“We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done…That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: That they […]
Preaching has a place in Christianity which it has in no other religion. If it is true that preaching is the product of the church, it is also true that the church is the product of preaching. For the church did not spread in its earliest centuries through the sword or with the backing of […]
The man was laid out just where he was killed, in the Parker House, on the east side of the Plaza in San Francisco. Taking my stand near the corpse, I sang: That awful day will surely come, Th’ appointed hour makes haste, When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. […]
My latest issue of Christianity Today (May 20, 1996) includes an ad for a new book by Peter Kreeft entitled “Ecumenical Jihad.” One segment of the copy reads: Peter Kreeft argues that we need to change our current alignments. We need to realize that we are at war and that the sides have changed radically: […]
God called Abraham from the city of Ur in Chaldea, situated on the banks of the Euphrates. Archaeologists have recently brought to light wonderful discoveries there and have shown that it was a mighty civilization. From a luxurious life Abraham, at God’s command, left all to become a nomad, “dwelling in tents.” Separated from Kin […]
Three times over in the Bible, and each in an entirely different context, Abraham is called “the friend of God” (2 Chron. 20:7; Isa. 41:8; Jas. 2:23). In 2 Chronicles 20:7, King Jehoshaphat prayed to the Lord in a time of national crisis and referred to Abraham as God’s “friend forever”: while James, at the […]
In Genesis 14 we trace the blessedness of the path of faith in answer to the call of God, and how our steps can slip unless held by the power of the Lord. In Chapter 13, we see the renunciation of the world by the believer who treads the path of faith; and, in contrast, […]
When we speak about preaching the gospel in the local church, we are not saying that it is the only place the gospel should be preached. There are many opportunities to preach the gospel both publicly and privately. Preaching the gospel at assembly meetings and on street corners are not mutually exclusive. Also, we should […]
“Come! hear the gospel sound– “Yet there is room!” This contagious gospel song tied into the conversion of an Irishman named George West Frazer (1839-1896). He put his own conversion experience to poetry, God’s house is filling fast– “Yet there is room!” Some soul will be the last– “Yet there is room!” Yes, soon Salvation’s […]