It will probably come as a surprise to many readers to learn that the Church is not the same as the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven. In Christendom at large the Church and the kingdom are usually taken as synonymous. But failure to distinguish them leads to serious problems in both doctrine […]
The command to “be holy” is inseparably bound to a biblical understanding of the Christian life, yet many believers today view holiness as an optional status achieved by only a few godly saints—a “pie-in-the-sky” state of being reserved for the eternity. Mr. MacDonald brings the concept of holiness to ground level where we all live: […]
Many today see the vital importance of the home, and this is good. Some are schooling their children at home with great success. But some have gone on to feel that the home displaces the local assembly. As the head of the home the father is commanded to teach his children. “You shall teach them […]
During the last sad years of King David, Absalom, his handsome and well beloved son, rebelled against his father. King David had been forced to leave his throne and flee for safety. It was not his first experience as a fugitive, but it was his saddest. Absalom, however, was slain, and now it is time […]
If the question means are we presently in that kingdom period commonly called the millennium, the answer is “No.” And for some very good reasons: 1. There can be no millennium until Christ comes again. Even if you don’t believe in the Rapture of the Church first (and I certainly do), how can you believe […]
God set mankind on the earth. In Eden He planted that wonderful Garden that should be its possessors’ delight and pleasure, for “Eden” means “pleasure land,” or “loveliness.” Christ and the New Testament guarantee the historicity and literality of the opening chapters of the Bible. Everywhere the Lord and His apostles treat them as accounts […]
A careful consideration of the teaching of our Lord in the Gospel by Matthew would show a dramatic change at the end of chapter 12 and the beginning of chapter 13. Up to this point the King has been presenting His credentials to the nation of Israel. But after careful examination of those claims by […]
This year is the 50th anniversary of the double helix design of the DNA molecule. On top of this the Human Genome Project announced it has completed a “final draft” of man’s DNA sequence. Yet even as they celebrate their burgeoning knowledge in the field of genetics, they are once again discovering how much they […]
When I first began to work for God in Chicago, a Boston businessman was converted there and stayed three months. When leaving, he told me that there was a man living on such a street in whom he was very much interested, and whose boy was in the high school. He said that he had […]