“And [pray] for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak” (Ephesians 6:19,20).
In our … ➡
“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you” (Deuteronomy 26:11).
Forty years earlier, just before entering the land of Canaan, the Jews’ ancestors had spied … ➡
Bethlehem and Calvary do indeed prove that the Lord Jesus Christ came from heaven to win us to himself.
St. Paul’s declaration that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (I Tim.1:15) takes in both Bethlehem and Calvary. At Bethlehem Christ showed His love for man, not … ➡
“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you” (Deuteronomy 26:11).
The special offering delineated in today’s Scripture and its context serves to instruct Israel concerning … ➡
“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you” (Deuteronomy 26:11).
Once the nation Israel enters the Promised Land under Joshua’s headship, the Jews are to … ➡
“Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier” (II Tim. 2:3,4).
In the soldier it is courage and self-discipline that are … ➡
“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you” (Deuteronomy 26:11).
Israel is to “rejoice in every good thing which the LORD [her] God hath given … ➡
Rightly dividing affects the very gospel of salvation, for “faith in His blood” (Rom.3:25) wasn’t preached till Paul.
“In Whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3).
Everyone knows that when God told Solomon He would give him whatever he asked (II Chron. 1:7), Israel’s king asked for “wisdom and knowledge” (II Chron. 1:10). However, in the parallel passage in I Kings 3, … ➡
Romans 4:15 clearly states that “the law worketh wrath,” but so many people, it seems, do not wish to see this. Even some clergymen tell us that God gave the Law to help us to be good, when God Himself says the very opposite; that it was given to … ➡
Referring to the great Temple of God, which King David so earnestly hoped to build, he said:
… ➡“ONE THING HAVE I DESIRED of the Lord; that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the
As the error of the sinner’s prayer continues to compound, sinners are sometimes encouraged to pray, “Jesus, I now make you the Lord of my life” to be saved. The problem with telling Him you’ll make Him the Lord of your life in salvation prayer is that, when you … ➡
It is not enough to use the Bible as a grand book of wonderful sayings from which we may choose what we wish for our inspiration, nor will one who truly realizes that “God hath spoken” ever hold so shallow an opinion of the sacred Scriptures.
“The Word of … ➡
As we saw in our previous answer, the sinner’s prayer is a prayer that involves praying the facts of the gospel out loud. But some have taken this error a step further and added things to the prayer that aren’t in the gospel. Things like asking Jesus into … ➡
Perhaps you are reading these lines but do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We want you to know that life begins at Calvary! To illustrate consider for a moment the vertical beam of the Cross. It represents the way through which the broken relationship between God … ➡
If you’re not familiar with what is called “the sinner’s prayer,” it is a prayer that basically repeats the facts of the simple message of salvation. There are many variations of the prayer, but it usually sounds something like, “God, I know I’m a sinner and deserve to die … ➡
Introduction
The epistle of James has created much confusion in Christendom throughout Church history. The primary source of confusion has been James’ view of faith and works. Luther, for example, in his Preface to the New Testament, wrote:
… ➡Therefore St. James’ Epistle is really an epistle of straw, compared
… ➡Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery [secret] which has been kept secret for long ages past, but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to
“But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they” (Acts 15.11).
Introduction
The Bible is clear that faith has always been required for salvation. The Bible is equally clear that faith alone has not always been … ➡
Introduction
The book of Acts forms a bridge between the Gospels and Paul’s epistles. Almost every commentator on Acts maintains its purpose is to tell the story of the birth and growth of the church. While the birth of the church is found in Acts (though not in the … ➡
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