God’s purpose in giving instructions for building the tabernacle in the wilderness is stated plainly in Exodus 25:8, “Let them make Me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.” From the earliest time, God has sought to have communion with man, as evidenced in His walk in the garden of Eden (Gen. 3:8), in […]
We are often told that right doctrine should have a practical effect. Henry William Soltau (1805-1875) lived to show us how that is done. He was the second son of George Soltau, a prosperous merchant of England’s port city Plymouth. His father was a godly Anglican, and an energetic civic leader. He worked to establish […]
Israel made a golden calf while Moses was getting the plans for all the holy vessels for them. It is afflicting, but withal exceedingly beautiful, the intercourse of God with Moses, consequent upon the people making the golden calf–how, in the midst of all the ruin, faith, under grace, can have closer fellowship than when […]
The method by which Christians interpret the Bible will immeasurably determine the richness with which we understand the Scriptures. Entrance to the vast storehouses of the Word of God will be thrown open to us by our approach to Scripture. Our method of interpretation will dictate our theology, and our theology will mold our hearts […]
It has been my lot in life to celebrate my birthday just three days into the new year. That means I have little time to recover from the painful exercise of assessing my performance in the last year of the 1900s. I try to soothe my forlorn heart with the hope of a better year […]
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service (Rom. 12:1). YIELD YOUR BODY Why does Paul talk about yielding our bodies? Because our bodies are the battlefield in spiritual warfare. We read time and again in […]
Why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ…So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God (Rom. 14:10-12). Rudyard Kipling wrote: I keep six honest serving men, They taught me all I knew; […]
I hesitated to write about Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) because I thought no one would believe me. In this frivolous day, when a preacher tells an obligatory joke at the opening of every sermon, is there anyone left who can understand a man like Samuel Rutherford? His letters were flights into heaven, his pastoral labors daunting, […]
Sin had interposed such a barrier between God and man that to man, in the condition in which he is found by nature, God is not only unseen but unknown. Hence at Athens, the very center of human wisdom, an altar was erected “to the unknown God” (Acts 17:23). To know God is the highest […]