The following story is true. Only the name has been changed–to protect the guilty! Harold is an avid reader. Whether the Bible, a newspaper or book, you could always find him in his favorite chair in the living room reading. In the early years of their marriage, his wife would often make the mistake of […]
John Foxe (1516-1587), born in Lincolnshire, England, was an English church historian whose massive and unanswerable work, The Acts and Monuments, nerved all of England against the Church of Rome. John entered his training at Brazenose College, Oxford when just sixteen–in the same year that Henry VIII’s Church of England made its breach with Rome. […]
The words of the Apostle Paul to Timothy are telling: “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (1 Tim. 4:12). Apparently, Paul had reason to believe that there might be some who, because of their advanced […]
I grew up in a passionately evangelistic assembly where we were taught the railroad track view of divine sovereignty and human freedom. I deeply admired the brethren who taught me the Word and consider it one of the best Bible schools I could have attended. These men took every word of the Bible seriously. They […]
The threefold malady of sins, doubts and fear that has afflicted the human family is a condition for which this world has no remedy. We know there are many religious “quacks” who advertise their abilities and offer their prescriptions, but they cannot touch the spot, nor grapple with man’s awful guilt. The case is far […]
What has prompted this study, is the perception that many important scriptural terms in connection with the gospel are losing their value and significance in our day. Terms such as Substitution; Redemption; Justification; and Propitiation are becoming increasingly confused, and in some cases they are spoken of as if they all basically mean the same […]
It is commonly held by many in Christendom that instant salvation from the penalty of sin is impossible. It is supposed that conversion is a process which requires much time and earnest perseverance before God can accept the sinner and pardon his sin. It is supposed that the blood of Jesus, although it cleanses from […]
Edward Perronet (1726-1792) penned what is today called the National Anthem of the Church: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.” Edward and Charles Perronet, sons of Vincent Perronet, an Episcopal clergyman, who preached fifty years at Shoreham, England, joined forces with the Wesleys in 1846. Charles Wesley refers to him as a companion and […]
God’s grace does not encourage licentiousness. We glory in the fact that we are saved by grace alone, apart from human works (Eph. 2:8-9). But God’s grace leads us away from the world culture in which we live to a life of godliness. One’s life proclaims his faith. “For the grace of God that brings […]