Your Access Point into the Doctrine of Scripture Is Jesus
Mark D. Thompson
Why do Christians take the Bible so seriously? Despite some variety in how they might frame their doctrine of Scripture, Christians have, right from the beginning, been “people of the book.”
You Have Been Raised Up with Christ
Paul's letter to the Ephesian church details how being embraced by the love of Christ truly changes everything.
You Died 2,000 Years Ago
David Murray
In the age of TikTok, how does a naked, bloodied, and bruised body hanging on a wooden cross outside Jerusalem have any connection with my life?
Will Unbelievers Be Annihilated or Suffer Eternally? (Revelation 14)
Thomas R. Schreiner
The reality of a believer's faith will reveal itself in observable and concrete ways—those who endure follow God in obedience.
Will God’s Wrath Come upon the Sexually Immoral? (Ephesians 5)
Benjamin L. Merkle
Not everyone who commits these sins is excluded from God’s heavenly kingdom. Yet, those who persistently give themselves over to them demonstrate that they are indeed excluded from eternal life.
Why Your Church Is Not Exempt from the Work of Church Planting
Thabiti Anyabwile
It is important that every local church find some way to focus their ministry efforts on church planting.
Why Were Ananias and Sapphira Killed? (Acts 5)
Brian Vickers
The account of Ananias and Sapphira causes understandable trouble for readers who believe their punishment to be harsh, but we should read it in the context of the description of the believing community.
Why We Desperately Need the Message of Revelation
Thomas R. Schreiner
In the midst of evil, in a world in which the Christian faith is under attack, we need hope and assurance that evil will not have the last word.
Why Titus 2 Is a Great Commission Passage
Kristie Anyabwile
Few would argue against the fact that the Scriptures clearly require every Christian to both be a disciple and make disciples.
Why the 10 Commandments Are Still Relevant
Jen Wilkin
The law in the New Testament is to show us that in the life of the believer, the law is in fact a means of grace because it shows us what pleases God.
Why Study the Books of 1–2 Timothy and Titus?
Brian J. Tabb
1–2 Timothy and Titus are among the most personal and practical books in the New Testament. These letters are often called the "Pastoral Epistles,” but they’re relevant for all Christians, not just pastors.
Why Study the Book of Romans?
Jared C. Wilson
Jared C. Wilson gives three big reasons you ought to give Romans careful study.
Why Study the Book of Revelation?
Stephen Witmer
The book of Revelation shows us how to live victoriously in the midst of both torment and temptation.
Why Study the Book of Philippians?
Ryan Kelly
Behind the text of Philippians stands a riveting story shared by Paul and the Philippian Christians—what we might call the “fellowship of the cross.”
Why Study the Book of Matthew?
Drew Hunter
Matthew’s account provides a unique window through which to see the glory of Christ.
Why Study the Book of Mark?
Dane Ortlund
The whole Bible is from heaven, and the whole thing is profitable (2 Tim. 3:16). But different parts of the Bible serve us in different ways.
Why Study the Book of Luke?
C. D. "Jimmy" Agan III
When we study this book, will not our hearts burn within us with love for him? And will not this love overflow for the salvation of the world?
Why Study the Book of Jude?
Jonathan K. Dodson
In the book of Jude, our heavenly Father threatens the church to keep her from being dragged away from his love.
Why Study the Book of James?
Greg Gilbert
James is an intensely practical book, filled with exhortations to Christians about the way they should live their lives now that they have been given new life in Jesus.
Why Study the Book of Hebrews?
Matthew Z. Capps
Hebrews shows us that the Bible is not a collection of unrelated stories, but is rather one unified story.
Why Study the Book of Galatians?
Geoff Ziegler
The constant pressure is toward practical atheism, toward falling asleep to the glory of our God. Galatians is given to wake us up.
Why Study the Book of Ephesians?
Eric C. Redmond
Ephesians invites us to consider what God has made us to be, do, and have in Christ for a display of the gospel to the world.
Why Study the Book of Ecclesiastes?
Justin S. Holcomb
Ecclesiastes is consistent with the rest of Scripture in its explanation that true wisdom is to fear God even when we cannot see all that God is doing.
Why Study the Book of Daniel?
Todd Wilson
The main purpose of Daniel is to reveal to us who God is—his character, his purposes, his way of working in the world for the good of his people.
Why Study the Book of Acts?
Justin S. Holcomb
The book of Acts does not primarily provide us with human patterns to emulate or avoid. Instead, it repeatedly calls us to reflect upon the work of God, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, establishing the church by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Why Study the Book of 2 Corinthians?
Dane Ortlund
The Christian life is impossible to live without 2 Corinthians.
Why Study the Book of 1 Corinthians?
Jay S. Thomas
How is Christian unity revealed? Put another way, what is the flesh and blood of union with other believers? Paul roots his theology of unity in love.
Why Study the Book?
Know the Bible
In the following posts, contributors to the Knowing the Bible series explain the vital contribution each biblical book makes to the whole, and why each one is worth knowing.
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Why Is the Book of Romans Considered the Greatest Letter Ever Written?
Andrew David Naselli
Studying Romans carefully is worth every minute you invest that way. It’s a relatively short letter, it takes about sixty minutes to read aloud, and it’s profound.
Why Is the Book of Acts So Focused on Peter and Paul?
Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
The deeper motive for Luke’s focus on Peter and Paul is not on them simply as prominent, historic individuals in earliest church history, but on them as apostles and the nature of their apostolic commission.