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Christ, Our Substitute: The Meaning of the Cross

Last week, we looked at what the Bible says about the doctrine of substitutionary atonement and how it compares against other atonement theories throughout church history. Today, we look further into the biblical support for substitutionary atonement.

Several biblical terms express (but do not exhaust) the ministry of Jesus as Substitute—and the meaning […]

Emphatic Negations in Hebrews 6 (introducing verses 9-12)

If you are joining us for the first time, please be sure to read the previous posts in this series:

Part 1: Three verbs that describe someone who has encountered Jesus Christ Part 2: Comparing the parable of the four soils Part 3: Who is the third soil? Part 4: The fourth soil […]

Salvation: Past, Present, Future

The following has been adapted from the devotionals of F.E. Marsh, a new resource coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible!

 

Salvation has a three-fold nature in regards to its timing. It has a past, present, and future aspect to the believer in Christ.

Past salvation. Those who are Christ’s are saved […]

RELEASED: November Newsletter

In this month’s newsletter, we announce some exciting new items. This month in particular, we have a few new additional resources in our Women’s Ministry, Glimpses of His Glory, including our first digital book The Excellent Woman.

View the newsletter or subscribe today to receive a free download of the book.

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BLB's First Digital Book! (and a chance to download for FREE)

Introducing the first digital book produced by the Blue Letter Bible team!

The Excellent Woman is a timeless commentary on Proverbs 31, originally published in 1847. It was written by Anne Pratt (1806 – 1893), an English-born woman who was highly acclaimed for her writings and illustrations on botany. While nature was her central […]

Christ, Our Great Substitute

Each month, we will be highlighting a particular theological topic here at the BLB blog. This month, we are highlighting the topic of soteriology—the doctrine of salvation through Jesus Christ.

“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the […]

Emphatic Negations in Hebrews 6: The meaning of the four soils

If you are joining us for the first time, please be sure to read the previous posts in this series: Part 1: Three verbs that describe someone who has encountered Jesus Christ Part 2: Comparing the parable of the four soils Part 3: Who is the third soil? Part 4: The fourth soil

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How Does a Person Become a Christian?

Each month, we will be highlighting a particular theological topic here at the BLB blog. This month, we are highlighting the topic of soteriology—the doctrine of salvation through Jesus Christ.

The Bible says a person becomes a Christian when he places his faith in Jesus Christ. This is known as being saved or born […]

Fullness in Christ

The following has been adapted from the devotionals of F.E. Marsh, a new resource coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible!

When Christ gave His disciples a draught of fishes He gave them such a supply that the boats were filled (Luke 5:6-7). Christ never gives with a miserly hand; there is sure to […]

How has the BLB impacted your life?

The BLB website reaches 1 million users each month. That is a huge encouragement to our small team! We love hearing about the fruits of our labor and seeing how God is using this ministry to bless millions. We often hear encouraging stories about how God is using the BLB to impact the lives […]