Here are some helpful Bible study resources to help you along in your daily immersion into God’s word. Many helpful Bible study websites, apps, etc. exist and are at your fingertips, and you simply don’t know where to start looking for them. This article does not contain an exhaustive list of viable resources, just the ones I find myself going back to over and over. Below is the name of the resource (with a link) and what it’s particular usefulness is. Click on the name to be directed straight to the study tool.
christianresearcher.com– This website has two functions. a) It contains an online bookstore where you can find recommendations and hundreds of religious books for purchase. This is my primary online store for buying religious books for help in Bible study. The owner (Nathan) has recently become a Bible vendor. If you need a new, high quality Bible, this is a good place to go too. b) It provides many articles, book reviews, and video/audio sermons on a host of difficult Bible issues amidst this religious world.
willofthelord.com– This site contains volumes of articles along with downloadable debates, books, and audio sermons on a wide array of Bible topics.
apologeticspress.org– This resource frequently appears in my browser whenever I need help answering a question in the area of apologetics (proving one’s faith). The great thing about this site is the wide variety and robust volume of articles pertaining to most any question a skeptic could ask in regards to evolution or the trustworthiness of the Bible. This is a great resource for young people and college students. Disclaimer- the website’s page listed as “Doctrinal Matters” contains a number doctrines that I do not agree with.
studylight.org– This website contains scores of old biblical commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and other study tools, most of which are now public domain. I primarily use it for its many helpful Bible commentaries which include classics like J.W. McGarvey, Albert Barnes, Burton Coffman, James McKnight, and many more. A nice feature they recently added was a designation beside each commentary identifying what school of theology it follows (i.e., Arminian, Calvinist, Dispensationalism).
blueletterbible.org– I have used this site as my main Bible study reference tool for a couple of years now. It has an outstanding display of free online Bible dictionaries, encyclopedias, Greek & Hebrew lexicons, Bible reading plans, and brief, introductory summaries of each Bible book. If you want to look up the Greek or Hebrew definition of a word in your English Bible, but you don’t have money for a Bible software, this will work for the basic student. There are certainly better tools out there, but where can you find one that is free and resourceful while also being a click of a button away no matter where you are…as long as you have internet. That’s why I choose blueletterbible.org.
YouVersion Bible App– This Bible app is powered by LifeChurch.TV of which I am not affiliated with, nor do I support in any way. However, they do host perhaps the best Bible app for smart phones. Why? Because the app has a large variety of Bible translations, multiple audio Bible versions, and it is simply easy to use. This is a great app for listening to the Bible in the car while you are on a trip. Furthermore, the owner and producer has publicly stated that the app will always be free.
biblegateway.com– This app is great for a fast and easy word search within the Bible. If you can think of a word or two from a Bible verse, but you don’t know exactly where it is in the Bible, type in the word(s) you remember into the homepage search bar and viola! The results are as specific or generic as your word search. I use this website all the time when writing sermons, mainly as a verse search engine so I can copy and paste from whichever translation I like directly into my sermon.
These resources are invaluable to learning the truth of God’s word, whether you are a beginner or have been studying the Bible for years. If you need a first step in learning how to use any of them, contact me by email found at the bottom of this page.