Seeking truth in Bible study with Alan Lewis SilvaFinally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
SDBIBLESTUDY LIBRARY This is an in-house Sdbiblestudy library and directory for Church members. Unauthorized use is prohibited. For information on Church membership, please review our Church, Salvation, and Prayer pages. LIBRARY, noun. [L. librarium, libraria, from liber, a book.] 1. A collection of books belonging to a private person, or to a public institution or… read more »
ZOROASTRIANISM ANCIENT AND MODERN This is an interesting study of Zoroastrianism composed by the Zoroastrian priest, Ervad, Phiroze Shapurju Masani. Edited by Alan Lewis Silva. All rights reserved. EDITOR’S NOTE: I do not include this book’s original Introduction, Preface, Table of Contents, and Prologue. I have made thousands of typographical corrections and standardized words in… read more »
THE SUFIS The Sufis do not form a sect with definite dogmas. Like the monastic orders of Christendom, they comprise many shades of opinion, many schools of thought, many divergent tendencies—from asceticism and quietism to the wildest extravagances of pantheism. European students of Sufism are apt to identify it with the pantheistic type which prevails… read more »