Ray Of Hope Church Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Inc.
The LGBTQISA2ss+ Pride Activities, and Social Events Center of Elmira, NY.
The only Church in Central New York founded and fostered by the GLBTQSIA2ss+ community for 39 years. October 31, 2022 - 39th Anniversary now in our 40th year in Ministry.
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RESOURCE LINKS FOR YOUR STUDY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

UPDATED May 5, 2019



We welcome you to the great page of links that will give you many further resources on the Internet that other Christians have placed to help you grow in faith. To get back to Ray Of Hope Church once you have gone to one of these other pages use your back arrow on your web browser to "back out" of the pages you visit and you will be returned to Ray Of Hope after a few clicks. Enjoy! May God increase your faith. Let us praise the blessed Name of Jesus for ever. Amen.

Internet Links...

ONLINE RESOURCES: 

 

Fantastic on line parallel Bible, commentaries and more:  http://biblehub.com/

 

Topical  Bible On Line https://www.openbible.info/topics

 

Cross References On Line https://www.openbible.info/labs/cross-references/

 

 Jerusalem Bible, 1966 on line: http://www.unz.org/Pub/Bible-1966

 

Bible, Liturgy, Art and Theology:  http://catholic-resources.org/index.html 

 

Daily Prayers The Divine Office:  http://divineoffice.org

 

Screen-Reader Friendly  Divine Office.org:  http://divineoffice.org/accessible 

 

Scripture Readings, Lectionary, Audio: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings-audio.cfm

 

Novena Prayer web site: http://www.praymorenovenas.com/novenas/

 

GLBTQIS  progress with President Obama:

https://my.barackobama.com/page/share/progress-for-lgbt-americans?source=lgbt-menu

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Center:  http://www.thekingcenter.org/

 

Single Payer  New York http://www.singlepayernewyork.org/

 

Great resource for Jewish understanding: http://www.chabad.org/

 

The Human Rights Campaign.  http://www.hrc.org/

 

FTM resources: http://www.ftmmagazine.com/  (Self Made Men—Jason Ballard— Syracuse Pride)

 

Transgender Law in NY State: Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund web site: (http://www.transgenderlegal.org/publications_quarterly_show.php?id=34#article301)

 

Who Can Marry Whom? Inclusive Conversations About Marriage” with the NEA.  (http://www.welcomingschools.org/pages/who-can-marry-whom-inclusive-conversations-about-marriage/)

 

Welcoming Schools: www.welcomingschools.org 

 

NYS Dignity For All Students Act: 6/23/10 11:30 AM

http://www.nysenate.gov/video/2010/jun/24/6232010-dignity-all-students-act

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/dignityact/

 

AVEN Asexual Visibility And Education Network

http://www.asexuality.org/home/ 

 

PRESIDENT OBAMA calls for an end to “conversion therapy.”

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/obama-administration-speaks-out-against-lgbt-conversion-therapy-as-ontario-bill-gains-support

 

Christianity and sexual orientation (fairly positive)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_sexual_orientation

 

Library of Liturgies from all over the world and times past: http://www.liturgies.net/Liturgies/LiturgyArchive.htm

 

Below are two charts for your study purposes. They both lay out visual representations of the outline of God's plan for planet Earth according to the Holy Scriptures. The first chart is by the late Dr. Clarence Larkin and is from his 1920 publication "Dispensational Truth." Some people are intimidated by the style of art on both of these charts. However, the believer who is able to look beyond this potential distraction and study the Scripture verses you will find with both of these charts will find a very enlightening diagram of God's plan for the Ages, before and after our beloved planet Earth as we know it.

CLARENCE LARKIN BIOGRAPHY: Click here to read the biography.

 

Clarence Larkin on Wikipedia: Click here


CLARENCE LARKIN MAIN CHART: Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth is found here.

Dispensational Truth by Clarence Larkin.  Available from the Clarence Larkin Estate here.

Complete written and oral exams in each section of the study with a "B" (89%) or higher grade on each. 

http://www.rayofhopechurch.com/dispen~1.jpg  Clarence Larkin
The book contains 34 chapters of descriptive matter and 42 slendid prophetical charts 9x20 inches, 48 one page charts, and 15 cuts. The book is the result of 34 years' study of dispensational truth". It is based soley on the Scriptures from the "Futurist" standpoint. It is of permanent value, and a standard aurhority on dispensational truth," and is a mine of information on "Prophetic Truth" for the busy pastor, evangelist, Bible teacher and all lovers of the Word." (based on a quote from "The Second Coming Of Christ" by Clarence Larkin.

Available from Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate Publishers. 2641 Mt. Carmel Avenue. P.O. Box 334 Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038 Phone: 215-576-5590

Also on Amazon:  The Greatest Book on "Dispensational Truth" in the World Hardcover – 1920

by Clarence Larkin (Author)

 

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CLARENCE LARKIN DISPENSATIONAL TRUTH ON LINE HERE.


CLARENCE LARKIN DISPENSATIONAL TRUTH 1920 PDF available here.

CLARENCE LARKIN MAIN CHART: Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth is found here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Book Of Revelation chart is found here.

CLARENCE LARKIN Daniel and Revelation Compared chart is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Spirit World chart is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Millennial Land chart is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Ages As Viewed From Different Standpoints chart is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Mountain Peaks Of Prophecy chart.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Underworld chart is here and here too.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Seven Thousand Years of Human History chart is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Resurrections and Judgments chart is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN SATAN the total career chart is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Underworld chart is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Second Coming is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Ages And Dispensations is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Church Versus The Kingdom is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Failure of Man is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Church is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Heavens is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN Daniel’s Seventy Weeks is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The Prophetic Day of Scripture is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The World’s 7 Great Crises is here.

CLARENCE LARKIN The  Book Of  Daniel is here.

 

C. I. Scofield Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth  The purpose of this pamphlet is to indicate the more important divisions of the Word of truth. That this could not be fully done short of a complete analysis of the Bible is, of course, evident. But it is believed that enough is given to enable the diligent student to perceive the greater outlines of truth and something of the ordered beauty and symmetry of that Word of God which, to the natural mind, seems a mere confusion of inharmonious and conflicting ideas. (from the Introduction)

 

Tim LaHaye and Thomas Ice published a great chart entitled Understanding God’s Plan for the Ages in their book: Charting The End Times A Visual Guide to Understanding Bible Prophecy.  CLICK HERE TO SEE IT and Study it.


Finis Dake also created a very detailed dispensational chart entitled: The Plan Of The Ages. This chart is much more detailed than Clarence Larkin's and is also a very large file. If you want to see this chart, click here. It will take a little time to load, however it is certainly worth the wait and you will have hours of wonderful Bible Study on your computer screen.

Order the Dake chart at:
Dake Publishing
P.O. Box 1050
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
call toll free: 1-800-241-1239
order online by clicking here:http://www.rayofhopechurch.com/dakelogo.jpg(Use your back arrow to return here after you place your order.)

Click here and visit the FINIS DAKE READING ROOM. This is an almost unbelievable free source of much of Finis Dake's materials.

One of the finest resources for Premillennial Dispensational theology is the Scofield Reference Bible. While this Bible is perhaps the most "conservative" Bible available on the market today, it is also the absolutely most helpful Bible for our showing the truth that gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and intersex sexual orientations are NOT condemned in the Holy Bible. There will be a lot more information added to this page in the future about the Scofield Reference Bible. For now:
Click here for some scholarly notes on C. I. Scofield and the Scofield Bible

JOHN NELSON DARBY was the Irish catholic cleric and theologian who did much to restore the ancient belief in the Millennial Kingdom "on Earth as it is in Heaven" during the last half of the 19th century. Dr. Darby defended the ancient, Apostolic Orthodox Christian Faith against the rise of Historical Criticism as it emerged from the Age Of Enlightenment and spawned the theological movement which today undermines the Divinity of Christ, the Resurrection, Ascension, Miracles, Substitutionary Atonement, physical Second Coming, physical Resurrection of the Saints and the lost, and the Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures. Rev. Darby was a scholar among scholars! We have hardbound copies of most of his published works in the St. Benedict Memorial Library. Rev. Darby did much to lay the foundation that was later developed by C. I. Scofield, James H. Brookes, Clarence Larkin, Finis Dakes, and many great contemporary theologians such as Jack VanImpe to restore a biblical hermeneutic that includes the entire Bible and an understanding of the whole plan of God for humanity.
Click here for an excellent scholarly writing by Dr. Larry V. Crutchfield entitled: JOHN NELSON DARBY: DEFENDER OF THE FAITH.


Take a journey through the passion and death of Jesus as told by the centuries old fourteen meditations called the Stations Of The Cross. Presented by Mother Angelica and EWTN.

http://www.ewtn.com/new_library/fileindexes.htm EWTN ONLINE LIBRARY RESOURCES VERY RICH!!!.


 

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