The following has been adapted from Don Stewart’s FAQs, available at the BLB.   The Holy Spirit works in ways beyond our understanding. Jesus compared the Spirit to the wind: The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So […]

The following has been adapted from the commentaries of F.E. Marsh, a new resource coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible! Once the Christian is saved, his or her knowledge does not stay at its present state; rather, by God’s grace and through His Word, the Christian ever increases in knowledge. Here are a few areas […]

The following is adapted from the Blue Letter Bible Institute (BLBi) class The Attributes of God by David Hocking. The Attributes of God is one of fourteen free classes available at the BLBi. God is able to answer prayer. Think about the rich truths packed in that statement. Who is God? He is the great […]

The following is taken from the BLB’s Help/FAQ section where our staff has answered some of the most common questions BLB users have asked on Scripture, God, Christian Living, Eschatology, and much more. “He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of […]

The following has been adapted from the commentaries of F.E. Marsh, coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible.   Jacob’s ladder is a type of Christ (John1:51). In other words, Christ is the only Way between God and man. He is- 1. An Opportune Way, for the man in danger, even as the manslayer found the way to […]

The following study was put together using the classic Thompson’s Chain Reference, available at the Blue Letter Bible. The New Testament letter to the Hebrews was written to encourage Christians during a time of trial. The author turns his readers’ attention to the supremacy and sufficiency of Jesus Christ in all of life. Dispersed throughout […]

“Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well, the rain also filleth the pools.” — Psalm 84:6 This teaches us that the comfort obtained by a one may often prove serviceable to another; just as wells would be used by the company who came after. We read some book full of consolation, which is like […]

Today’s post is adapted from the BLB FAQ section, where thousands of your top questions have been answered by Bible experts. What was the “thorn in the flesh” to which Paul makes reference in 2 Corinthians 12:7-9? To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in […]

The following has been adapted from the commentaries of F.E. Marsh, coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible. To abound means to be rich or well supplied; to be filled. Here are 7 ways in which the Christian abounds, according to Scripture: 1. Abound in HOPE. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy […]