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Why Jesus Is Called the “One Mediator”
God is a God of justice. And his standards of justice are perfect. He condemns all wrongdoing. No sinful human being can hope to escape God’s condemnation.
Articles on The Bible
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Podcast: Race, Ethnicity, and the Bible (Steven Bryan)
Steven Bryan talks about how Christians should approach the various “collective identities” that bind—and divide—us in our world today.
How Is It Possible That Jesus Would Delight in Me?
Is it true? Does Jesus really want to be friends with me? Does he delight in me? How could that possibly be?
Over the next 15 days, read through John’s first letter to the church alongside explanatory passages adapted from ESV Expository Commentary: Hebrews–Revelation (Volume 12).
ESV.org—How to Change Your Subscription Plan
Lots of Great Resources for One Low Cost Did you know you can change your ESV.org subscription plan at any time? To change your plan, simply click the profile icon at the top right of …
Reading the Bible with Dead Guys: J.C. Ryle on Luke 2
*Reading the Bible With Dead Guys is a weekly blog series giving you the chance to read God's Word alongside some great theologians from church history.
Why Ordinary People Matter to God
One of the things that I love about the stories in the Bible is how many ordinary people you meet.
Hebrews 11: A 5-Day Devotional
Recount Hebrews 11 and the stories of faith-filled men and women throughout biblical history whom God commended for believing what they could not yet see.
What Are We Saved from—and What Are We Saved To?
It is very tempting to suggest that Jesus is here to save us from the sad, purposeless lives that we feel, or the lack of meaning in our lives. But that's not what the Bible says.
Video: Nancy Guthrie on the Miracle of Bible Study
In this video, popular author and Bible study leader Nancy Guthrie discusses how God used regular time in his Word to work a miracle in her heart.
Don't Go through Life Overcome with Guilt
The Psalms give us language to pray to God when we are guilty and seeking forgiveness.
The Best Advice for Dealing with Doubt Is Not to Ignore It
If there are doubts that are popping up, rather than just letting them linger in your peripheral vision, why not actually bring them front and center and take a look at where that doubt is coming from?
Read through the ESV Reader’s Gospels in 30 Days
Reader's editions were created to change the way you read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Questions to Ask When Reading Prophetic Scripture
Stephen Nichols gives us some pointers on understanding the prophetic texts.
Video: Elyse Fitzpatrick on How She Reads the Bible
In this video, author and speaker Elyse Fitzpatrick explains why she stopped reading through the entire Bible every year and reminds us that God doesn't get "mad" at us when we miss a day of reading his Word.
Imagination: Not Just for Kids
Imagination is not just for kids; it’s part of all of us.
Why Does Jesus Call Himself the “Son of Man”?
Jesus, interestingly, never refers to himself as the Son of God. Other people mention him in those terms, but his favorite self-designation is actually Son of Man.
Podcast: On the End Times: The Best of ‘The Crossway Podcast’
This compilation episode features some of the best moments from past interviews on the topic of the second coming of Christ and the end times.
How to Apply Literary Sensibility to Christian Doctrine
We need a sensitivity to the different genres of literature in order to make the move from the literature of the Bible to the doctrines of systematic theology.
Engaging with God through the Psalms
The Psalms are meant to invite readers into communication with God.
Podcast: How and How Not to Read Jesus’s Parables (Doug O’Donnell)
Dr. Doug O’Donnell explores the meaning and importance of Jesus’ parables and how we can read and understand them today.
What It Means to Have Living Hope
Christians are God’s dear children, and with this great privilege comes great responsibility. The Bible, in both Testaments, is filled with imperatives.
How We’re Equipping Leaders with God’s Word around the World
Pastors and church leaders, serving in some of the most challenging places on earth, have been equipped with God’s Word—many for the first time.
Like Israel of old, we begin our lives with a sensory disability: we are spiritually ignorant, blind, and deaf.
Psalm 92 Gives Us Language to Rejoice
We have eternity, no matter what’s going on. No matter how crazy life is, we can always find joy in the fact that our problems are temporary and that he’s coming back for us.
Video: Bible Study Q&A with Jen Wilkin (Part 1)
Crossway recently asked readers to submit questions about Bible study for Jen Wilkin, author of Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds.
Nancy Guthrie on the Salvation Purposes of God in Acts (Season 2, Episode 1)
Join Nancy Guthrie as she begins an initial exploration of the book of Acts by interrogating its title with the aim of determining what the aim and purpose of the book really is.
Fred Sanders on the Holy Spirit in Acts (Season 2, Episode 3)
Join Nancy Guthrie as she talks with theologian Fred Sanders about the person and work of the Holy Spirit and specifically about his descent and indwelling of believers in the book of Acts.
As we listen to the Bible’s story, we begin to understand where we fit in and how the moments in our lives and the things around us fit together.
Creative Ways to Practice Hospitality That We Might Be Overlooking
When the Bible talks about hospitality, it is very much talking about relieving people’s needs by providing.