The Synoptic Gospels have little to say when considering the person and work of the Holy Spirit. In the Fourth Gospel, the Evangelist spends three chapters (John 14-16) teaching on the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of the believer. The Gospel of John may be criticized on its structure and genre, but it is […]
F.E. Marsh on What the Tongue Can Do
UPDATE 3/7/13: Commenting on this post has been disabled. The following is taken from the commentaries of F.E. Marsh – now available at the new Blue Letter Bible beta site! The heathen philosopher, Xanthus, expecting some friends to dine with him, ordered his servant Esop to provide the best things the market could supply. Tongues only […]
The Treatment of the Holy Spirit
The following is excerpted from R.A. Torrey’s article The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, available as one of the many free text commentaries at the Blue Letter Bible. Previous posts: The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit (introduction) Characteristics of the Holy Spirit The Acts of the Holy Spirit The Office of the […]
The Office of the Holy Spirit
The following is excerpted from R.A. Torrey’s article The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, available as one of the many free text commentaries at the Blue Letter Bible. Previous posts: The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit (introduction) Characteristics of the Holy Spirit The Acts of the Holy Spirit From the introduction to […]
The Old Testament on the Second Coming of Jesus
We have previously covered Old Testament prophecies concerning the first coming—the incarnation—of Jesus. Now, we will see what the Bible has foretold about the second coming of Jesus. As we come to this second area, however, we enter a completely different approach than the prophecies concerning Jesus’ first coming, and this is because of Jesus’ […]
The Acts of the Holy Spirit
The following is excerpted from R.A. Torrey’s article The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, available as one of the many free text commentaries at the Blue Letter Bible. Previous posts: The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit (introduction) Characteristics of the Holy Spirit From the introduction to this series: One of the […]
Characteristics of the Holy Spirit
The following is excerpted from R.A. Torrey’s article The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, available as one of the many free text commentaries at the Blue Letter Bible. In the previous post, we stated that there are four lines of proof in the Bible that the Holy Spirit is a person (distinct […]
The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit
The following is excerpted from R.A. Torrey’s article The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, available as one of the many free text commentaries at the Blue Letter Bible. One of the most characteristic and distinctive doctrines of the Christian faith is that of the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit. The doctrine […]
The First Coming of Jesus Foretold in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Guest post by Justin Alfred Previous posts in this series: Part 1 – They Shall Not Escape Part 2 – How We Should Think About the Second Coming of Jesus Part 3 – Prophetic Promises and the Law Part 4 – Prophetic Promises from the Old Testament Prophets Part 5 – Prophetic Promises and […]
Jesus, the Son of God
The following is taken from the commentaries of F.E. Marsh – now available at the new Blue Letter Bible beta site! Twenty-four times throughout the first Epistle of John is Jesus said to be the Son of God. What did God send His Son to be and do? That we might live (4:9). To be a […]