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 […]

The following is taken from Spurgeon’s classic book All of Grace—an earnest word for those seeking salvation and God—available at the BLB bookstore. Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Romans 8:33 You cannot justify yourself A wonderful thing it is, this being justified, or made just. If we […]

Just in case you missed it, you might want to check out our recent blog series with Biblical language expert Justin Alfred. Justin walked us through the Hebrew language and grammar found in a well-known psalm, Psalm 23, and showed us how to mine some rich theological truths among its lines. Here are the posts […]

Have you ever wondered if knowing a thing or two about the Bible’s original languages would help aid your personal Bible study? Wish you knew more about them? Well, this is how we aim to serve you with our new Biblical language series of blogs. So far, we have looked at the Hebrew in Psalm […]

God has revealed Himself to the human race through His providential goodness in the world. His existence is made known through His provisions. This is also known as “common grace.” When people wanted to worship Paul and Barnabas after miracles they performed, Paul told them the following: Men, why are you doing this? We too […]

When we walk through the passage of 1 Kings 20:1-30, we notice that in the attitude and action of the King of Syria we have an illustration of the course and consequence of pride: 1. The demand of pride (verses 1-6). Pride is always overreaching in its claims, selfish in its requests, and cruel in its […]

The following is adapted from the “Growing in the Grace of God” course, a free theology course taught by Pastor Bob Hoekstra available at the Blue Letter Bible Institute. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the […]

“but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again…” (John 4:14) “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and […]

“Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” (Psalm 23:6) The word “surely” in the Hebrew is אַךְ (’ak), and it is what is called an adverbial particle. Adverbial particles make a very strong positive assertion of truth—in contrast […]

Have you ever used Hitchcock’s Topical Analysis (HTA) of the Bible? It is one of the many Bible study tools available at the Blue Letter Bible. It is unique and comprehensive—a great tool for any student of God’s Word. Here’s how it works: In the HTA, the Old Testament and New Testament are arranged into […]