Why did Christ have to go? If witness to the world was the main task that lay ahead, how would it not be far better for Him to stay and conduct that witness Himself? How could it make sense for Him to tell His disciples, “It is expedient for you that I go away,” and […]
Most instruction in the New Testament is directed to all believers. There are, however, certain instructions for specific groups–including men and women. Women have distinctive roles in God’s order (see the Aug. 1996 Uplook). Here is how God chooses to use men: 1. Symbolically: Just as women are given symbolic roles, so the men also […]
Though our Lord was pre-eminent in His prayer life, as in all else, we could form but a meager conception of the character of His prayers, had it not pleased God to leave on record this wonderful example of intercession, contained in John 17. It is as though our Lord wished us to know how […]
If the circle of love is surrounded by a circle of hate–a persecuting world that hates the disciples of Christ with a blind hatred–how will any testimony for Christ be maintained on the earth, when Christ Himself has gone? The Christian circle is small, and those who compose it are weak. The Lord Himself likens […]
“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God” (Revelation 21:3). Men are lovers of cities. Great cities become greater as men come […]
Roy Littleproud was born in Forest, Ontario, on February 21, 1889. His parents were both Christians, meeting with those gathered to the Name of the Lord Jesus in that place. Under these circumstances he grew to young manhood, knowing the atmosphere of a home where Christ was recognized as Lord. In later years, he often […]
In John 14 four men ask four questions and the Lord gives four answers. It is interesting to note that a part of the Passover recorded in Exodus 12 was a question-and-answer period. When the children at the table asked: ”What mean ye by this service?” it was the responsibility of the father to explain […]
John 15 is the Lord’s teaching on the fruitful life. A barren Christian is an anomaly. It was never intended. The Lord said, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (Jn. 10:10). Yet, sad to say, barrenness abounds in this dry and thirsty land of our […]
My dad had a nominal Christian upbringing, but he quickly departed from it and launched into a life of sin. My mother married him with a similar experience. Together they raised four boys, and two girls–I was the youngest of this family of six children. My oldest sister was saved at the age of 17 […]