A Better Sacrifice Under Grace
From Pastor Bob Hoekstra’s Day By Day By Grace devotional, available free at the BLB. For such a High Priest was fitting for us…who does not needdaily, as those high priests, to offer up...
View ArticleThe Names of God in the OT (Introduction)
“Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven.” Psa 148:13 In the Old Testament times, a name was not only identification, but an...
View ArticleYe Are the Branches
(by Andrew Murray) Everything depends on our being right ourselves in Christ. If I want good apples, I must have a good apple tree; and if I care for the health of the apple tree, the apple tree will...
View ArticleWhat Is the Sufficiency of Scripture?
The sufficiency of Scripture can be simply defined as follows: In the Bible alone, God has given humankind all things that are necessary for the proper understanding of who God is, who we are, how God...
View ArticleThe Greatness of God and the Power of Prayer
The following is adapted from the Blue Letter Bible Institute (BLBi) class The Attributes of God by David Hocking. The Attributes of God is one of fourteen free classes available at the BLBi. God is...
View ArticleJesus on the Work of the Spirit
The following has been adapted from Don Stewart’s FAQs, available at the BLB. The Holy Spirit works in ways beyond our understanding. Jesus compared the Spirit to the wind: The wind blows where it...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleIn Jesus, Grace Upon Grace
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...
View ArticleWhy Was Jesus Called Immanuel?
In Matthew’s gospel Jesus is called Immanuel. Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us”(Matthew 1:23). This is...
View ArticleWhat does it mean to say that the Bible is "inspired"?
From the BLB FAQs. Have a question? See if we’ve listed it. Today, when we use the word “inspire” or “inspiration,” it has the idea of something challenging to the human heart. We speak of a person...
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