Stir Up March 14, 2012 “Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance.” (2 Peter 1:13) It is apparently rather easy, in this day of football games, rock concerts, and race riots, to get the emotions of a crowd all stirred […]
The Babe in Bethlehem December 24, 2011 “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” (Micah 5:2) This is a very remarkable prophecy, […]
The Captain of Our Salvation November 19, 2011 “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and by […]
The Carnal Mind and Death December 15, 2011 “To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” (Romans 8:6-7) This passage defines for us both the carnal […]
The Fear of the Lord February 11, 2012 “And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.” (Job 28:28) This key phrase, “the fear of the LORD” (Yahweh), occurs in a distinctive pattern in the Old Testament. There are 14 occurrences in the […]
The Fatherhood of God October 19, 2011 “For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.” (Acts 17:28) “The fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man” was a religious clich├® promoted for many years, especially by religious […]
The Christian’s Purpose January 23, 2012 “According as he hath chosen us in him . . . that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.” (Ephesians 1:4) In the grand purpose of our “selection” into God’s family, two key words are used: “Holy” (Greek hagios) stresses dedication. A holy man or […]