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 […]
The Unsurpassed Glory of the Lord
Isaiah 55 reminds us that the thoughts of the Lord are much higher than our thoughts, His ways more wise than our own. God is complete “other” than us, utterly transcendent and unsurpassed in all His ways. “I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God…” (Isaiah 45:5) Here are seven ways in which the glory of […]
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Next Wednesday, we will send out the BLB’s October Newsletter. We have some exciting announcements and a special giveaway, so sign up today to make sure you receive it! God bless, The BLB Team
Earthen Vessels with Heavenly Treasure
The following is adapted from the Blue Letter Bible Institute (BLBi) class God’s Sufficiency for Godly Living by the late Bob Hoekstra. God’s Sufficiency for Godly Living teaches a Biblical understanding of what it means to rely upon God alone; it is one of fourteen free classes available at the BLBi. The title of this post […]
John 10 and the Doctrine of Eternal Security (Part 2)
One of the most controversial questions among Christians is whether or not a true believer —one who has been regenerated by the Holy Spirit—can lose his or her salvation. There are entire denominations on which the essence of their core soteriology is based on their belief of whether or not a true believer can apostatize and […]
Jesus on the Work of the Spirit
The following has been adapted from Don Stewart’s FAQs, available at the BLB. The Holy Spirit works in ways beyond our understanding. Jesus compared the Spirit to the wind: The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So […]
The Christian is Ever-Increasing in Knowledge
The following has been adapted from the commentaries of F.E. Marsh, a new resource coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible! Once the Christian is saved, his or her knowledge does not stay at its present state; rather, by God’s grace and through His Word, the Christian ever increases in knowledge. Here are a few areas […]