David Rea (1845-1916) was born near Lurgan, in Northern Ireland. Married in 1868, he was brought to Christ the following year. His notorious drinking had been a colossal embarrassment to his faithful wife and a scandal to his relatives and neighbors, but the night after conversion he immediately testified to the grace of God. After […]
A personal knowledge of God will change character, transforming the life following the new birth. It is gradual, not sudden, in its change, as the Spirit of God introduces new motives and objects into the life for God’s glory (2 Cor. 3:18). “Christianity in its revelation of a personal God and Saviour, of a future […]
I was born in Leeds, a large city in the north of England. My parents were Roman Catholic and brought me up within the confines of the Catholic Church. In my teenage years, I became convinced of my own hypocrisy in dressing up in my Sunday best and going through the weekly ritual for less […]
In John’s Gospel, Christ is continually presented as the substance of all the previous shadows. The light, the lamb, the temple, the fountain, the manna, the shepherd–each is reviewed and replaced by His own glorious Person. With what wondering awe must the eleven, who a few hours before looked on the withered fig tree, and […]
Christianity is sometimes treated as a “comparative religion.” All beliefs are basically the same, we are told. Man is good at heart, but has an innate desire to be even better. He can do it himself, but needs a generous incentive program to spur him on to full acceptance with God. Whether counting beads, feeding […]
You may have heard someone say, “I don’t understand why God loves me.” You may have had this thought about yourself. There are many reasons revealed in Scripture why God sets His love on the human race. God’s Character The underlying reason for God’s love to us is that His very character is love. God’s […]
Coming out of the reformation in the 1560s, Scotland had a long and hard struggle with England. Covenanters were Scottish patriots and believers of the 1500s and 1600s. They entered into covenants (agreements) with one another to resist being forced into other forms of worship and church government. Admittedly, some issues were political and nationalistic, […]
As we approach the crest of a small rise, the game trail we have been following fades out. The top of the knoll is a small meadow, where obviously the caribou have been feeding. As we reach the crest, a panorama of several square miles of lush Alaskan tundra opens before us. The area is […]
That the Lord will come a second time is as sure in the Word of God as the fact that He did come the first time. But why must He come again? If we understand the solid reasons for His coming again, it will not only give us a more certain hope but also a […]