“My daughters are druish princesses.”
…Funny they don’t look Druish… [the late John Candy]

Thanks for the online link. I appreciate it.

http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Gen&c=1&v=1&t=KJV#conc/1

There are MANY verses in the Bible that give my human understanding problems. Much of the Old Testament is difficult. What I generally do, however, is to yield to God and hope for future revelation. I use the verse ” His ways are greater… “

R. C. Sproul has an invaluable book, Knowing Scripture. Mine is packed and gone, but I just found these quotes on line (click on Bible Exegesis at the link for these):

When the Reformers broke with Rome and claimed the view that the Bible was to be the supreme authority of the church (Sola Scriptura), they were very careful to define basic principles of interpretation. The primary rule of hermeneutics was called “the analogy of faith.” The analogy of faith is the rule that Scripture is to interpret Scripture: Sacra Scriptura sui interpres (Sacred Scripture is its own interpreter). This means, quite simply, that no part of Scripture can be interpreted in such a way as to render it in conflict with what is clearly taught elsewhere in Scripture.
– Knowing Scripture p. 46

Since the erosion of confidence in biblical authority in our day, it has been fashionable to put the authority of Jesus over against the authority of the Epistles, particularly of Paul’s Epistles. People do not seem to realize that they are not setting Jesus against Paul so much as they are setting one apostle such as Matthew or John over against another. We must remember that Jesus wrote none of the New Testament, and we are dependent upon apostolic testimony for our knowledge of what he did and said.
– Knowing Scripture p. 69

The New Testament Documents Are they Reliable?
by F. F. BRUCE, M.A., D.D., F.B.A.

It’s an old classic that came out in 1943, 6th edition 1981.

I’m a theologically conservative Christian and I have taught women’s Bible studies for years. I have done a workshop on the why and how of Bible study several times; however, we are in the midst of moving and most of my references and notes are already packed and gone. I do go into the inspiration and authority of Scripture. One thing I look at is Jesus’ use of Scripture in the gospels, including some of His statements in John 15 and 16 regarding revelation to the apostles (of which group Paul was chosen to belong).

I’ll try to work from memory as I can, but I am sort of distracted and very busy at the moment!

You brught it up by saying you had no “use” for him, whatever that meant.