“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 […]
Many years ago, Dr. Valpy, a well-known English scholar, wrote a little four-line verse as the longing of his heart and the confession of his faith. Some time afterward, he gave a copy of the words to his friend, Dr. Marsh, a Church of England clergyman, and the verse became a great blessing to him. […]
It’s already dark as our 747 thunders in over the Israeli coast at Tel Aviv. I’m here on a ten-day trip with thirty-five others to explore and learn in the land that is like no other. I never intended on coming even once (pre-rapture), but here I am on another journey to the “holy fields” […]
Turn on the TV on almost any night to watch the news and Israel, her people and land will be mentioned at some point. Why does this nation, few in number by comparison, and this land, tiny by any standard, command so much world attention? Israel, after all is a small arid land much of […]
Is Middle East peace an oxymoron?* It certainly seems so. Jerusalem (meaning, the city of peace) has heard the march of earth’s armies through her streets perhaps more than any other. As Charles Gulston writes in his classic Jerusalem: the Tragedy and the Triumph, “It has been said that if blood were indelible, Old Jerusalem […]