2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (275+ words) (This is a repost from March 2023.) Dave Brunn does an excellent job explaining translation principles and methods in his book'One Bible, Many Versions. And speaking of literal translations and translating one Greek or Hebrew word differently, here's Brunn's helpful explanation:…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (900+ words) I really enjoy being able to choose my favorite music to stream while driving or studying. I also like the ability to select movies or shows that I find entertaining. And I'm glad that when I go to a restaurant,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (925+ words) I'm a fan of dictionaries for studying Scripture and theology. I enjoy good Bible dictionaries, as well as helpful dictionaries of theology. It's nice to find a concise article about Biblical or theological terms, such as Jericho, the Ark of…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (447+ words) I appreciate how Robert Kolb and Charles Arand discuss Luther's teaching on justification by faith alone in Christ alone. This truth means that a believer is a saint and a sinner at the same time. In himself before the Law,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (712+ words) Modern Christians might sometimes forget that seeing the gospel in the Old Testament is not a novel idea that emerged in the United States thirty or forty years ago. We can certainly be thankful for the recent emphasis on the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (738+ words) In Romans 3:21, the Apostle wrote about the righteousness of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. This section of Romans is a wonderful explanation of what it means to be justified through faith alone in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (488+ words) Do you want a clear and concise summary of what it means to be confessionally Reformed? D. Blair Smith recently wrote a helpful booklet on that topic: Reformed Confessionalism. In the fourth chapter of this booklet, Smith lists several benefits of…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (299+ words) Grace to you, and peace in Christ. Dear and virtuous lady, your dear brother [Reverend] Jerome Weller has made known to me how sorely you are troubled with temptation concerning eternal foreknowledge, which is truly grievous to me. May Christ…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (294+ words) If you are looking for a classic devotional that explores various verses of the Bible, I recommend "Light and Truth" by Horatius Bonar. Bonar was a 19th-century Scottish preacher who also wrote various books and hymns, including "Not What My…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (459+ words) Here is a wonderful explanation of 2 Corinthians 5:21 (God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God. NET Bible). It's from Wolfgang Musculus' commentary on…...