Danny’s mom rested a hand on him and Becky’s shoulders. “The caligae or sandals that the Roman soldiers had another purpose. The Roman soldiers did more than fight. They were also builders. They, and the workers who traveled with them, built roads for the army to travel between places easier. When they stayed in one […]
What is your response to good news? What happens when you receive good news? You post it on Facebook. You call your friends. You talk to your family. Good news excites you, and it should. Such news you want to spread, not hide. What is your response to the best news? Not engagement, a baby […]
The White Horse rides today in Beijing, China. The Gospel spreads. Persecution, famine, and death follow soon thereafter. Such events, while not physically occurring with great frequency here in the United States of America, do happen today in such seemingly faraway places as the mist-enshrouded Orient. Come, let us turn now to the Red Dragon […]
The Bible is a good thing to read and study. However, for a person who has never opened one, the length of it may be daunting. When you run across this person at work or school, it would be a good thing for you to point out certain passages. Beginning at Genesis 1:1 and ending […]
A very rich young Israelite came running to Jesus. We read that Jesus loved this young man. Every word which he spoke to him was infinite love in the form of instruction and correction. Strange as it may sound, this young man has a troubled soul, a troubled and accusing conscience. He did not yet […]
“Only let your conversation be as becometh the Gospel of Christ. . .striving together for the faith of the Gospel.” Phil. 1:27 Satan is the great false-prophet, the great accuser of the brethren. He directs all his hellish attempts against the truth of the Gospel of Christ. He does not will that Christ shall be […]
Evangelism means different things to people of the present era of the church. To the Roman Catholic, evangelism means the extension of the Romish church to many lands and has as its objective the aggrandizement of the hierarchy and the enlargement of the number of “the faithful.” The means used to accomplish this end may […]
I once read in a series of old proverbs and sagacious sayings, “Big feet are a sign of intelligence.” The validity of such a statement, of course, may be seriously questioned. However, it would seem to me that people with large feet would be more inclined to step on toes of others, than their more […]
“The Realization of the Gospel of the Promise” The Rev. Vanden Berg first pointed out to us that the realization of the gospel of the promise has a threefold view; the past, the present and the future. It has already been fulfilled in the past and has its deepest roots in the eternal counsel of […]
“The Recipients of the Gospel of the Promise” I. Content of the Gospel II. Character of the Promise III. What Believers Themselves Are IV. Objections The gospel of the promise has two meanings. One, the gospel as the content of the promise, and the other meaning the gospel as glad tidings. God gave His […]