Greetings brothers in Christ,
This toolbox was designed to help anyone in the Body of Christ to grow in the Lord Jesus the Christ by gaining knowledge and understanding of the Scriptures. Although it is not the Bible nor intended to be so, it can be a most valuable tool in helping any member of the Body to not only understand what God said but what He meant when He said it. By "rightly dividing the Word of Truth" and keeping Scripture in the proper context one can clearly see the meaning of the Words that the Holy Spirit gave to the men who penned them. Our purpose in putting this toolbox together was "to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the Body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and becoming mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ" Eph 4:12-13. The only way this is accomplished is through sound doctrinal teaching and diligent study of the Scriptures. Then revelation by the Holy Spirit will come. But there seems to be so little teaching in the churches today that members of the Body have virtually no way of growing into the whole, mature person in Christ that He desires us to be. Unless the Body can mature in Christ there will be no unity because the Body will continue to divide (denominations) and constantly be "tossed back and forth by the waves and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming" Eph 4:14. More simply put: the Body of Christ is being starved to death by the lack of sound doctrinal teaching. We understand these are harsh words for many but for those who make it past this first paragraph and actually open the Bible for themselves, this toolbox can be a tremendous aid in the study of God's Word where you will find the nourishment needed for Spiritual growth to take place, not from what we say but from God's Word revealed by the Holy Spirit when you study, pray about and accept the text in the context in which it was originally given.
In this toolbox you will find no devotionals, verse of the day, Bible reading of the day, through the Bible in one year or any other modern attempt at the Scriptures that have over and over again proved to keep the Body in Spiritual infancy because they do not produce understanding and knowledge of the will of God.
We are of no denomination, religion or representatives of any organization but have placed our trust in the Lord Jesus the Christ for our salvation - we are Christians, members of the Body of Christ and ambassadors of Christ. We are not attempting to build a church or develop a following and we do not want your money (there is nothing to buy and nowhere to give); we just want to give the Body of Christ something to help it grow to the “whole measure of the fullness of Christ” by outlining doctrinal truths in their proper context so that people can study for themselves and understand the plan and will of God and who they are “in Christ”.
Please check back from time to time as we will continue our studies and post new papers on the website for you to print (for free) and add to your toolbox. If you have a friend who is a believer, you can copy yours and give it to them or tell them about the website and they can download one for themselves to aid them in their studies.
We are both available, schedules allowing, for presentations of the toolbox, teaching classes or answer a question you have about the Scriptures. Please feel free to contact us.
Grace be with you
Greg Blevins & Keith Ashmore