The following is adapted from a leadership workshop by Brian Brodersen titled, An Abiding Relationship with Christ. This workshop is part of the Servant Leadership class available free at the Blue Letter Bible Institute. Sign up today! 1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear […]

When we examine the way Jesus viewed Scripture we can see that He trusted it totally, believing it to be inerrant—without error. 1. All Scripture Was Divinely Inspired Jesus believed that Scripture, in its entirety, is God-breathed. When confronted with the temptation of the devil He said: “It is written: ‘One does not live on […]

“Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. And he said to them, ‘Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.’ So they took it. When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not […]

On the first Friday of every month, we are giving away one free book. The books will be carefully chosen from the BLB Bookstore and are recommended for Christian growth and edification. This month’s giveaway is Spirit Rising: Tapping into the Power of the Holy Spirit by Jim Cymbala Description For some of us being […]

He is a Safe Hiding Place. “a shelter from the storm” (Isaiah 32:2). “In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues” (Psalm 31:20). Note the three “froms” in the above verses as showing that from which the Lord […]

The clearest testimony of the extent of the Hebrew canon comes from the first century writer Flavius Josephus (A.D. 37-100). He said that the Jews held as sacred only twenty-two books (which include exactly the same as our present thirty-nine books of the Old Testament). He wrote: We have but twenty-two [books] containing the history […]

Don’t you just love old hymns? We do. Every week at the Blue Letter Bible (Sowing Circle) staff devotionals, we usually begin by singing old hymns together. They tend to be filled with rich theological and praiseworthy truths! We share some of these great songs on the BLB website. You might notice that sometimes the […]

The following has been adapted from The History and Authenticity of the Bible, a free class available at the Blue Letter Bible Institute. In Psalm 119, we have a lot of beautiful statements. Let’s just highlight a few. In verses 26 and 27, we see a prayer. “I have declared my ways and Thou heardest […]

As we examine the evidence, we find that when the New Testament quotes the Old Testament, it does so as authoritative. In other words, the New Testament assumes the authority of the Old. There are over 250 quotations from Old Testament books that are found in the New Testament. Most of the books of the […]

The atonement that Christ made upon the cross when He died is the: Source of all our spiritual blessing In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7) Separating power in holiness So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to […]