Bertrand Russell, philosopher and mathematician, was the author of Why I am Not a Christian. Katherine Tait, Russell’s daughter, wrote: “I would have liked to convince my father that I had found what he had been looking for, the ineffable something he had longed for all his life. I would have liked to persuade him […]
“To be united to Christ by faith is to throw off the thraldom of hostile powers…Christ’s victory is ours.” —F.F. Bruce Job 41:13-17 describes Leviathan as an impenetrable fortress. “Who can remove his outer coat? Who can approach him with a double bridle?” (v 13). There’s no way for a mere human to strip him of his […]
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Mt 6:9-10). With such economy of words, our Lord gives an inspired checklist of elements to include in our petitions. Immediately He states that we are to address “our Father” from whom comes […]
Charles Stanley (1821-1890), when given the opportunity to speak to a large crowd of Roman Catholics, said: “I want to prove that the doctrine of the Church of Rome, in the year 60, is the only true doctrine.” He showed them “that we are not in any uncertainty as to which was the true church […]
“Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies” (Ps 44:5, BSB). Looking closer at this massive monster, the Lord gives Job, and the rest of us, a lesson in Leviathan’s anatomy (Job 41:12-24). God says he will not “conceal” or be uncommunicative about “his limbs, his mighty power, or his graceful proportions” (v 12). Here […]
“When you pray, say…” (Lk 11:2). Pre-approved. That’s the word used to describe someone who is promised a certain amount of credit in advance. Pre-approved loans or credit cards are offered to consumers so they can do business with the confidence that the money will be available. But wait! Imagine if we had pre-approved prayers! […]
“This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Ex 12:2). As a new year begins, may we enter fully into the high privilege of our relationship in the Lord Jesus Christ. “You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual […]
We won’t be overwhelmed by the Dragon’s bullying if we overcome by the Lamb’s blood (Rev 12:11). Sun Tzu’s famous military manual, The Art of War, makes the statement, “Know thy enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated.” The more I study this section of Scripture, the more I’m convinced […]
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