Q: How are we to handle Bible Difficulties? Like all other ancient writings, the Holy Scriptures present many difficulties. Some of these are not easy of solution, while others may be satisfactorily explained. The existence of difficulties in such a book was to be expected, and therefore cannot be wondered at. It is a matter […]

We know you guys love Spurgeon. If you have an hour of free time, you might want to watch this documentary on one of our favorite preachers, Charles Haddon Spurgeon. It’s well worth the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pvgcqDTc6vg Many of Spurgeon’s commentaries and sermons are available at the Blue Letter Bible. We also frequently feature him on […]

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17) “‘He will not quench the smoking wick or flax.’ It adds strength to faith to consider […]

The following is taken from the works of Andrew Murray (1828-1917), a South African minister and pioneer in modern missions. Many of Murray’s works are available through the Blue Letter Bible bookstore and free at the Blue Letter Bible website.     “But the fruit of the Spirit is love…” (Galatians 5:22a, emphasis added) Now, […]

Scripture tells us that before we came to saving faith in Jesus, we walked around dead in our trespasses following the world and its course (Ephesians 2). But now in Christ, we are made alive—new creations. As Christians, there are things of our former nature that we must now put off or take off (Ephesians […]

The following study was compiled using the sermon notes of Charles H. Spurgeon, available as one of the Blue Letter Bible commentaries. “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (1 Corinthians 13:7) The grace of love is absolutely essential to true godliness. So essential is it that if we […]

THE “Gathered togethers” of Scripture are associated with the fellowship of God’s saints. Gathered together in sorrow “And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together ” (Luke 24:33). This is when the disciples were gathered together after the crucifixion of Christ. Gathered together for worship “For where two or […]

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of […]

As Christians, we ought to bring all types of folks to Jesus. Following the pattern set forth in the Gospels, we ought to bring: The Sick Matthew 4:24 – “So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, […]

There are at least five fruits of abiding in Christ: Spiritual Fruitfulness “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 Answered Prayer “If you abide in me, and my […]