There is a suffering which every Christian must endure if he is to be used by the Lord. The book of Hebrews describes this when we are told of Moses who chose “rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, esteeming the reproach of […]
Among the Lord’s people who love and look for His personal coming again, there are differences of view as to the time and manner of that coming. These differences are not unimportant–no one who values divine truth could think that–but they need to be kept in perspective. The prime matter, surely, is whether we are […]
Today man has attempted to strip God of every attribute except love. By this, humanity assumes God will provide universal salvation on the last day, and until then will give freedom to allow the human race do as they choose. Abort your baby or euthanize your mother; nothing is said. Anything goes. God, they hope, […]
The land of Israel may have more museums per capita than any other country in the world. But of all the museums in the country, none can compare with the Shrine of the Book and its sacred treasure. Designed to mimic the clay lids of the jars that contained the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls, the […]
It is characteristic of predictive prophecy that it often mingles different times in one composite picture. The prophet must speak, of course, to his own time in a way that can be understood by his contemporaries. Yet he is not confined to this. The Holy Spirit often bears him along to distant times and realms. […]
There is only one brow which this crown of thorns will fit. As the eunuch sat in his chariot and read this wonderful lyric of sorrow even unto death, he questioned of whom the writer spoke. Philip, in reply, commenced to preach from this same scripture, Jesus. Efforts have been made to apply this prophecy […]
I am privileged to live in an area where five assemblies enjoy happy fellowship with one another. These assemblies grew from one over the years. Each time a few believers left their assembly in harmony, with the interest of seeing another assembly planted. Four times a year we meet for a united prayer and ministry […]
Until the middle of the last century, almost all we knew about the kings of Assyria was contained in the Bible, and in unreliable notices in the Greek historians. So mighty a monarch as Sargon was unknown to us, apart from the reference in Isaiah 20:1, and it was open for any critic to find […]
The Stundist movement began in 1858 when German believers began to actively present the gospel of Christ to Russian-speaking neighbors near the city of Odessa. The Germans had come into the area under a Homestead Act, but had been forbidden to proselytize among the Russian Orthodox. Some of these Protestants from Germany had settled on […]