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What Does it Mean to Be a ‘Living Sacrifice’ and How Do I Be One?

Rylie Fine

One of his puzzling phrases is found in Romans 12:1 where he says, “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice….” What is a livi...

What Is Our Purpose as Christians?

Lisa Loraine Baker

When we become Christians, we are no longer living for ourselves; we are living for the Lord. Therefore, we need to discover God’s purpose for us, and the Bible has much to say about that. We, in effe...

What Is a Scapegoat in the Bible, and Why Is Jesus Ours?

Lisa Loraine Baker

A scapegoat in the Bible is “the goat that goes away” (escape + goat). In essence, a scapegoat in the Bible is one who makes atonement for another (or redeems them). ...

What Does It Mean That "Your Life Is Hidden with Christ"?

Ruth Clemence

Jesus is in heaven with the Father. Yet we are told in Colossians 3:3 that our life is “hidden with Christ in God.” How can our life be hidden with Jesus in heaven, whilst we carry on living here on t...

Are There Steps to Our Salvation? A Study of the Ordo Salutis

David Paul

The Ordo Salutis is simply a Latin term meaning the order of salvation, referring to the logical order of events that comprise our salvation in Christ. The first thing to remember is that because we...

What Is Irresistible Grace and Is it Biblical?

Heather Riggleman

Irresistible grace is defined as those whom God has elected and drawn to Himself. When God calls the elect, they respond (John 6:37, 44; 10:16)....

Is God Good?

Bethany Verrett

God is so good that He made it possible for the very people who rejected Him, who crucified His Son, and who still mock Him to be changed and spend eternity with Him. God’s love for all people is the ...

What Does the Bible Mean When it Talks about a "Reprobate Mind"?

Britt Mooney

What is the Apostle Paul trying to tell us when he talks about a reprobate mind? ...

What Does the Bible Say about Knowledge?

Dawn Wilson

God predicted that in the last days knowledge will increase, but the knowledge of the world is not the same as biblical knowledge.What does the Bible say about knowledge? How does it differ from ...

How Can We Practice Sacrificial Love?

Ruth Clemence

In the ancient Greek language, there are four types of love. There is storge love which is love that is shared between family members like that experienced between a parent and child; eros love which ...

What’s So Good about the Gospel?

Meredith N Mills

Many gospel conversations focus on life after death: All have sinned. Sin separates us from God. Jesus died to save us from hell and make heaven possible for those who believe in him. But what if this...

The Top 20 Most-Read Bible Verses on Bible Study Tools in 2024

Veronica Olson Neffinger

Here at Bible Study Tools, we decided to do a deep dive into the top Scripture passages that were searched and read on our site in the past year. We think you’ll find the results as fascinating and en...

Why Did God Give the Law?

John Piper

The law which God gave to Moses at Mount Sinai a few months after bringing the people out of Egypt has been the victim of some very bad press in the past several hundred years. My guess is that there ...

Roman Centurions in the Bible: What Christians Should Know

Trey Soto

We have a few examples of Jesus' interactions with Roman centurions in the Gospel accounts. Discover what Christians can learn from two specific accounts of Roman Centurions, including the historicall...

Why Is Accountability So Important for Christians?

Heather Adams

True accountability starts with accepting that we are all imperfect. It demands that we be honest enough with ourselves to receive correction, or to speak the truth in love to others when it’s needed....

How Does the Bible Illuminate What’s Real and What’s Fake?

Lisa Loraine Baker

Reality has a fixed nature which is true and unaffected by a person’s beliefs, perceptions or experiences. We can say reality has an objective nature because God created the heavens and the earth...

5 Reasons All Christians Should Celebrate Juneteenth

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Juneteenth serves not only as a day of remembrance, it is also a platform for reflection and dialogue about the struggle for racial equality that still exists in our nation 160 years later. This holid...

Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 1

John Piper

Everything else in the Old Testament in some sense depends on these two commandments: the commandment to love God and the commandment to love our neighbor. This is an amazing statement....

Beyond Sunday: Is Union with Christ Mysticism?

Paul's teaching on union with Christ has often been labeled as Christian "mysticism." This is an appropriate term if understood in a qualified sense....