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: More than 11,000 articles on Catholic topics. Summa Theologica: The theological masterpiece of St. Thomas Aquinas. Church Fathers: Letters, speeches and books from the earliest Christians.

The Omnilist of Christian Links Gold

"Hi! I'm Keith Arthurs, the programmer behind the Omnilist. The Omnilist has been sort of a hobby of mine, and its also my way of using my computer talents to help out the Christian community. The Omnilist consists of categorized pages, with subcategories of Christian sites listed on each page. I've selected the best sites from the Omnilist, and made them GOLD sites, and other sites that I thought were well done I listed as SILVER sites. I've tried to include a short description of each site to help out in finding exactly the site you're looking for. The directory may be searched using the search form on the main page."

Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

"There are over a million religious web sites on the Internet. Almost all promote a single viewpoint -- that of the webmaster. This web site is an exception. Our goal is religious education, not religious conversion. We try to explain the full diversity of Christian beliefs: from those held by very conservative to very liberal believers. Included also are the beliefs of the very early Christian movement from the 1st and 2nd century CE."

Religion Facts

"Religion, or at least religious inquiry, is something that virtually all humans have in common. In all corners of the world and in all eras of history, people have wondered about the meaning of life, how to make the best of it, what happens afterwards, and if there is anyone or anything "out there." The goal of ReligionFacts is to provide free, reliable information -- "just the facts" -- on the various answers that have been given to these questions, as well as the rituals and customs that go along with them. This very broad definition means that we have articles on a wide variety of world religions and belief systems, both ancient and modern."

Scriptures.com

"Taking the Word of God to the world via the internet. Placing on the world wide web the entire resources of Scripture in all language translations." (by M.Markham)

The Unbound Bible

"The Unbound Bible is a collection of searchable Bibles consisting of: 10 English versions including the NASB; Greek and Hebrew Versions (the original Bible languages); 4 ancient versions; 42 versions in other languages. The Unbound Bible was created with one purpose in mind: to provide the Bible to the nations of the world. The word of God is not bound by the hands of man, and realizing this, we wish to make it available to the people of the world in their own language." (Biola University)

Virtual Christianity

"Virtual Christianity is an extensive collection, with brief commentary, of key resource pages devoted to christianity and study of the Bible. Topics include on-line Bibles, downloadable software, studies and devotionals, reference and commentary, discussion topics and articles, social and interactive sites, and related subjects." (by Aaron Bryce Cardenas)

Watchman Fellowship

"Watchman Fellowship is an independent Christian research and apologetics ministry focusing on new religious movements, cults, the occult and the New Age. We serve the Christian and secular community as a resource for cult education, counselling, and non-coercive intervention."

World Religions & Spirituality Project

"The mission of the World Religions &Spirituality Project is to provide objective, reliable and comprehensive information about the world's diverse array of religious and spiritual groups, with a primary focus on groups currently found in North America. The central feature of the WRSP website is, therefore, profiles of contemporary religious and spiritual movements, established world religions, and historical religious and spiritual movements. Each profile includes a presentation of the group's distinctive beliefs, rituals, organization and leadership, and issues/challenges. Particularly with respect to newer groups, reliable information often is less accessible, and this website offers comprehensive, balanced information for religion scholars, students, media representatives and those with a personal interest in understanding the diversity of religious and spiritual alternatives in the contemporary world. The group profiles are supplemented and extended with sections containin Articles/Papers, interviews in the WRSP FORUM, Archives, and Video material. In the near future, WRSP will be announcing Special Projects that feature various types of religious organization and several national/regional sets of religious organizations."

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