Let Him Hear January 31, 2012 “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” (Matthew 11:15) The Lord Jesus Christ must have considered this exhortation to be of great importance, for it appears eight times in the four gospels and seven times in Revelation, all as spoken by Christ Himself–as well as one more […]

Knowing Christ October 14, 2011 “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.” (Philippians 3:10-11) When Paul speaks of knowing the Lord Jesus, he stresses the process […]

Naming Names December 8, 2011 “Their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.” (2 Timothy 2:17-18) Many Christians decry the citing of actual names of those Christian leaders who teach […]

One Day as a Thousand Years October 28, 2011 “Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” (2 Peter 3:8) It is sad that many Christians today are so eager to appear intellectual, they are willing to […]

Our God Is Everywhere September 18, 2011 “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3) The God who created and made all things is not only omnipotent, He is omnipresent. “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew […]

Not Convenient October 11, 2011 “Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.” (Ephesians 5:4) It seems surprising that “foolish talking” and “jesting” would be condemned as things that should “not be once named among you” (v. 3). Yet here it is, and commentators usually assume that […]

Never Alone October 15, 2011 “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.” (Psalm 27:10) There may be more people alive today than ever before, but there are also more lonely people today than ever before–divorced spouses, homeless street people, many elderly parents and, perhaps saddest of all, […]