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5 Best Reasons to Use an ESV Study Bible

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

The purpose of any study Bible is to take you deeper into the Scriptures so you can broaden your knowledge and understanding of Scripture. The ESV Study Bible checks this box and fulfills that objecti...

How the Resurrection Changes Your Monday

Mike McKinley

The Christ’s suffering was necessary, and his glory inevitable, because God wanted it to be so....

10 Scriptures to Prepare Your Heart for Thanksgiving

Micah Maddox

The season of thankfulness is upon us! But as believers, we are called to praise God and give thanks all year long. So no matter what time of the year it is, these 10 beautiful verses can help you tur...

15 Bible Verses to Aid You in Spiritual Battle

Debbie McDaniel

Press on--courageous and free--never held back by fear or defeat. The battle belongs to the Lord, and He has the final victory......

How Do We Present Ourselves to God as One Approved?

Lisa Loraine Baker

If a man, no matter how esteemed by earthly people, treats the Scriptures as anything but the inspired word of God, he will not stand before God as a worker approved. We are to pray and immerse oursel...

10 Bible Verses to Read at a Wedding

Maria Cheshire

There are many building blocks to a Christ-centered marriage. Here are some verses that can remind newlyweds of the many components needed in a healthy marriage: ...

20 Bible Verses to Grow Your Marriage

Debbie McDaniel

Marriage is a gift – an amazing blessing from God. ...

6 Things to Know about the Messianic Prophecies of Jesus

Dawn Wilson

Biblical scholars say there are approximately 2,500 prophecies are in the Bible—with about 2,000 of them already fulfilled. But only a few hundred of these are Messianic prophecies. Fulfilled prophecy...

12 Scripture Verses to Help You Find Strength

Robert J. Morgan

The word “strength” occurs 232 times in Scripture. Maybe if we discover these lines of Scripture, we’ll be able to grasp some high voltage lines from the Bible. ...

25 Bible Verses to Memorize with Your Kids

Debbie McDaniel

One of the most powerful things we can do as parents is to teach our children God’s Word....

What Every Christian Should Know about the Dead Sea Scrolls

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

One of the most significant things the Dead Sea Scrolls provide is a reliable record and confidence in the modern scriptures we have. I believe that for Christians, knowing about the Dead Sea Scrolls ...

Why Are There So Many Different Bible Translations?

Emma Danzey

May we remember the gift and the privilege to even have one full version of the Scriptures in our English language. We are in the top 10% around the world. Not only this, but we have multiple translat...

What Is Advent, and When Does It Start?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

The way various Christian denominations remember the season of Advent may differ, but the collective significance is found in the hope of Jesus, who became God in flesh, so that he could redeem us....

Who Was Polycarp?

Lancelot Tucker

Polycarp was one of the first second-generation Christians to be martyred, and a foundational figure in the early church. Here is what we know about his life and how it ended....

What Is Purgatory, and Is It in the Bible?

Mike Leake

I do not believe that a simple reading of Scripture would lead one to believe that there is an extended time of purifying that a believer must endure upon their death. On the whole the Scriptures seem...

4 Miracles Found in Reading God’s Word

Dr. Jack Graham

Even people who aren’t familiar with the Bible recognize it as a Holy book. There’s just something different – something miraculous – about reading the Bible compared with any other ordinary book. I b...

The Witness of Scripture: Work of Men, or Word of God?

The Bible is the account of God’s activity in and beyond time. But is it a trustworthy account? To answer that we need to establish three things......

Who Wrote the Bible?

Dr. Michael A. Milton

The Bible is the Word of God written for His people, spanning 66 books in the Old and New Testament combined. It is the best selling book of all time with over 50 billion copies sold and distributed. ...

10 Ways to Make Your Bible Study Different...and Exciting

If you want to find an article to shame you into daily devotions, or adding one more thing to your spiritual to-do list, you can find plenty of them. This isn’t one of them. Whenever the Bible talks...