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"It Is Well With My Soul"

Posted on March 9, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

Marked by tradegy The classic hymn was written by Horatio Spafford, a man who was sadly all too familiar with death and tragedy. In 1871, Spafford suffered the tragic death of his only son to scarlet fever. Shortly thereafter, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the entire city. A successful businessman and lawyer at the time, […]

Filed Under: Saints of Old, The Age of Enlightenment (1456-1918 A.D.) Tagged With: 1 peter, great chicago fire, horatio spafford, hymn, it is well, it is well with my soul

“Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor”

Posted on March 7, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

“Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.”—1 Peter 2:7, KJV Charles H. Spurgeon reminds us that every single believer, in some form or fashion, is called to the mission field: “If Jesus is precious to you, you will not be able to keep your good news to yourself. You will be whispering it into […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: 1 peter, call to ministry, charles spurgeon, evangelism, great commission, missionary

Bible Difficulties vs. Bible Consistencies

Posted on February 3, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

A few months ago, Fast Company released the graphic below to illustrate supposed contradictions in the Bible. Bible Contradictions? The graphic was produced by career skeptic Sam Harris’ nonprofit foundation Project Reason. Fast Company wrote, “…to anyone who thinks the Bible’s the last word on anything, remember this: It isn’t even the last word on […]

Filed Under: Misc. Tagged With: 1 peter, apologetics, bible, contradictions, cross-references, inconsistencies

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