Every soldier in the U.S. Army can appreciate a seasoned general’s battle plan, one that pinpoints the enemy’s defenses and places him in the best position to gain the field. Every collegiate basketball player can appreciate a savvy, veteran coach’s game plan, one that shows how best to stifle the opponent on the defensive end […]
What kind of life are you living? Are you living the Christian life? Can you say that? Can you say that before the face of God? Can you say that in all honesty before your own conscience? Do you want to live the Christian life? Is that really the desire of your heart? Do you pray to […]
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges, Paperback, 158 pages, The Navigators, 1978. The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges is a brief book about just that—pursuing holiness—from a Reformed, biblical perspective. In short, this book is a concise, easy-to-read manual on holy living for the Christian. The author makes known that the title of […]
Last time, we briefly considered some teachings and practices that are not characterized by proper fear of the Lord. We saw that godly fear is different from the fear of pure dread or terror that the world has. This attitude is not Christian or godly because it does not draw us closer to God. Said […]
We as New Testament Christians are anointed by the Holy Spirit to the three-fold office of all believers: prophet, king and priest. In these offices we are but a shadow of the triune God Who is our eternal Prophet, Priest and King (Revelation 1:6). Through the fall we lost the image of God necessary to […]
“…Of making many books there is no end…” (Eccles. 12:12). If this was true already in the days of Solomon, then its truthfulness is even more evident in our day. There is a literal glut of literature available on the market today, designed to satisfy the tastes of any and all kinds of readers. This […]
The world has this policy: if it feels good, do it! The results of this promiscuous lifestyle is headline news: NlU3, teenage pregnancy, herpes, alcoholism, and the list goes on and on. The world are doers of whatever appeals to their wicked natures. The Christian is also, by nature, sinful. Do we, or can we, […]
Conventioneers, parents and Christian friends, I count it a great privilege to be able to address you this evening. I want to thank my young people’s society for counting me worthy to speak on this occasion. I am the third and final speaker of this convention. There are two things I dislike about that. First, […]
A third characteristic of the friendship between Godly parents and their children is that it is a life of peace. The family-life of God, both within the Trinity and within the Church, is characterized by peace. This is an outstanding feature of the family-life sketched in Psalm 128. Father, mother, and children live together peacefully. […]
“Thy Word is truth.” John 17:17. In the Lord’s (high priestly) prayer the complete thought is, “Sanctify them through Thy truth; Thy Word is truth.” People are always saying, Why so much doctrine? We need more practical teaching on how to live the Christian life! But why this separation of doctrinal truth from practical truth? […]