As a boy stood with his father, gazing at a beautiful Minnesota lake, the little four-year-old asked: “Daddy, who made this lake?” “God made it,” replied his dad, “and God made those trees and all this beautiful scenery.”
There was a moment’s silence. Then, placing his hands on his … ➡
“Is Romans 13 about obeying civil government or church government?”
In the context, it is true that Paul just finished speaking about “he that ruleth” in the local church (Rom. 12:8). But the “rulers” in Chapter 13 bear a “sword” (Rom. 13:4) that cannot refer to “the sword of … ➡
The Persians kept the records of the executive orders issued by their kings “in the king’s treasure house” (Ezra 5:17), right alongside their riches of silver and gold (Ezra 7:20). Obviously, they considered the commandments of their king to be of equal value as their jewels and other treasures.… ➡
The words “but now” are found in many places in the Bible, but most often in the Epistles of Paul. These two words are deeply significant, for they indicate a change in program. If my secretary is transcribing some dictation and I say: “But now I would … ➡
“Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:13).
How blessed to know that the Author of the blessed Book which has changed so many hearts and lives and homes is “the Spirit of truth.”
The Spirit did not, of … ➡
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
In the light of the Pauline epistles these well-known words have become more appropriate than when our Lord first spoke them. Through … ➡
We have shown in a previous article that God is for sinners and desires their good. We have shown how He proved this by paying for their sins Himself as God the Son at Calvary. But if this is true, how much more must it be so with regard … ➡
We thank God for Abraham Lincoln and for his part in emancipating the slaves in the United Sates. Yet, in a deeper sense, there is a slavery from which we all need to be emancipated.
The children of Adam are slaves by birth. Partaking of his fallen nature they … ➡
Hebrews 2 states that unbelievers are, “through fear of death… all their lifetime subject to bondage” (Heb. 2:15). How often they must ask themselves: “What will become of me: finally become of me?” The best they can hope is that God will be merciful to them and accept them … ➡
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” (Rom. 8:35).
There have been individuals who thought the doctrine of the believer’s eternal security in Christ to be a dangerous heresy. They countered every Scripture on the subject with another to refute it. But in each of these cases … ➡
It is true that now there is but one gospel and God’s curse is pronounced upon any who would presume to proclaim any other (Gal.1:8,9), but those who suppose that Paul proclaimed the same good news which the twelve before him had proclaimed, should carefully read Galatians 2:1-9.
The … ➡
“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord” (Psalm 27:14).
The half-joking prayer, “Lord, I need patience, and I need it RIGHT NOW,” isn’t too far removed from how we approach matters of spiritual growth and living … ➡
“For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God…” (2 Cor. 5:13).
The Greek word translated as “beside ourselves” means, in this context, to be out of one’s right mind, insane, or mad. Because of his zeal for the truth and constant drive to live for the Lord … ➡
Ever wonder how big we are in the sight of God?” In Psalm 8:3,4, David mused over the same question:
“When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; what is man that Thou art mindful of Him…?”
We … ➡
“As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand…” (I Kings 18:15).
Is God dead? According to the above passage He certainly was not dead to Elijah, who knew Him intimately as the living God. The prophet had used similar phraseology on a previous occasion when he had … ➡
In I Corinthians 3:10, the Apostle Paul declares by divine inspiration:
“According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise [instructed] master-builder, I have laid the foundation,and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.”
In what sense was … ➡
“Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it” (John 2:5).
When, at Cana’s wedding feast, the mother of Jesus had seen that the wine had run out, she had at first approached Him for help, but had received a reply which all the theologians of the centuries have not been … ➡
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out…” (Matthew 26:30).
Often have we wondered what might have been the words of that sacred hymn, but God has seen fit to keep this from us for the present.
We have in our Bibles many great poetic expressions: the … ➡
“As the truth of Christ is in me…” (II Cor. 11:10).
Look how often Paul, in his letters, speaks with an oath: “God is my witness” (Rom. 1:9), “As God is true” (II Cor. 1:18), “Behold, before God, I lie not” (Gal. 1:20), “God is my record” (Phil. 1:8), … ➡
“Delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake” (II Cor. 4:11).
There is much that we all do for our own sake, for the sake of our children, our loved ones or others, but the real test of the believer’s love for the Lord is what he does “for Jesus’ sake.”… ➡
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