According to a recent survey by George Barna, 58 percent of Americans believe that Satan “is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.” Yet over 65% of Americans would claim to be Christians. While the percentage of evangelicals is much smaller (10%), this clearly indicates a victory of deception for the Evil […]
The world we live in is becoming increasingly godless and sinful, with standards that were once held in honor now being swept aside by the tide of liberalism. In the absence of moral standards, men feel at liberty to do whatever they want to, without restraint. As a result of this deterioration, many who now […]
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory…for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord” (Isa. 6:3, 5). Isaiah unfolds to us the holiness of God unlike any other prophet before him. The holiness of God had gripped his heart with unusual power and conviction. He […]
The telephone rings and you answer the phone. “Hi, Bill. This is Tom. I’m with the Yoohoo Telemarketing Company.” He then launches into his sales pitch as you try to get off the phone. But he called you by your first name and you have never even met him. Many people are irked by this […]
“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning…But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price” (1 Pet. 3:3-4). “In all things showing thyself a pattern of good […]
It has pleased the Lord to teach me a truth, the benefit of which I have not lost for more than fourteen years. The point is this: I saw more clearly than ever that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was to have my soul happy in […]
When Solomon was set to build the temple, a suitable dwelling place for the all glorious God, he explained the details of his plan: Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and […]
Japan, like other countries resistant to the gospel, has been called a missionary graveyard. It is meant metaphorically now, used to describe a country where missionary dreams of mighty exploits for God often withered, where hope can die an untimely death, and where prayers seem to go unanswered. Of course there have been times in […]
We have no higher calling in the church today than to worship the Lord our God. Our very existence, in large part, is to proclaim the excellencies of Him. This worship manifests itself in our attitude and acts of reverence. The Hebrew word for worship means “to bow down, or prostrate oneself.” Giving of finances […]