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7 Step-by-Step Bible Study Methods
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7 Step-by-Step Bible Study Methods

Does the Old Testament Law Still Apply?
Old Testament

Does the Old Testament Law Still Apply?

Discover the 5 Covenants in the Bible
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Discover the 5 Covenants in the Bible

Commentaries

Boice: By a Pastor, For a Pastor

When we listen to a sermon, we hope for two things: an explanation of the passage, and how it relates to us. These are the two goals the Boice Expositional Commentary Series accomplishes. It helps preachers, teachers and students of the Bible understand the Bible’s tough passages. Then, Boice makes his…

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3 Highlights of the Android Update

Have you heard? We updated our Android app! This update wasn’t a little bug fix or adding one new feature. Hours and hours of hard work from our development team went into this update, and we couldn’t be more proud. Maybe you have already updated the app and seen the…

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Read and Study the Bible in new ways
Bible Study Tips

Read and Study the Bible in New Ways

The Bible is an ancient text. So, it isn’t surprising when we get a little bored while reading it—especially with our entertainment-saturated culture. The average person watches only 10-seconds of a video on Facebook! If our attention spans can only handle 10-seconds of a video, how can we possibly stay…

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Commentaries

Reading the Old & New Testament Commentary

Do you appreciate straightforwardness? Well, nothing is much more straightforward than a commentary set called Reading the Old Testament Commentary. They’ve made their point that if you’re reading the Old Testament, you should use this commentary. And what do you do if you’re reading the New Testament? They have a…

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best bible study books
Bible Study Tips

10 Books to Start Your Bible Education

So you want a Bible education without the classroom, tuition, and fees. No problem! We’ve got a list of 10 great books to kick off your personal, but in-depth, study. 1) The Moody Bible Commentary This single-volume commentary is perfect for the beginner Bible student. It is exclusively composed by…

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Church History & Why It Matters

MY OWN STORY A couple months ago I talked about how I learned to love church history. Around that time, I started work on another history project: my family tree. I don’t remember what motivated me, but I spent countless hours stitching together my family’s history on Ancestry.com. While working…

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Bible Study Tips

Why Every Christian Should Study the Bible

why study the Bible

This title might seem slightly redundant. Shouldn’t a Christian study the Bible because they are a Christian? If only that was enough to convince us. I graduated from a Bible college and work for a Bible software company—and yet I still find myself procrastinating on reading God’s Word. Somehow, I…

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Look inside Mounce's Expository Dictionary
Dictionaries

Look Inside: Mounce’s Expository Dictionary

It’s time for another Look Inside blog! Today we are looking at Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, which is a word study dictionary covering the entire Bible. Here are three tips for using Mounce’s Dictionary in our app to enrich your personal Bible study! ONE: RESOURCE GUIDE…

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How do I apply the Bible
Bible Study Tips

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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