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 […]
Day By Day By Grace | Available in Hardcover and Paperback
Day By Day By Grace, which is one of the Blue Letter Bible’s most popular online devotionals, is now available in print version! The 365 day version of Pastor Bob Hoekstra’s daily devotional on growing in the grace of God is made available by Living in Christ Ministries. This print version is available in both […]
Athanasius: 5-time exile
His rudest critics called him “The Black Dwarf.” Athanasius was a dark-skinned Egyptian bishop who had few friends and plenty of enemies. He was exiled from the church five times by four Roman emperors, spending almost half of his 45 years as bishop of Alexandria in exile. The reason for Athanasius’ exile-upon-exile was his persistence […]
Prophetic Promises and the Writings
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 From the beginning of the biblical revelation, […]
The Anti-Trinity
Guest post by Thaddeus Williams Immanuel Kant thought that, ”Taken literally, absolutely nothing worthwhile for the practical life can be made out of the doctrine of the Trinity” (The Conflict of the Faculties, 1798). I am convinced by Scripture and experience that the great German philosopher could not have been more wrong on this point. […]
Introducing the BLB App Bar
You’ve spoken, and we’ve listened! Check out the new BLB app bar over at the new Blue Letter Bible beta site!
F.E. Marsh on the Trinity
The following is taken from the commentaries of F.E. Marsh – now available at the new Blue Letter Bible beta site! F.E. Marsh presents a sevenfold light regarding the three Persons of the Godhead: Death of Christ. “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience […]