An excerpt from a new class by Dr. Peter Jones, coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible Institute: We finally have that “something better” for which the human heart has always longed. Because of Jesus’ death, we don’t have to fear God’s judgment, which fell on his Son instead of on us. Because of Jesus’ […]
Chuck Smith on the Priority of Abiding in Christ
The following is from Chuck Smith’s resources available at the Blue Letter Bible. “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus…” (Ephesians 1) I believe that if there is a theme that runs through the book of Ephesians, it is […]
God Uses Ordinary People in Extraordinary Ways
God uses ordinary people in exordinary ways for His glory. At first it may seem that that statement isn’t quite right and you may not believe it. After all aren’t only “super Christians” used by God?” You may be thinking, “I’m just a lay person what can God do with you?” Rather than thinking in […]
Chuck Smith: “I have a new home that I’m moving into”
(Adapted from Chuck Smith’s C2000 commentary available at the Blue Letter Bible) For we know that if our earthly house, [this] tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is […]
Spurgeon: Where does your help come from?
“Look unto me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45:22) To whom does God tell us to look for salvation? O, does it not lower the pride of man, when we hear the Lord say, “Look unto me, and be ye saved, […]
New Book: The Glorious Feast of the Gospel by Richard Sibbes
Blue Letter Bible is excited to present a digital edition of The Glorious Feast of the Gospel, a series of sermons on Isaiah 25:6-9, by Richard Sibbes. Originally published in 1650, this collection reads comfortably for both devotional and study purposes. The writer petitions all believers, in their need of encouragement, to a renewed communion with […]
The Authority of Jesus
Bible commentator F.E. Marsh offers 7 ways that Jesus has authority: Christ has authority over all flesh. since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. (John 17:2) Christ has all authority given to Him in heaven and earth. And Jesus came and said […]
Spurgeon: “You are free to approach the throne of grace”
“The liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.” — Galatians 5:1 This “liberty” makes us free to heaven’s charter—the Bible. Here is a choice passage, believer, “When thou passest through the rivers, I will be with thee.” You are free to that. Here is another: “The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but my […]
Trusting God When Trials Hit
Let’s face it: we know how difficult trials can be. We often lay wounded and troubled in the trenches of daily life. What’s worse is when trials test our trust in God. Where do we place our hope in these circumstances? Does my life reflect that God is my hope? Or, when trials hit, does […]
The Gospel: First Revealed in the Garden
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:15) The holy gospel was not first revealed by Jesus during His earthly ministry. It was first revealed by God in the Garden of Paradise. From those […]