Prayer is an important part of the Christian’s life. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 encourages Christians to pray without ceasing. What does this look like? How does one pray privately? Scripture gives us seven examples: 1. The prayer of ADORATION. Psa 18:2 – The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, […] 
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places […] 
The following is adapted from the commentaries of Ray Stedman, available as a free resource at the Blue Letter Bible website. Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus […] 
Celebration is in order today. Today marks the first anniversary of the Blue Letter Bible Blog. Over the last year, we have used this blog to inform you of new resources, highlight certain BLB features, introduce new commentaries, and provide biographies and other various articles. Now that we’ve completed our first lap around the […] 
The following is adapted from the Blue Letter Bible Institute class Christology. To take this class, or to view others, please visit us here. The name Jesus comes the Hebrew name Yehoshua which simply means “Yahweh is salvation,” and it was given to Christ at His birth. Well, then what was the eternal […] 
“And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.” Acts 6:8 Those who are full of grace are… Responsive to grace. “When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed” (Acts 18: 27). Built up by grace. “And now I commend you […] 
We have released the latest update for the Blue Letter Bible app (universally designed for iPod, iPhone, iPad). We are excited to tell you about this version’s significant updates. Because user experience and product quality are high on our ministry priority list, the new changes include both improved functions and and added features. […] 
The following is an exhaustive list on who we, the Church, are and how God has chosen to identify us with Himself. The whole list can be found in our growing selection of study tools at the Blue Letter Bible. We, the Church, are… Loved by God Jhn 3:16 Forgiven Col 1:14 Confessing the […] 
The following is an exhaustive list on Who God is and how He has chosen to manifest Himself to His creatures. The whole list can be found in our growing selection of study tools at the Blue Letter Bible. Our God is… Love 1 Jo 4:16 Spirit Jhn 4:24 The Holy One Psa 16:10 […] 
Every Monday morning, the Blue Letter Bible staff convenes to discuss the week’s agenda and pray for the ministry. We typically begin this weekly time together by reading—out loud—one of the daily devotionals that are available at the Blue Letter Bible website. Yesterday, we read from Pastor Bob Hoekstra’s Day […] |