"He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their souls." --Psalm 106:15 We frequently make the mistake of limiting the call of the Gospel to the initial alternatives which it presents. It sets before us Christ and His kingdom as against the world and its attractions; and urges upon us the necessity of choice. Indeed,
"Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus
Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel." --Amos 4:12 "Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." --Matt. 24:44 I am going to speak to you on some thoughts
"Yea though I walk through the valley...."--Psalm 23:4 Not everything happens in the world just as God wishes. When people say, "Whatever is, is best," they cannot really mean what they say, or they mean it with certain conditions and reservations which filch the literal meaning from the words. If, in simple truth, "Whatever is, is
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for us, who are kept by the
Tertullian, full name Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, was an early Christian writer from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He is the first known writer to use the term "trinity". His conversion to Christianity is believed to have taken place around 197 AD. Note: As with any apocryphal writing, Christians must take care to recognize
“The dayspring from on high hath visited us.” --Luke 1:78 The birth of a little Child the Christian world at this season celebrates. Christmas Day is a holy and happy day when we commemorate the coming of God’s Son into the world—the incarnation of God by way of the virgin birth. Never too happily can we
Tertullian, full name Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, was an early Christian writer from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He is the first known writer to use the term "trinity". His conversion to Christianity is believed to have taken place around 197 AD. Note: As with any apocryphal writing, Christians must take care to recognize
Tertullian, full name Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, was an early Christian writer from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He is the first known writer to use the term "trinity". His conversion to Christianity is believed to have taken place around 197 AD. Note: As with any apocryphal writing, Christians must take care to recognize
The Epistle of the Church at Smyrna goes by several names including The Martyrdom of Polycarp and The Letter of the Smyrneans. John, the last of the Twelve Apostles, ordained Polycarp bishop of Smyrna. Shortly after Polycarp was martyred for his beliefs at the age of 86-years-old, this "Christian Martyrology" was written, probably sometime between