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Reading Proverbs In the Context of the OT & NT

Proverbs in Context

This article on reading Proverbs is originally from the Zondervan Academic blog. Reading Proverbs One of my seminary professors used to cheekily refer to common Christian devotional practices as our “daily bread crumb”. Meaning: we often take a verse or even part of a verse and spin out a comforting…

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About the Passion Translation

This article is provided by BroadStreet Publishing Group, the publishing house for The Passion Translation. The Passion Translation is a groundbreaking attempt to re-introduce the passion and fire of the Bible to English readers. The Passion Translation is a new, heart-level translation that expresses God’s fiery heart of love to…

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Our Amazing Bible!

This article is written by Brian Simmons, lead Translator of The Passion Translation It would be impossible to calculate how many lives have been changed forever by the power of the Bible, the living Word of God! My life was transformed forever because I believed the message contained in the…

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How do I apply the Bible
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How To Personally Apply the Bible

It is a marvel how personally the Bible applies. The words pointedly address the concerns of long-ago people in faraway places, facing specific problems, many of which no longer exist. They had no difficulty seeing the application. Much of what they read was personal application to actual situations they were…

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Theology of the Psalms
Old Testament

Theology of the Psalms

As human words to and about God, the psalms instruct us in myriad ways about how to worship God. They teach us how to sing, dance, rejoice, give thanks, confess sin, grieve, express anger, make requests of God, proclaim God’s name far and wide, and much more. They are a…

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New Testament

Paul’s Greeting to the Philippians

Walk through Paul’s greeting to the Philippians with the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible. First, read the passage, then refer to the notes below. 1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: 2Grace and peace…

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the love of God
Old Testament

His Great Love Toward Us

So, you’ve heard about God and His great love toward us. But where and how does the Bible talk about it? Let’s open up to Psalms and start reading. Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the…

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love and grace
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Love & Grace

Love and grace are incredibly important, but how do they play out realistically in our lives? Let’s look at Corinthians and what the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible has to say. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy…

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types of worship
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4 Scriptural Types of Worship

What does Scripture have to say about worship? Read this article from the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible and learn about these four scriptural types of worship. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” –Psalm 95:6 NIV Worship is a dominant theme…

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Run with Passion and Perspective

Hebrews 12 develops the theme of endurance. The first three verses teach us that the key to persistence is passion. You can read them below, along with commentary on Hebrews 12 from John Maxwell’s study Bible. “Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every…

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