Last month we considered Calvinism’s view of salvation, forming the acrostic T-U-L-I-P. But someone has observed that Arminians have a flower, too–the daisy: “He loves me; He loves me not….” This refers to the question in the fifth Arminian point which wondered about the possibility of true believers losing their salvation. More of that later. […]
Being by birth a Jew and as such being entitled to all the privileges of a son of Abraham, it must have perplexed Nicodemus to be told that he must be born again to see the kingdom of God. This was a total setting aside of all his privileges and distinctions. A Pharisee, a ruler, […]
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction”; “A fool despiseth his father’s instruction” (Prov. 13:1; 15:5). Many assembly problems would never become serious if we could wisely give and receive correction. Here is God’s advice: ON THE MATTER OF GIVING CORRECTION 1. Include praise. The Lord gives us this example in His assessment of the […]
One of the most common sports-related injuries today is dislocated joints. Though I’ve never experienced such an injury, those who have tell me it is very painful and that it renders the affected limb useless until the dislocation can be corrected. The repair is usually rather quick, though not painless. It can be made tolerable […]
The Bible does not need to reveal the fact that man is a sinner. But it discloses just how grim is the prognosis. Observe the names of sins. In Numbers 15, a distinction is given between “sins of ignorance” and “sins of presumption.” The Psalmist prays (Ps. 19) that he may be “cleansed” from the […]
Some evangelical believers regard formal learning with suspicion and doubt. Part of this may be a fear of the unknown. To the person with no education after high school, university training may seem quite foreboding. To many, a man with a PhD may be very intimidating. Consequently, some delight in demeaning education–especially theological education with […]
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 […]