Publications by James (Jim) R. Hughes
Bible Reading ProgramsRead the Entire Bible in 1 Year (Microsoft Word format | .pdf format)
A Daily Bible Reading Program for Children with Selected Passages throughout Scripture
(Microsoft Word format | .pdf format)
Old Testament Studies
A Faithful Man Who Can Find? Joshua a Faithful Man (Microsoft Word format | .pdf format)
A Bible study Guide on the life of Joshua (with instructor's notes) .
Nehemiah -- the Church Builder Instructor's Guide (Microsoft Word format | .pdf format)
Nehemiah -- the Church Builder Student's Handbook (Microsoft Word format | .pdf format)A Bible study Guide on the life of Nehemiah (with instructor's notes and a student's handbook with questions).
New Testament Studies
Meditations on the Life of Jesus -- A Contemporary Application
An applied commentary on the four Gospels organized to follow a chronological harmony of the Gospels.
A story about the birth of Jesus, told in the first-person from Joseph's perspective.
And So all Israel will be Saved
Answers the question: Does Romans 11 teach that there will be a mass conversion of the Jews before the return of Christ?
A Consideration of The ‘Head Covering’ of 1 Corinthians 11
This essay attempts to answer the question: “Does 1 Corinthians 11 teach that women must wear a hat, scarf, or similar object in public worship?” It concludes that long hair is the natural covering given to women. [This article was published in Semper Reformanda, Vol. 13, Is. 1, Spring 2004]
Essays on the Covenant Between God and Man
Examines the reasons why God may have chosen to structure his relationship with man in the form of a covenant and addresses the question of why he uses a covenantal form that was used by the nations surrounding ancient Israel.
This essay Address two questions:
1) Did God in fact make a covenant with Adam, when there is no explicit statement that he did?
2) In what way is the “covenant of works” different from, or the same as, the other covenant administrations between God and man?The Principle of the Portion (A Structure for Organizing Biblical Law)
Exodus 34 provides an organizing principle for Law and shows that man, under covenant obligation to God, owes God a portion of each area of his: life (not to mix the unlike, firstborn, blood), worship, possessions, and time.
Why Did God Permit Man to Eat Meat?
It appears that man was a vegetarian before Adam's first sin and until the Flood. This essay examines the question of why man is now permitted (and in fact, required) to eat meat, in the context of the covenant meal, and the implications of this provision.
Worship
In Spirit and Truth: Worship as God Requires (Microsoft Word format | .pdf format)
(Understanding and Applying the Regulative Principle of Worship): Annotated summaryThere is much confusion about the doctrine of worship and variance in worship practice among those who are Presbyterian and Reformed and claim to accept the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Regulative Principle of Worship taught in the Confession. This book defines worship from the Bible and demonstrates that God regulates worship today. It then identifies the elements of worship for the NT Church and defends the practice of exclusive Psalm-singing without instrumental accompaniment. It also deals with many of the counter arguments and misinterpretations of the Regulative Principle of Worship.
Cultural Analysis
A Satirical Look at Secular Humanism.
A brief response to the myths, fables,'scientific' fabrications, and views of the bewitched.
An analysis of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ from a Biblical perspective. Addresses the question of whether or not it is proper to have images or representations of Christ.
The Church in Cyberspace – The Coming Impact of the Computer on the Church
A review of telecommunication and computer technology that is having an impact on the Church for good or bad. The Church may use modern computing technology for the advance of the Gospel as it did the printing press.
God's Law Applied to People and Nations
Christian Libertarian Manifesto
A manifesto which illustrates the Biblical principles that maximize the God-defined individual human and family rights and responsibilities and minimize the role and involvement of the state (governments) in the life of individuals and families.
Does God's Law Apply to All Men, in All Nations, Through All Time?
The view that is held by most Christians is that God's laws are at best personal guidelines for holiness and they are not to be considered standards for our nation. This outline, for personal bible study, considers representative verses from the Bible that answer the question posed in the title and show that God's Law applies to all nations, through all time.
Criteria for Assessing Whether a Proposed Human Law is Legitimate
A brief set of questions that can be used to evaluate whether a proposed law of a human legislature is consistent with Biblical Law and if it is proper law for the legislature to enact the law.
The Principle of the Portion (A Structure for Organizing Biblical Law)
Exodus 34 provides an organizing principle for Law and shows that man, under covenant obligation to God, owes God a portion of each area of his: life (not to mix the unlike, firstborn, blood), worship, possessions, and time.
The Sabbath – A Universal and Enduring Ordinance of God (Microsoft Word format | .pdf format)
This study addresses the perpetual and universal requirement for all of mankind to keep the Sabbath holy. It considers the Biblical evidence that Sabbath-keeping is a continuing requirement under the NT economy and responds to the arguments against Sabbath-keeping. It then shows that the Sabbath Day was moved to Sunday (the Lord’s Day) by Christ and responds to the contrary arguments of the Seventh Day Adventists. It then gives principles, with applied examples, for how the Sabbath should be observed in the 21st century. This study also demonstrates why the civil magistrate is responsible for enforcing Sabbath-keeping.
John Calvin on the Sabbath, from Sermons on Deuteronomy (Part 1 | Part 2)
A modern-English rendering of John Calvin's two sermons on the Sabbath, preached in June, 1555; taken from Sermons on Deuteronomy, translated by Arthur Golding in 1582, and published in a facsimile edition by The Banner of Truth Trust in 1987. For a modern translation, made directly from the French, see the translation of Benjamin W. Farley, published by Baker Book House in 1980
Creation
An Examination of The Assumptions of “Eden’s Geography Erodes Flood Geology”
Creation Research Society Quarterly Journal, 34(3):154-161 (1997)Abstract: In “Eden’s Geography Erodes Flood Geology” (The Westminster Theological Journal, Spring, 1996, pp. 123-154), John C. Munday argues that a cataclysmic view of a world-wide flood cannot be supported after an analysis of the geography of Eden. Munday bases his argument on two unproven assumptions: 1) Moses was the author of Genesis two and 2) the account was written from the perspective of the Israelites living in Canaan around 1500 B. C. These assumptions are invalid. It is more consistent with the data to attribute the account to Adam. He communicated it (possibly orally) from a pre-Flood perspective. Moses used Adam’s account (unchanged) when compiling Genesis. The geographical terms in Genesis two are generic. They are not specific to any location, and could have been used for both pre-Flood and post-Flood geographic features. Eden’s geography was destroyed by the Flood. Its location cannot be found in a post-Flood setting.
Historical Fiction
Escape (.pdf format)
Set in 16th century Spain during the Inquisition ... Bartolomé Garcia accepts Lutheran teachings while studying in Paris. An urgent request from his father brings him back to Valladolid, Spain where he meets with a calamity--he is struck by a runaway carriage.
While under the care of Doctor Abram Mendoza, he meets Catalina, the doctor's daughter, who assists in his recovery.
Catalina , a rare educated woman in these times, and Bartolomé share an interest in learning. Not unexpectedly, they fall in love and promise to marry after Bartolomé completes his education.
Bartolomé returns to Valladolid in the fall of 1558 where he and his father are betrayed to the Inquisition and imprisoned.
Abram , Catalina’s father, is called to serve King Felipe II as part of his household’s medical staff and they move to Madrid with the court. Catalina is separated from Bartolomé, who languishes in prison. She is also promised in marriage, by her father, to a Conde in Felipe’s court ...ISBN: 1600344232; printed copy available from:
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Reviewed by Michael A.G. Haykin, Gospel Witness (January 2007)
