All of Grace, All from God (Bunyan)

In Romans 6:14, Paul says believers are not under law but under grace. Christians do not have to obey the law to be accepted by God. We are not under a covenant of works. Instead, God is gracious. We are justified by grace through faith in Christ. Salvation is a free gift; it is all …

The Subjective Aspect of the KJV-Only Theory

(This is a re-post from March, 2023) The KJV is a good translation of Scripture. It’s common knowledge how popular this translation has been for hundreds of years. The KJV is one of the many good English translations for which we can be thankful.  It’s also common knowledge that some people believe the KJV is …

A Helpful Summary of Psalm 119 (Futato)

This morning while studying Psalm 119:49-50 I found a helpful five-paragraph summary of the entire Psalm. It's from Mark Futato's commentary in the Cornerstone Commentary set. Futato said that Psalm 119 teaches us five things about the Lord's word (instruction). (I've edited the five points slightly for length.) 1) Our Attitude toward the Lord’s Instruction. …

He Seeks Us When We Go Astray (Kuyper)

In the last verse of Psalm 119 the Psalmist admits he's gone astray like a vagrant sheep. So he prays for the Lord to come and find him: "I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant..." (Ps. 119:176 NET). Abraham Kuyper has a wonderful little devotional on this verse in his …

The Longer, Non-authentic Ending of Mark (France)

If you've ever read Mark's gospel, you've come across the bracketed section of Mark 16:9-20. Most modern translations will say that these verses are not found in the earliest manuscripts. It is a big discussion that would take more than one blog post to summarize. However, it is for good reason these verses are in …