To a large degree, the gospel will only grip others’ hearts to the measure in which it has gripped our own. Robert Robinson was living a wicked life in London when he and some friends decided to hear George Whitefield preach. That evening he took his text from Matthew 3:7, “When He saw many of […]
True brothers never take advantage of you. They grieve your difficulties and celebrate your success. Unusual times demand unusual sacrifice. As Paul would say during the “killing times” in the first century, “Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is” (1 Cor 7:26, BSB). He didn’t consider […]
CHRIST the RANSOM: “Then He is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom’” (Job 33:24). In most cases, during a kidnapping, a ransom price is demanded under threat of violence. We too had been captured by “a strong man, fully armed” (Lk 11:21), but […]
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved” (Ps 55:22). Notice what the verse does not say. When your burden is transferred by faith on the Lord, it is not only your burden He carries. “He shall sustain YOU.” This is a sure […]
Mormonism (Latter-Day Saints) was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, and now claims more than 12 million adherents. They believe that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three separate gods. Salvation is accomplished by faith in Christ, good works, ordinances, and evangelism. Humankind is of the same species as God, were begotten […]
A young man wanted to know the old man’s secret for keeping his 5 a.m. appointment with the Lord every morning. Here it is… […]
I’d rather stand with God and be judged by the world than stand with the world and be judged by God. Here’s a progress report: “The walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed” (Neh 4:7). Of course this stirred up a hornet’s nest with their detractors, “and all of them conspired […]
CHRIST the LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT: “The last Adam became a life-giving spirit” (1 Cor 15:45). “It ought not to be passed by,” says Dr Lightfoot, “that Adam, receiving from God the promise of Christ—that the seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent’s head—and believing it, named his wife Chauvah, that is, Life. What! Is she […]