It is natural that we should turn to the Acts of the Apostles to see how the first preachers proclaimed the gospel. We have ample evidence to go on, for no less than twenty-two sermons or speeches are recorded in that book. Of these, nine are by Peter (Acts 1:15ff; 2:14ff; 3:12ff; 4:8ff; 5:29ff; 8:20ff; […]
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 Jn 1:9). The dull, numbing ache of unconfessed sin on the soul could be instantaneously changed to the clean, invigorating freshness of forgiveness and restoration. What say you? […]
In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick proposed the double helix structure of DNA for which they won the Nobel Prize in 1962. The discovery was based on work by chemist Rosalind Franklin for which she received little credit. But on November 6, Watson met DNA’s Designer. It must have been quite a shock since […]
What should we do when we have a build-up of bad feelings? Let it all out? Try to hold it in? The Choir Master to whom Psalm 39 was committed was appropriately named Jeduthun, which means “Praising.” Psalms 62 and 77 were also placed in his hands. He was one of three Chief Musicians selected […]
CHRIST our VERY PRESENT HELP: “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 24). Thomas Guthrie writes: “If the world is growing less in your sight, it shows that you are retreating from it, rising above it, […]
“Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness” (Ps 119:36). Longing or lusting. The Lord’s truth or the world’s things. A heart inclined to God or enslaved by Mammon. As the Lord Jesus said, “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else […]
Hasn’t the New Testament been changed since it has been repeatedly recopied throughout time? This is key. As F.F. Bruce explains, “The historical ‘once-for-all-ness’ of Christianity which distinguishes it from those religious and philosophical systems, which are not specially related to any particular time, makes the reliability of the writings which purport to record this […]
“[Those] who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises,…out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens” (Heb 11:33-34). Challenges in life can move us in one of two directions: we can see them as a cause for complaint at the hardness of our lives, […]
“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes.” —G. Keith Psalm 38 reflects the difficult challenges in the life of a committed believer. Although included with the Penitential Psalms, one half is about the bitter consequences of his own sin, but the other half […]