Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? Who are they among all the gods of the countries that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand? 2 …
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began. Tit. 1:2. There is nothing more glorious than the hope of eternal life. This is something which no human philosophy can give. It is something which riches cannot buy. It is something which human wisdom and …
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister and mother. Mt. 12:50 What does it mean to do the will of the Father of Christ? To unpack the implications of this text, we note the following things. To do the will of the Father in heaven means that …
“ What shall we then say to these things?” (Rom. 8:31). This ought to be a question we ask of Biblical and gospel realities. If we just read about them and then go on with our day, then we will not be affected by them as we ought. Our hearts will be left heavy with the weight of this world …
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 2 Tim. 4:18 When the apostle Paul wrote these words to Timothy, he was languishing in prison in Rome. Not only that, but he knew that he was about to die …
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and …
For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth, It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. Romans 9:11-12 When Paul says, “that the purpose of God according to …
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. Eph. 2:1 We are living in an age in which each advance in technology overtakes the last in breathtaking rapidity. It’s amazing what we can do now that just a few years ago would have seemed impossible. And it doesn’t look like there …
I have struggled for many years with Jesus' words in Matthew 24 about what appears to be his second coming. The problem is that sentence just after he tells of his climatic coming: "Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled" (ver.34). The problem is …
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine …