ââŚHE OPENED THEIR UNDERSTANDINGâŚâ Men, above all the creatures of the earth, are the most intelligent. Animals have a limited intelligence and are able to understand and communicate with each other and to a certain degree with man. Yet out of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
GOD, A STRONGHOLD IN TIMES OF TROUBLE âThe Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows them that trust in Him. Nahum 1:7 The Targum (Aramaic interpretation of the Hebrew Bible) reads the scripture above, âThe Lord good â To...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE PERSEVERANCE OF GODâS ELECT January 2nd, the first Sunday in this New Year, 2022: letâs begin the year with a look at the word perseverance, âpersistent in something despite difficultyâ; letâs look at it in a spiritual sense. The Baptist of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS PAST FINDING OUT âO the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding outâ (Romans 11:33). âHe is a child born, with reference to His...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ARE YOU LISTENING? Psalm 78 Mr. Gill calls this an instructive psalm (Maschil). âI will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE BIBLE! What it is and itâs Importance Consider carefully the following remarks. âGOD ISâ. The existence of God is the determinative fact of the Bible. The Bible nowhere seeks to prove the existence of God, but rather declares it. âBut...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CHRIST, THE BELIEVERâS SATISFACTION âHe satisfeth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodnessâ We find the believer sometimes set forth under the character of the hungry. What does he hunger for? Is it pleasure, honor,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PRAY IN FAITH? âIf any of you lack wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith.â James 1:5-6a Not only in the faith of the Divine Being that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ON WHAT BASIS DOES GOD HEAR AND ACCEPT THE PRAYERS OF HIS REDEEMED? In response to this question I would say, on the basis of His Word of promise. Consider Romans 4:16-20, for lack of space I am unable to use all of the reading, but I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WE HAVE ALL COME SHORT OF GODâS GLORY In the letter to the Romans the Apostle Paul gives the inspired assessment of the human race in these words, âFor ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of Godâ (Romans 3:23). The glory of God is His...[ abbreviated | read entire ]