“For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus; who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time” (I Tim. 2:5,6). Man, in his present condition is not fit … Continue reading →

It is not enough to use the Bible as a grand book of wonderful sayings from which we may choose what we wish for our inspiration, nor will one who truly realizes that “God hath spoken” ever hold so shallow … Continue reading →

To know God through Christ and His redeeming work is to be rich indeed. The Scriptures have much to say about the infinite riches of God. They tell us of “the riches of His glory” (Rom. 9:23; Eph. 3:16), “the … Continue reading →

Fortunately, salvation is by grace, through faith, and we do not doubt that even in the dark ages many were saved in spite of their blind leaders and their limited knowledge. However, we fear that the spiritual leaders of our … Continue reading →

“And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also” (Acts 17:6). Without meaning to, a rioting mob of … Continue reading →

“Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: “As ye also … Continue reading →

“What if God, willing to shew His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of … Continue reading →

“For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.” —II Cor. 4:15 It is said that the word “thanksgiving,” in one or another of its forms, … Continue reading →

“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. “The night is far spent; the day is at hand: let us therefore cast … Continue reading →

“Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow laborer” (Phile. 1:1). Paul’s letter to Philemon is a masterpiece of Christian correspondence. It is a prime example of how to deal with … Continue reading →

When I was in high school, I was stopped by the police and issued a ticket for…inappropriate driving. The ticket came with a scheduled appointment to appear before the local judge. What made matters worse was I had visited this … Continue reading →

On November 14th, 2008, I awoke to a house on fire. A contractor working on the home we built cut a corner on the fireplace. He was supposed to install a triple lined stainless steel pipe, but he only did … Continue reading →

I’m sure this will seem almost impossible for most women to believe, but men have a hard time finding things. Countless times, I’ve looked in utter frustration for things in the refrigerator, or for my keys. When I ask my … Continue reading →

Have you ever grown “faint” [to be weak or to fail in heart] in efforts to minister to others? I have two grace pastor friends who suffered such poor treatment from their churches that they permanently got out of the … Continue reading →

The three years before this writer entered high school, we had so little rain we had virtually no crops to harvest. Banks were repossessing many farms that had been in families for generations. But my father did not give up. … Continue reading →

“I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright and morning Star” (Rev. 22:16). The Lord told the Apostle John that the … Continue reading →

When John the Baptist came on the scene, he said that the Kingdom was “at hand”: “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is AT … Continue reading →

The idea of spiritual growth, or spiritual maturity, is closely related to the doctrine of sanctification. Positional sanctification takes place instantly at the time of salvation when, having placed their trust in Jesus Christ and His finished work of redemption … Continue reading →

“I really don’t know what to make of these phrases: ‘Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us’ (3:13); ‘we were kept under the law’ (3:23); ‘the law was our schoolmaster’ (3:24); … Continue reading →

Under grace, the believer’s life is not about keeping the law. Instead, for members of the Church, the Body of Christ, life is lived in a personal relationship with our living Head, Jesus Christ, and in the freedom we have … Continue reading →

When the Apostle Paul wrote about our state after the Rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, he said, “so shall we ever be with the Lord.” Some people have asked if this statement means that the Body of Christ will return … Continue reading →

“Could you address the subject of fasting during the Church age?” As the Gentile church at Antioch prepared to send Paul and Barnabas on their first apostolic journey, Luke records: “And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their … Continue reading →

The Bible teaches us about two important gardens with drastically different outcomes: the Garden of Eden (Gen. 2:8) and the Garden of Gethsemane (John 18:1). After our Lord died on the cross, His body was placed in “a garden; and … Continue reading →