Principle Number Three: The Good Shepherd volunteers to shepherd (Jn. 10:16-18). This third principle is first suggested in John 10:16: “And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring…” The word for “must” (dei) carries the idea of an unavoidable and urgent necessity based on the very nature […]
Grace can make beauty flourish in the most unlikely surroundings. Paul and Silas had crossed over into Europe with the gospel in response to a vision which Paul had experienced. In this way, the gospel came to this large Roman province which ran across an area including much of northern Greece and beyond that into […]
Living in the light of His coming. We were greeting one another in the parking lot after meeting when a family pulled in to make a drive-by inquiry about what we believe. I was glad to tell them that we believe the Bible and preach the gospel. I went on to explain the gospel as […]
We have received “grace upon grace,” “manifold” and “unsearchable riches” of His grace. We may ransack every dictionary in the world only to discover that there are no adjectives that adequately describe the grace of God. It is so multifaceted, versatile, all-inclusive, and all-embracing. By this we dare to mean that there is no circumstance […]
Armies call being prepared “a state of readiness.” Here’s our checklist. My dictionary gives the following meaning of “ready”: “in a suitable state for an activity, action or situation; fully prepared.” When I was a little fellow playing Hide and Seek in the fading light between supper and bedtime, I couldn’t have given you the […]
Roots in the Bible bring fruit in the saints. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.” Such were Paul’s parting words to the elders at Ephesus (Ac. 20:32). […]
Not long after I was saved, several of us were at the home of an older believer when another brother and I were invited into the office—the sanctum sanctorum. This was never a good sign. That is to say, in the light of eternity it was beneficial, but at the moment it instilled panic. For […]
Whe law of God commands us to do what we cannot do in ourselves, condones nothing of our failure, commends itself to our conscience, but condemns us before God. O praise Him for His matchless grace! One cannot travel far along the Romans Road without bumping into the word “law.” In fact, it occurs 52 […]
In Romans 10:4, Paul makes a statement that is essential to our understanding of the Law. Without understanding the point of this verse, we will misunderstand the Law in general and the relationship of the believer to it today in particular. The verse states: “For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to […]