The Hawaiian Islands are volcanic in origin. Molten lava from deep below the ocean floor escaped into the cool Pacific waters and hardened into mountains, only the tops of which break the surface and appear to us as islands. Occasional volcanic eruptions spill hot lava down the mountainside, threatening everything in its path with incineration. […]
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 […]
As a child, I remember asking my mother what happened to people who died before Christ went to the cross. In my youth, I couldn’t have imagined what a difficult question I was asking! And, as an adult, one of the most difficult questions I get asked is, “What about those who have never heard?” […]
Reformed theology has long given great importance to the “moral” law given to Moses on Mount Sinai. Reformed teachers argue that obedience to this moral law is an indispensable principle in the life of a Christian. These teachers fully concede that the ceremonial law and civil ordinances and statutes have been done away with by […]
If God knows everything before we ask, what is the point of praying? Surely He isn’t waiting for us to inform Him of the need. The title for this editorial is more clever than any I could come up with. It is actually the title of a message I heard as a young Christian. I’ve […]
We are on holy ground—the outpouring of the heart of the Son of God to His Father on His way to Calvary. John chapter seventeen is one of the few prayers of our Lord that we have recorded in its entirety. It is indeed the true Lord’s prayer, and, being intercessory in nature, it is […]
Thanksgiving is the means by which blessings return to glorify God (see 2 Cor. 4:15) It is a strange thing indeed that both the United States and Canada have official government declarations setting aside days for Thanksgiving to God. Canada’s official proclamation states that it should be “…a day of general thanksgiving to almighty God […]
Our children and grandchildren desperately need the praying support of committed parents. The book of Job could very possibly be the first portion of Scripture written, long before Moses took on the job of editor/author of the Pentateuch under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Job opens with a view of a God- fearing father […]
The gentleman, an expert in Mosaic law, thought it was a clever question. He posed it, says Luke, to “tempt” the Lord Jesus. Whether there was any malice in his query, or whether it was asked to test what he had heard were Jesus’ unorthodox views, the lawyer did confront the Lord while He was […]