Light cannot be understood. After centuries of investigation and experimentation, the worlds finest scientific minds have failed to grasp its true nature. You may recall from your studies in high school physics that light has dual properties. Sometimes it behaves like a wave and at other times like a particle. Light is both visible and […]
“And He began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto Him a great multitude…And He taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in His doctrine, Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow…” (Mk. 4:1-3). What a beautiful illustration of the Word of God was given […]
“The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times” (Ps. 12:6). The Lord uses the picture of refined silver to emphasize to us the purity of His Word. This silver is not only tried in a furnace, but it is purified seven (not a random […]
The subject of the Lord’s return is often thought to be a geriatric hope, enjoyed only by those whose life work is complete. It is assumed that such senior saints have nothing left to live for down here; they’ve seen it all. Heaven is next on the agenda. Those who still have a spring in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Were the Jews justified in rejecting Jesus as their long promised Messiah and the kingdom which He in all sincerity offered them? The charge is made that the Jews—who were most competent to judge the issue—denied His claims, while the Gentile Christians received Him. How do you respond to this? In his book, Israel in […]
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 […]