Earl Gillespie

Understanding the Word of God Earl Gillespie

Publisher Marketing: Understanding The Word of God is not a proclamation of a new doctrine, nor is it an attempt to confirm or enforce a set of rules governing the interpretation of the scriptural. This book poses questions, more questions than answers, the same as Jesus did during his ministry. In the Hebrew Bible, Jesus asked at least 183 questions, compared to the more than 307 questions he was asked. He only gave a direct answer to three. Questions are an important asset to teaching and learning. It is through the entertainment of questions that the mind is able to gain a deeper insight or knowledge of the Word of God. The content of this book is a process of searching for answers. The answer to many of the questions posed in this book is necessary to reaffirm the faith of the emerging generation. A generation who maintains the frameworks and vocabulary of Christianity while having lost touch with their substance. When pressed the scriptures are quickly discarded as nothing but the irrelevant rants of ambiguous old men. Understanding The Word of God is an attempt to address many of the flawed facets of religious ideology, as the world embraces a new and permissive order. Christianity, once heralds as the true religion and protected by the Western world, is now being offered up on the altar of political correctness. The detractors are presenting it as a failed religion, while its leaders glory in worldly excesses. This book reaffirms the ideology that the spiritual journey is about the message of God; it is not about the art of preaching and addressing the motivational aspects of humanity. The rights of humanity have trumped the rights of God, and Jesus is left standing at the door knocking. Contributor Bio:  Gillespie, Earl Earl Gillespie's formative years were spent learning the rituals of farming in Oktibbeha County and he is a proud native of Starkville, MS, the home of his ancestral bloodline. After researching his family tree, genealogical research became his passion. 1962 marks the year Earl Gillespie graduated from W. C. Henderson High School in Starkville, MS and headed to Nashville, TN to pursue a college education. He attended class at the now defunct National Business College. Tennessee State University became his school of choice to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering. Due to the hardship of financing a college level education, he joined the US Air Force and took advantage of the extensive educational opportunities that were offered. He excelled in the field of electronics, first as an Aircraft Electronic Specialist and later in the field of computers. Before retiring in 2005, his vast knowledge of computers allowed him to function on many different levels as an Information Technology expert. As the owner of a computer repair and training service, Mr. Gillespie's knowledge influenced the skill level of many students of computer science. With his extensive knowledge of computers, the maintenance and updating of an extensive computerize genealogical research database become second nature. He has compiled an extensive database of families members who can trace their roots to Oktibbeha County in Starkville, Ms. Earl Gillespie is married to Iola Woods-Gillespie and is proud father of six children and thirteen grandchildren, and he spends his time fishing, writing and researching family histories.