Working Women
A key element in the work force of the New Testament Church. Peter, in his discussion of priesthood, never mentions either gender or gift (1 Pet. 2:5-10). Every believing woman is as fully a priest as any man. She has equal...
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Yes, Good Works
Good works and the gospel are the winning combo. Let’s team up! When Mother Teresa and Princess Diana died within days of each other, it was evident that their lives had virtually nothing in common, except this: they both were known...
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Stirring the Stew
Some passages of Scripture—and some preachers—give the impression that Christians should actually give up everything they own. But is that true? What Christians should do is give up ownership of everything they have. Therein lies a subtle but crucial difference....
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History’s Most Remarkable Army
We live every day behind enemy lines. No place to relax, is it! The Scriptures teach us that we are part of an army. Perhaps we don’t often think of it that way. But maybe that’s because this army is so...
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The Helmet of Salvation
A helmet covers the mind, a vital area, in times of warfare. The mind reaches the heart and the heart produces attitudes and actions. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Prov. 23:7). A Christian’s mind must be...
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The Belt of Truth
Has God said…?” The first recorded assault against mankind was made in the Garden of Eden, a direct attack on the truth of the received Word of God. The assault was made by one whom Scripture calls the “father of...
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The Believer’s Breastplate
Isaiah 59 should be read in any study of Ephesians 6 and the armor of God. Isaiah tells of a day when the wiles of the devil (as in Eph. 6:11) seem to have swept the field. All is sin...
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Prayer and Vigilance
The description of the Christian soldier given by Paul in Ephesians 6 is compact and comprehensive. He is depicted as being ever in the conflict, which has many fluctuating seasons—seasons of prosperity and adversity, light and darkness, victory and defeat....
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