About The Christian Bible Reference Site

The Christian Bible Reference Site is a nonprofit Christian Bible study website devoted to better understanding the Bible and its messages for the modern world.

All Christians revere the Bible as the core of their faith, and our goal is to provide accurate and unbiased information about the Bible and its teachings. We are not affiliated with any denomination or sect, and we do not advocate our personal beliefs or the viewpoints of any particular denomination, sect, religious tradition or system of theology.

Our articles and the answers we give to Bible questions are taken straight from the Bible whenever possible. When interpretation is needed to understand a Bible passage or Bible topic, we rely on the best available reference materials from the mainstream of Christian scholarship. Our web page References lists the primary reference materials we use. In total, we have about 65 Bibles, Bible commentaries, Bible Dictionaries, Hebrew/Greek references, concordances and cross references in searchable electronic form where we can find information on almost any Bible passage or topic.

We rely on the method of Bible interpretation favored by most Christian denominations and by the reference materials we use. It involves two main steps. The first step is to determine what a Bible passage meant in its original language, time, place, situation and context. Reference works written by experts in Biblical languages and history are indispensable for this step because most of us do not have the specialized knowledge needed, and it is easy to form a mistaken conclusion if we skip this step. Once we understand the passage, the second step is to honestly and prayerfully determine what lesson it teaches us for own times and our own lives. This second step is subjective, and different people may honestly come to different conclusions. In our articles and answers, we try to present the objective results from the first step and also point out the lesson(s) drawn by the mainstream of Christian thought and belief.

Our website began in January, 1996, with the publication of Wisdom of the Bible at members.aol.com.

In 1999, we registered the TwoPaths.com domain name which alludes to the two roads we can choose in life (Matthew 7:13-14). The broad, easy way leads to destruction, but the narrow, more demanding way leads to eternal life. The two paths we can choose, righteousness or wickedness, are also a major theme of Old Testament writings (Psalms 1:1, 16:8-11, 23:1-3, 139:23-24, Proverbs 3:13-18, 4:14-18, 12:28, 15:9, Isaiah 35:8-9, Jeremiah 6:16).

In 2006, we changed the name of our website to The Christian Bible Reference Site to better reflect our content and services. Now you can find us on the Internet at either www.ChristianBibleReference.org or www.TwoPaths.com.

In an average week, about 27,000 unique visitors view about 82,000 Web pages here, and we answer about 70 Bible questions sent in by our visitors.

General Editor Cliff Leitch, M.Sc., is the son of a Baptist mother and a Presbyterian father. He grew up as a Presbyterian, but he now attends church with his wife, Helen, who is a lifelong Catholic. He is retired from the field of electrical engineering.

Cliff has been publishing Bible study articles on the Web since 1996. In addition to writing articles and answering questions for this website, he is head of the Ushers Ministry and facilitator of two Bible study groups at his church. He is also a volunteer in one of Helen's school-based mentoring programs, Listen to Children.

Helen Leitch, B.Sc., serves as Copy Editor and uses her writing and proofreading skills to correct problems with spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, and completeness. She is Program Director of Children's Services for the Mental Health Association of Broward County Florida.

Cliff and Helen live in Coral Springs, Florida, United States of America. They have two grown sons.

Many other people and organizations have contributed to the success of The Christian Bible Reference Site through their comments, suggestions, encouragement, corrections and questions. The Bible FAQ section, in particular, consists of questions sent in by site visitors and the answers gathered from various reference materials. Some visitors have contributed ideas for Bible word search puzzles. The TwoPaths Bible Studies series was added in response to a number of requests for free Bible study materials suitable for personal or group use. The copyright owners of several Bibles have given us permission to quote beyond their normal fair use limits. Some of our illustrations were supplied courtesy of ChristiansUnite.com. Many Web indexes, Web search services, Christian Websites, churches and individuals have posted Web links to our site without charge. Many thanks to all of you who have contributed in many ways!