Come Unto Me
God’s Awe-Inspiring Invitation To Fulfillment Since Adam’s fall (Gen. 3:8), mankind has instinctively hidden from its Creator. Religion, irreligion, philosophy, and science are all employed by people in futile attempts to guard against an intimate encounter with the living God. Despite...
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John 6:37 and Election
John 6, and especially John 6:37, is considered by Calvinist scholars and Bible teachers to be among their most convincing texts. Calvinist author James White believes it to be the strongest Calvinist passage in the entire Bible. In his book,...
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If Any Man Thirst
We were out in the bush of Northern Ontario, picking pine cones to be sold to the Ministry of Natural Resources, who would then grow seedlings for the next year of tree planting. It wasn’t particularly hard work, but it...
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The Call to Battle
Pharaoh and Amalek represent two different influences: Pharaoh represents the hindrance to Israel’s deliverance from Egypt; Amalek represents the hindrance to their walk with God through the wilderness. Pharaoh used the things of Egypt to keep Israel from serving the...
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Give Me Children!
Jacob had two wives, Rachel and Leah. Rachel was the wife that he really loved, but she was barren, unable to conceive. She was fearfully frustrated and pleaded with Jacob, “Give me children or else I die!” (Gen. 30:1). Later,...
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John 6:37 – On the Other Hand
Perhaps we could continue with the subject discussed in brother Dunlap’s helpful article. As noted, John 6:37 should not be assumed to describe one group of people to whom both ideas apply. Is it not possible that “All that the...
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Crop Failure!
These words strike terror into the farmer who relies on the harvest so bills can be paid, shelter provided, and a family can be raised. Early in the season, a considerable investment has already been made. Sweat equity, some might...
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Come Unto Me
God’s Awe-Inspiring Invitation To Fulfillment Since Adam’s fall (Gen. 3:8), mankind has instinctively hidden from its Creator. Religion, irreligion, philosophy, and science are all employed by people in futile attempts to guard against an intimate encounter with the living God. Despite...
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One with Christ
The apostle John uses the phrase “as He is” several times in his first letter to Christians. It describes an affinity or oneness which is true of the individual believer in his or her relationship with the Lord Jesus. He...
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