Other posts in this series: Part 1: three verbs that describe someone who has encountered Jesus Christ The next phrase in Hebrews 6:6 is crucial in understanding what is being described here, and that is, “since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God, and put Him to open shame.” The verbs “crucify” and […]
The New Covenant: What is it?
The following is adapted from Bob Hoestra’s class Living By God’s Sufficiency, available free at the Blue Letter Bible Institute (www.blbi.org). Previous posts in this series: Series Introduction —– From trusting your own sufficiency to trusting God’s sufficiency The change from trusting one’s own sufficiency to trusting upon God’s sufficiency is a wondrous shift in […]
The Priesthood of Christ
The following has been adapted from the devotionals of F.E. Marsh, a new resource coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible! Christ, as our Savior, speaks of His saving grace. Christ, as our High Priest, tells of our His sustaining grace. Christ, as our High Priest, is seen in the Epistle to the Hebrews, as the: […]
Godly Living, God’s Sufficiency, and the New Covenant
The following is adapted from Bob Hoestra’s class Living By God’s Sufficiency, available free at the Blue Letter Bible Institute (www.blbi.org). Not many would argue that God has saved us from death by grace (Ephesians 2:4-5). But what about about our growth toward Christlikeness in the Christian life? Is this now up to us? Or […]
Emphatic Negations in Hebrews 6
The following portion of Scripture has been, without any equivocation, one of the most hotly disputed passages in the Bible as a whole with regard to the assurance of eternal life, versus temporary life based on one’s performance as a professed believer in Jesus Christ. “For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and […]
How Does Someone Today Blaspheme the Holy Spirit?
The following has been adapted from Don Stewart’s FAQs, a Q&A resource with thousands of entries available at the BLB. “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be […]
Whose I Am
The following has been adapted from the devotionals of F.E. Marsh, a new resource coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible! “For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship” Acts 27:23 KJV The Christian belongs to Christ. We are His by donation. We have […]
Recommended Reading: God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life: The Myth of the Modern Message
Book: God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life: The Myth of the Modern Message Author: Ray Comfort Published: Living Waters, May 2012 Review by: Chris Poblete Ray Comfort’s God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life: The Myth of the Modern Message, is a short, punchy book on a very timely topic. Possibly […]
John 10 and the Doctrine of Eternal Security (part 3)
This is the third and last post in a series. If you haven’t already, please read the the introductory post. You can also read the first and second post. In John 10:28, Jesus says the following concerning His “sheep”: “and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish (καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται […]
Bible Difficulties: Should We Discuss Them?
The following has been adapted from Don Stewart’s FAQs, available at the BLB. That there are difficulties in the Bible—parts that seem hard to believe or seemingly contradict other parts—is a fact. How then, should the reader, in general, deal with the subject of Bible difficulties? 1. Not Afraid Of The Truth We should not […]