Paul Ellis

Articles You May Have Missed

Hi friends, Here are some articles about the Grace Commentary that were not published here on the Grace Commentary: Why do I need a Bible commentary? Why do I need a new covenant Bible commentary? How to tell if your Bible commentary is grace-based Reading the Bible with humility Is the Grace Bible the new…… Continue reading Articles You May Have Missed

An Updated Picture of our Progress (and a New Car!)

The Grace Commentary continues to get bigger and better every week. A year ago, I showed you a picture of our progress that looked like the graph below on the left. On the right is an updated version of that graph: These graphs capture the considerable progress that has been made on the Grace Commentary.…… Continue reading An Updated Picture of our Progress (and a New Car!)

Faster than a Speeding Glacier

In New Zealand, we have glaciers that are receding so fast that my grandchildren may never see them. But if you were to visit those glaciers, you could not tell that they were moving at all. You might think, “Nothing is happening here.” And you would be wrong. One glance at the old photos in…… Continue reading Faster than a Speeding Glacier

A year in the life of the Grace Commentary

Exactly one year ago I started writing Ephesians for publication. I thought you might like a picture of what’s happened since: As you can see, I work on multiple New Testament books at once. This year I have been working on five books: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. Each book goes through several stages…… Continue reading A year in the life of the Grace Commentary

Introducing Progress Bars

Hi friends, A quick update: The Grace Commentary is growing in leaps and bounds. Over the past year, Camilla and I have added a couple of thousand entries covering 800 new verses. It has been a busy year, but we couldn’t be more thrilled to be building a grace-based tool that is helping the Church…… Continue reading Introducing Progress Bars

Galatians is Now Complete

Writing a commentary is like eating an elephant. It takes a while. Some Bible commentators never finish. You may be familiar with Matthew Henry’s Bible commentary. Did you know that he died before he had written entries for Romans to Revelation? Those bits were compiled posthumously by his friends. Which means we have just done…… Continue reading Galatians is Now Complete

Thank You, and An Update

I would like to thank those of you who signed up during our annual fundraiser a week or so ago. I have updated the official list of monthly supporters. You may want to check I have your name spelled correctly. Those of you on the support team can now access advance copies of The Grace…… Continue reading Thank You, and An Update

The Grace Commentary is not for sale

The Grace Commentary is free. Let’s keep it that way. Grace should not be wrapped in advertising or hidden behind paywalls. People should not have to pay to hear how much God loves them. The Grace Commentary is helping people all over the world encounter the power of God’s grace. But for the Grace Commentary…… Continue reading The Grace Commentary is not for sale

How Many Grace-Based Commentaries Are There?

I have said that the Grace Commentary is the world’s first grace-based commentary, but is it true? In my 40+ years of reading Bible commentaries and study Bibles, I have found: countless commentaries that preach law many commentaries that mix grace with law no grace-based commentaries Which is why we need one. With 10,000+ entries,…… Continue reading How Many Grace-Based Commentaries Are There?

Two New Things

Two bits of news that may interest you: First, I have made an explainer video. You might not think the Grace Commentary needs one, but apparently it does and here it is (turn the sound on): https://vimeo.com/936060103?share=copy Feel free to share the video or play it at church/your small group/your ultra-legalistic pastors’ fraternal (if you…… Continue reading Two New Things