Rightly dividing the Word is not splitting hairs Whether you realize it or not, you hold to a system of theology. Your system of theology may be well-developed or it may be quite rudimentary. It may be consistent or it may be random. It may be orthodox or it may be not-so-orthodox. But each […]
An assurance of God’s faithfulness Israel continues to dominate world headlines on an almost daily basis. For a small nation with a population of just over seven million, whose land area is about the same size as New Jersey, it holds a remarkable position in world affairs. Some of the brightest minds of Europe and […]
Is the world getting better and better? Of the three main views concerning the millennium, postmillennialism is the most recent. There is no trace of anything in the first two or three centuries of the church which could be classified as postmillennialism. The early church expected the return of Christ before a millennium on earth. […]
What is the gospel? There is a variety of ways we can answer that question. Literally. The word “gospel” (euaggelion) means “good news.” In a world of bad— often, terrible—news, how refreshing to have good news. But quite apart from world events, any honest assessment of ourselves will lead us to see that not all […]
Display the Light in darkest times. It wasn’t a prison in our modern sense of the word. There were no television sets, no exercise periods, and no ombudsman safeguarding prisoner’s rights. There was no air conditioning on the hot summer days and no central heating for the cold winter nights. There was no cafeteria offering […]
Am I aiming high enough? In our last column, we considered the fact that as wonderful as it is to have saved, moral children, that is but the beginning of their lives of faith. The Lord desires that we raise our children to enjoy a vibrant, transforming relationship with Him and to be whole-heartedly involved […]
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The conversion of Cornelius The conversion of Cornelius in Acts 10 provides every serious student of the Word with further insight into the way that God works in people’s lives to bring them to Himself—both by preparing their hearts to receive the gospel and also by preparing the hearts of His people to share it. […]
No God, no hope. Know God, know hope. The situation is hopeless!” Such statements of despair can be heard in every people group of the world, any hour of any day. There is likely someone in your neighborhood who is currently seeing life this way—maybe even in your own home. Is this what God intended […]
Benchmarks of blessing The human race has always found it helpful to know the size of things, and especially handy if one could measure by a body part—since such a measuring device is always nearby. Thus the foot, the span, and the cubit (the length of the arm from the fingertip to the elbow). There […]