2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (877+ words) I've always appreciated the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. I use it nearly every week in my Bible studies and sermon preparation. I highly recommend it! This week I'm studying the biblical theme of "waiting on the Lord" (e. g. , Ps. 27: 14). One of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (323+ words) (The following blog post was originally published July 2021) So what are these Jewish myths? While we don't know for certain, we do have some idea. For example, Samuel Ngewa wrote, "These myths may include the many legends that had grown…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (267+ words) God's mercy and justice are not opposed to one another. He is merciful and just. His justice does not negate his mercy, nor does his mercy contradict his justice. God is both good and fair (Ps. 25: 8). But, as Francis Turretin…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (694+ words) There are numerous places in Scripture that speak of Christ's authority. He has authority to forgive sins (Mt. 9: 6). He has authority over the spiritual realm (Mk. 1: 27). Jesus has authority as judge (Jn. 5: 27). Christ also has authority over life and death…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (704+ words) (The following blog post was originally published in January 2013. It has been lightly edited.) One of the big names in the history of the Greek New Testament's transmission is Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536). Our readers might know him as the man whom…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (251+ words) Here's Calvin's prayer based on Micah 5: 10-15. It's a good Monday meditation. Grant, Almighty God, that since you so kindly invite us to yourself, and promise that your aid should never be wanting to us (provided we do not close the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (248+ words) Calvin later mentions that God's kingdom is two-fold: Providential and peculiar. He notes that Micah speaks of God's special, peculiar kingdom in his prophecy. "Though the nations had not hitherto obeyed God, they would now own him as king and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (364+ words) The following quotation is found in Charles Hodge's discussion entitled "The Office of the Word as a Means of Grace." Notice the emphasis on Word and Spirit. "So when our blessed Lord was upon earth, the same person went about…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (340+ words) . .. First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. (Mt 7. 5 NET). Those well-known words of Christ mean that before discussing another person's sin, the Christian must first…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (276+ words) (The following slightly edited post was originally published in November 2020.) One of the more difficult NT passages that deals with eschatology is 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-11. The Christians in the Thessalonian church plant had heard Paul teach these things before, so they knew…...