I knew of a little girl, not more than eight or nine years old, who had been disobedient. Her mother, perhaps not wisely, said to her: “Go upstairs to your bedroom, and tell God all about your naughtiness, and don’t come down again until He has forgiven you.” In a very short time the little […]
Four incidents, the most extreme of their class, serve to illustrate how Christ’s nature was impervious to sin. Physical Defilement (Lk. 5:12-13): The “man full of leprosy,” who sought healing from the Lord, represents the worst form of that most loathsome of all physical diseases, yet the Lord Jesus did not hesitate to “put forth […]
The apostle Paul warned the believers at Corinth to be spiritually alert, not being ignorant of the devil’s “devices” lest he take advantage of them (2 Cor. 2:11). Although they had been established in the faith, this gifted but immature assembly was admonished to be wary of the devil’s strategies so that he would not […]
It is an obvious fact that when a Christian dies and goes to heaven he is completely delivered from the power of sin. It is manifestly impossible that sin can have any power or authority over a dead man. But it is not so readily seen that the believer, at the present time, is as […]
We know how difficult it is to see things as they really are. Ophthamologists tell us that our eyes actually see everything upside down. Our brain then turns the information rightside up. And what we call a blue shirt is really everything but blue. Every other color is absorbed; blue is “rejected,” or reflected from […]
Two friends of mine, Gentile believers in the Lord Jesus living in Israel, shared the excitement of the impending birth of their firstborn. I inquired as to the due date of the child. The proud father-to-be replied, “The doctor said the child is due December 25.” I lamented, “The poor child will only receive one […]
Many of us cringe if someone starts talking about being loyal to tradition. We think of formal churches with their ornate ritual and Gothic architecture, the priestly garb of their ministers, and the lack of spontaneity in their services. But how does Scripture use the term? The word “tradition” is a translation in the New […]
“The first century following the death of the Apostles produced few Christian writers, few men of learning or note. For the most part, the Christians of those days were concerned about living Christianity and they found in the Scriptures all that was necessary to their salvation and edification.”1 However, during the second and third centuries, […]
When Christians hear “Grand Rapids,” they think Zondervan or Radio Bible Class or Children’s Bible Hour. But where was the first Zondervan book typeset? And where did M. R. DeHaan bring his early manuscripts to be checked before airing them? Who first produced a Bible course for The Wordless Book in Arabic? The Reason Why […]