Men of the Bible

God selected Men and Women whose life, faults and achievements are recorded for all to see. The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment. The manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime (Alan Redpath). Scripture has recorded the merits and demerits of these men so that we may learn from them.

Also see our series on Women of the Bible.

John The Baptist
John the Baptist is the only other person besides Jesus whose birth and death is recorded in the Gospels. It is a credit to his significance that all the four gospels comment on his life. Significance is marked by relevance not magnitude The beginning of Jesus’ ministry is marked by John baptis [Read More]
Barnabas
Barnabas makes his entry onto the stage with a show of generosity. However his good deeds are often forgotten in favour of the bad performance of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5, this couple did exactly the opposite of Barnabas. A life of Sacrifice The first mention of Barnabas is recorded in Ac [Read More]
Nicodemus
Nicodemus means conqueror of the people. He spent a great deal of his time mastering himself. The account of Nicodemus life is confined to the gospel of John. Nicodemus was a Pharisee. The Pharisees appear twenty times in the gospel of John and are rarely complimentary of Jesus. With Nicodemus we read of [Read More]
John Bradford - Being a pastor has its risks.
No, I have not made a mistake. I am fully aware that John Bradford is not a Bible character. His life however, still bears much lessons for out time and age. When King Edward VI died at fifteen in 1553, England was thrown into religious turmoil. Crowned at the age of nine only six years earlier [Read More]
Peter - the making of a rock
The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment. The manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime. - Alan Redpath The words of Jesus to Peter in Matthew 16:16-18 are very well known. Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." [Read More]