“Pray for them…” (Mt 5:44). A survey prepared at Fuller Seminary was taken of 750 Muslims from 30 countries who had received the Lord Jesus. Here are the top five reasons that these Muslim considered Christ. 1. A true Christian lifestyle, a consistent testimony, the love Christians showed, plus respectful treatment of women. 2. The […]
When you’re heading downhill, as Ahaz was, it’s easy to pick up speed and very hard to stop. One thing you can say about king Ahaz. He was consistent—consistently bad from start to finish! And this in spite of the fact that his father Jotham “did what was right in the sight of the Lord” (2 Chron […]
Read More… from January 10, 2025 — A Study In Contrasts: Ahaz & Oded
Witnesses aren’t prosecutors or judges. They simply tell what they know. For the Christian, it means sharing about our Savior and His way of salvation: agreeing with God about the problem—our personal sin—and agreeing about the answer—Christ’s death for us. Here’s Jesus’ most neglected command: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to […]
“For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him” (1 Sam 1:27). D.L. Moody recounts the following: “A man came to me and said, ‘Mr. Moody, when the Mexican War began I wanted to enlist.…When I was going away, my mother took out a watch and […]
“Are you saved, sir?” Harry Ironside asked a man at the close of a gospel meeting. “No, I can’t say I am, but I would like to be.” “Why? Do you realize you are a lost sinner?” “Of course, we’re all sinners.” “But are you a sinner yourself?” “I suppose so, but not what you’d […]
The lives of these kings are encapsulated in a few lines. How will the Lord summarize mine? The account of each king ends substantially the same way. As it is recorded of Jotham, “Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, indeed they are written in the book of […]
Read More… from January 9, 2025 — The Rest Of The Acts & The Act Of Rest
“I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men…For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:1-4). Jesus Christ, the divine Man, died […]
Is there a difference between the teaching of Paul and James on whether a person is saved by faith alone or by faith plus works? Paul writes: “If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. What does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted […]
Jotham’s name means “Jehovah is perfect.” That’s an encouragement to look to Him, not ourselves. For the last ten years of his life, King Uzziah “dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord” (2 Chron 26:21). Those stricken by leprosy, like Miriam, Gehazi, and […]