The writer makes the shocking statement: “I don’t care if I go to heaven.” Can he convince you to agree? One day, when speaking at a Bible camp, a nervous hush fell over the crowd when I said, “I don’t care if I go to heaven.” After a few moments, I put their minds at […]
This article shows the biblical balance between God’s will and man’s. The blazing African sun beat down on the crowded Arab market as women busily bartered with the merchants. The bustling walkways were lined with storekeepers selling their wares, as the children played nearby. The air was filled with the pungent smell of spices, and […]
Elders must “take heed” to themselves, as well as those under their care. This means they must monitor their own conduct and, when necessary, correct each other. If believers generally are to be so “full of goodness and filled with all knowledge” that they are equipped to “admonish one another,” then surely those who take […]
John 3:16 is the gospel in a sentence, twenty-five words that bridge the gulf between a loving God and lost humanity. Yet in this wonderful array of Bible words, preachers often stress the little word “so.” “For God so-o-o loved the world,” they intone. And still the question lingers: How could such a God love […]
I recognize faces easily, although names are sometimes slow to come to mind. Just ask my children. Each is a unique person, and though I recognize them, I still occasionally mix up their names. What I never forget is that they are separate and distinct persons from me. Each is genetically complete, clearly human, and […]
“Christ “was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 4:25; 5:1) All who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Saviour are familiar with the doctrine of forgiveness. The redemptive work of […]
Israel had seen the Lord defeat the gods and armies of Egypt. She had crossed the Red Sea on dry land. Now she stood at the foot of Sinai, but the journey was not over. God had greater plans for His people than wilderness! There was the Promised Land to enter. But Canaan was not […]
Towards the end of his life Jacob spoke about his experience of the Angel of the Lord: “The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil” (Gen. 48:15-16). Of special significance in his spiritual journey were his encounters with the Angel of the Lord at Bethel and Peniel. Prior to Bethel, Jacob lived for more […]
A dramatic portrayal of our Lord Jesus in His august role as executioner of the justice of God, but justice tempered with mercy. Three thousand years ago, the inhabitants of God’s holy city, Jerusalem, came so close to being destroyed that only an order from the Lord to His Angel to withdraw His hand prevented […]