A testimony should talk. Why so? Because the proof of the pudding is in the eating. A genuine Christian experience is hard to refute, in many cases, impossible. All attempts to contradict such testimonies only reveal their weakness in the presence of genuineness and truth. When stock was taken of the early Christians, it was […]
The letter was posted from the royal palace at Susa in the year 535. Traveling no doubt by horse, mule, and dromedary express, it was carried across the Tigris River, up the Euphrates Valley, skirting the Arabian Desert, along the Bekka Valley, past the towering Mount Hermon, down the Damascus Road, along the shores of […]
The first time I heard the word, “Shalom,” was the day of arrival in the port city of Haifa. Before the ship docked and the passengers disembarked we heard the beautiful words, ‘Shalom, Shalom,’ coming from the lips of many of the people as they welcomed home loved ones to Israel. On that day it […]
The Lord Jesus had entered into a ship with “His own,” and had said, “Let us go over unto the other side” (Lk. 8:22). As they sailed He fell asleep. It is important to compare the various records of the incident in the different Gospels if we are to have an adequate appreciation of the […]
“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” Psalm 56:3 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid.” Isaiah 12:2 When darkness long has veiled my mind, And smiling day once more appears, Then, my Redeemer, then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. Straight I upbraid […]
Throughout the course of human history man has striven for peace. Whether it was the great conferences among the Nineteenth century European superpowers, the pre-World War II League of Nations, or the modern United Nations, mankind has continually attempted to accomplish the end of contention on the earth. A problem which transcends mere human conflicts, […]
True peace is a product of righteousness. “The fruit of righteousness shall be peace” (Isa. 32:17). God’s discipline of His sons has in view a harvest in them of “the peaceable fruit of righteousness” (Heb. 12:11). Our Lord Jesus Christ, illustrated by Melchizedek, is “King of righteousness, and after that…King of peace” (Heb. 7:2). James […]
“I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some” (1 Cor. 9:22). Paul’s heart desire was to win the lost for Christ. Unbelievers, whether Jew or Gentile, slave or free, were all to be reached for the Saviour. Eternal punishment and the Lake of Fire were living realities. […]
Is there a place in the church of God for a man that loves a fight, and whose nickname is “Undaunted Dick”? If the struggle is the good fight of faith, then the answer is yes. Richard Weaver (1827-1896) did not enjoy a light-hearted upbringing. His Christian mother was unequally yoked, and one of young […]