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Thanksgiving to the Father (Spurgeon)

Posted on November 16, 2015 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

“Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (Colossians 1:12-13) “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and […]

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Spurgeon, Inerrancy, and What We Still Need Today

Posted on March 6, 2015 Posted by Dave Jenkins

Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s influence today is felt more than ever, as he is the most published Christian author in church history.1 He is often quoted in sermons, articles, books, tweets, and other quote-worthy mediums among Christians. Helmut Thielicke helpfully points out the impact and influence of Spurgeon’s ministry when he notes that, “The fire Spurgeon […]

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Spurgeon: “There was greater glory among the oxen”

Posted on December 22, 2014 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

Think for a minute of Christ’s person as revealed to us by the Holy Spirit. What can more glorify him than for us to see his person, very God of very God, and yet as truly man? What a wondrous being, as human as ourselves, but as divine as God! Was there ever another like to him? […]

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Spurgeon: God Devised the Plan of Salvation

Posted on September 16, 2014 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

In the belly of a great fish, Jonah learned this great little bit of theology: “Salvation is of the Lord.” (Jonah 2:9) On this verse, Charles Spurgeon expounds: The plan of salvation is entirely of God. No human intellect and no created intelligence assisted God in the planning of salvation. He contrived the way, even […]

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Spurgeon: Stand Before the Blazing Throne

Posted on August 27, 2014 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

In Proverbs 1, the voice of Wisdom cries out: “…whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.” (Proverbs 1:33) On this verse, Charles Spurgeon writes: Attempt to multiply [your own heinous sin] by the multitude of the redeemed, “a number which no man can number,” and you will […]

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Spurgeon: The “Newness” of Resurrection Life

Posted on April 29, 2014 Posted by Chris Poblete

The following is adapted from a sermon by Charles Spurgeon, titled “Christ’s Resurrection and Our Newness of Life” “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans […]

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Spurgeon: The God Who Blots Out Sin

Posted on February 10, 2014 Posted by Chris Poblete

“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.” (Isaiah 44:22) THE INSTRUCTIVE SIMILITUDE Attentively observe THE INSTRUCTIVE SIMILITUDE: our sins are like a cloud. As clouds are of many shapes and shades, so are our transgressions. As clouds obscure […]

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Spurgeon: “We are here to glorify Christ in our daily life.”

Posted on June 10, 2013 Posted by Chris Poblete

The following is taking from Charles Spurgeon’s classic devotional Morning and Evening. Check out this devotional or many others at the Blue Letter Bible. “We live unto the Lord.” (Romans 14:8) If God had willed it, each of us might have entered heaven at the moment of conversion. It was not absolutely necessary for our […]

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The Humility of Prayer

Posted on April 25, 2013 Posted by Chris Poblete

The following is adapted from Charles Spurgeon’s devotional Morning and Evening, available at the BLB alongside many other free devotional studies. “Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.” —Lamentations 3:41 PRAYER TEACHES US The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as […]

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Exciting Announcement | New Book Scanner & Resources (BLB in 2012)

Posted on January 12, 2012 Posted by Chris Poblete

Here at the Blue Letter Bible, our ministry team is constantly working around the clock to keep providing free Bible study tools for the Blue Letter Bible website. By the grace of God, we have been able to produce many new resources for you in 2011. Images currently available One of the big projects that […]

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