Who will help us worship? Contemporary terms such as “worship team,” “worship pastor,” and “worship leaders” have crept into many church gatherings. Are these terms found in Scripture? The answer is “no.” In fact, the concepts are foreign to Scripture. If there is any “worship leader” in the local assembly, it is the Holy Spirit. […]
Association and authority are joined in this blessed Person. In the New Testament, there is a close connection between the churches of Christ and the name of Christ. It may, however, be helpful to outline some ways in which the name of Christ—perhaps occasionally referred to simply as “the Name”—is associated with a wide variety […]
Understanding the New Testament model It is said of the Lord Jesus that, “Zeal of Thine house hath eaten Me up” (Jn. 2:17). In the Old Testament, the house of God was the temple; in the New Testament it is “the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Tim. […]
There are relationships based on God’s abounding grace. These words should be very precious to us for they expose the depths of His love for those whom He redeemed with His own blood, and they expound the great blessing into which He has brought us. Notice how He addresses His own. We are, He says, […]
Do we find revival in the New Testament? Revive.” Literally, to live again. Life from death. The very word radiates hope. The Old Testament contains a record of several revivals among the people of God. There are certain elements common to all of them: the Lord’s people had turned away from Him, but the Lord […]
Ask One who was there. Francis Schaeffer begins his book on the rise and decline of modern Western thought and culture by considering ancient Rome and the Greek influences on its culture and thinking.1 Among these were the 4th century B.C. writings of the Greek philosopher Aristotle who believed that the earth was at the […]
It’s never too dark to see the light. How appropriate it is to know that the name Hezekiah means “the strength of God.” For as we consider how the Lord used this man to restore the people of Judah and Israel to Himself, we would indeed perceive God’s power in action. This young king of […]
Where does a revival start? My family and I reside in a small community in northern Ontario where the winters are long and cold, and twilight comes quickly as the sun dips below the horizon on a typical clear winter evening. Our home backs onto a protected acreage of thick birch and oak trees, intermixed […]
How much is it worth to us? Revival” is a word too often used casually, without thought as to its true meaning and impact. A revival is not something that is conjured up at a routine meeting of the local elders. A revival is not something that usually comes with the arrival of some great […]