What’s so good about Good Friday? Good Friday is celebrated by Christians worldwide. It commemorates the single, most important event in history: when the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ hung on a cross to bear the wrath of God in the stead of those who would believe. Below are the events of that day as […]

  The Gospels record that during the six hours Jesus was hanging on the cross He made seven different statements. These statements are of tremendous significance not only because they are the last words of Jesus before His death, but also because they describe the life and ministry of Jesus Christ our Lord. 1. “Father, […]

Introduction Many people today can quote Psalm 23 verbatim, having learned it as a child in Sunday School, or perhaps Vacation Bible School, or maybe even from their parents. But how many of us truly understand the deeper, spiritual truths contained in this Psalm? The following study is aimed at giving us a bit more […]

O LORD, my God and Savior – Mockery was a great ingredient to your woes. Judas mocked You in the Garden; the chief priests and scribes laughed you to scorn; Herod set you at nought; the servants and the soldiers jeered and harassed you with brutal insults; Pilate and his guards ridiculed Your royalty, even […]

Looking for Passion Week resources? Make sure to stop by the Blue Letter Bible website. We have updated the front page to highlight a few free resources, including: Video: The Gospel According to Luke In conjunction with the JESUS Film Project, the Blue Letter Bible presents the filmed adaptation of the Gospel of Luke that would […]

THE cross of Calvary was ever casting its terrible shadow across the path of Christ. It is interesting and instructive to mark Christ’s repeated reference to His death. The death of Christ is: The testimony to man’s sin. And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me […]

On Wednesday, we delivered an exciting announcement, introducing our newest blog contributor, Justin Alfred. We thought it would be a great idea for you to get more acquainted with Justin, so we spent a moment with him and asked about his background, his studies, and his passions for Jesus, the Bible, and biblical languages. Below […]

Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and for ever. Amen. (Jude 24,25)  This doxology […]

We find the Bible assuming itself to be the Word of God in the special terms that it uses to describe itself. In this blog series’ fifth installment, we consider a few more of these terms: “Moses and the Prophets”, “The Oracles of God”, and “’Covenant’ (Testament).” 10. Moses And The Prophets The Old Testament […]

This is a guest post by Jim Milligan, Executive Director of Blue Letter Bible. Expanding the Blog for You We are pleased to announce the expansion of the Blue Letter Bible Blog.  We will be adding a section that deals with the original languages and how they can add richness to our understanding of the […]