The following is adapted from Don Stewart’s FAQs at the Blue Letter Bible. The Bible is not humanity’s thoughts about God; it is God revealing His truth to humanity. Because it claims to be the sole revelation of God to the human race, and because the consequences for rejecting the message are so great, it […]
Bought with a Price – Part 3 (Spurgeon)
This is the third part in a three-part series. Go here for part one and here for part two. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify […]
Bought with a Price – Part 2 (Spurgeon)
This is the second part in a three-part series. Click here to read part one. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. […]
Bought with a Price – Part 1 (Spurgeon)
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) With what ardour does the apostle pursue sin to destroy it! He is […]
Handling Bible Difficulties
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 […]
Spurgeon: The People's Preacher
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 […]
The Comfort of Christ
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 […]
God Is… Love.
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, […]
Put Off… Put On…
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 […]
Love's Labors
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 […]