Bible Study
Spurgeon on Psalm 136
“Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 Last Sunday — in preparation for this week’s celebration of Thanksgiving — I was privileged to teach on Psalm 136, one of the Psalms of Thanksgiving in Scripture. But as much as I enjoyed the task and believe…
In What Sense is Christ’s Atonement "Limited"?
Most of the blog’s readers will immediately recognize Bethlehem Baptist Church (in Minneapolis, Minnesota) as the church where John Piper serves as a pastor. This church offers many good online resources, including a solid, basic presentation of Calvinism entitled What We Believe About the Five Points of Calvinism. I recommend checking it out and offer…
Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology
I would like to recommend two resources to the blog’s readers for help in seeking to understand Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology. First, I would like to recommend reading Covenant Theology: From Adam to Christ, edited by Ronald D. Miller, James M. Renihan, and Francisco Orozco and published by Reformed Baptist Academic Press. It focuses especially…
Berean Bible Study Freeware
The regular readers of this blog know that I am always on the lookout for good Bible study software and internet resources, especially those that are freely available. Well, I have run across another free Bible study software program that is good for looking up passages quickly or doing basic searches and topical studies. It…
Renihan/Gonzales Exchange On Using the Language of "Passion" With Reference to God and Believers
Earlier today, James M. Renihan, the Dean of The Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies, published an article entitled Are you passionate? on the Reformed Baptist Fellowship blog. Here is the post in its entirety: It seems that evangelical preachers and writers have become passionate about being passionate. This might be one of the most common…
Recommendation: Michael Marlowe’s Bible Research Website
Perhaps some of the blog’s readers have already visited Michael Marlowe’s Bible Research website from the link on this page, but if you haven’t already checked it out, I highly recommend it. Marlowe has a wealth of articles and information at the site, covering areas such as study of the Greek New testament, the Hebrew…
More e-Sword Resources
Many of the blog’s readers know of my recommendation of e-sword and of the many e-sword resources I have made available at Pastor Throop.com (Just click on the ‘Select Category’ drop-down menu). But today I would like to let you all know about a couple of other nice websites for e-Sword. First, there are a…
e-Sword Update Released
The latest update to e-Sword (v7.9.4) was made available just a few days ago, on January 19. I apologize to the blog’s readers for my tardiness in posting the information here. For those who already use e-Sword and may be interested, here is a list of recent updates taken from the e-Sword website Downloads page…
e-Sword: The Best Free Bible Study Software
Next to BibleWorks, which I would not do without, I have been using e-Sword since 2001 as my primary Bible study software. Although it is free, it is better than most commercial Bible study programs. I currently use it every day for Bible study on my pc, laptop, and iPAQ. It has become an indispensable…