Down through the years men have grappled with the mystery of the Incarnation. How could God become man? How can an infinite person become finite? How can the Creator become a part of creation? How can the Almighty compress Himself into the form of helpless babe nursing at the breast of His mother? Was He […]
The boldness of Jesus in breaking the Pharisees’ traditions had brought their growing suspicion and opposition to a head, and they determined to seize Him. Petty officers were sent to arrest him when he was present in Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles (Jn. 7), and the appearance of these policemen led Jesus to say […]
Names in the Scriptures form an interesting study. For instance, the various names that God uses to describe Himself: Elohim, Jehovah, The Lord God, Almighty God, The Most High God, Father–all convey different truths about the same Person. And so it is with those in connection with the Saviour. Sometimes we read of Him as […]
Unity is not a feeling, but a fact. It was central in the prayer of our Lord in John 17. His desire was that believers should be “one” (Jn. 17:21). Paul picks up the theme in Ephesians 4 where we are given the fullest explanation of unity in the epistles. He describes unity as “the […]
Matthew Henry (1662-1714) was born into a model Christian home. When Philip Henry was courting Miss Matthews of Worthenbury, her family objected to the engagement because they did not know much about his background. When told that they hardly knew where Philip was from, she replied, “Yes, that is more or less true; but I […]
Some time ago, I began to read the Bible carefully to study Bible characters. I read through the four Gospels, and my heart was moved. When I look over an audience and think of the wretchedness and misery that you and I do not see, that He does see, I think I can understand what […]
It was a pristine autumn day recently as our plane winged its way up the California coast. The woman beside me, in her early fifties I judged, was friendly, and told me about the sights far below. But as we crossed the Oregon border, cloud cover blocked our view and the conversation turned to other […]
To readers who have been impressed with the exquisite courtesy and consummate skill of Paul’s address at Athens, it comes as a shock to learn that some Bible students have seriously suggested that it was in fact a great mistake. For once, they say, Paul trusted his excellency of speech and wisdom and omitted the […]
The cheer that brightened the simple English cottage where he was born fled early for Leonard Sheldrake (1885-1952). He was six, his sister eight, and his brothers four and two when tuberculosis claimed their mother. Never a strong child, he once overheard a neighboring housewife remark, “Poor laddie, he’s not long for this world.” When […]