I started out in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I did not know much. I have not learned a lot since, but I knew precious little in those days. However, I believed the Bible. I just took it and read it as it came. I started in Genesis...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Acts 17:18 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the the city, when they heard these things. The Apostles were accounted as foolish babblers. We are no better than the Apostles, nor do we have reason to expect much better treatment, so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
One there is, above all others,Well deserves the name of friend;His is love beyond a brother's,Costly, free, and knows no end:They who once his kindness prove,Find it everlasting love! Which of all our friends to save us,Could or would have shed...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Faith is not a soft option offered to people who need a crutch to get through the rest of their lives. Faith is the supernatural activity of God whereby He opens blind eyes, unstops deaf ears, andthen a person says, 'I see it now; I get it now; I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For I know that the Lord is great, And that our Lord is above all gods. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, That did he in heaven, and in earth, In the seas, and all deep places. Psalm 135:5-6 God rules over all! And though He is concealed by a veil...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If we believe that the Bible is the word of God, then we would also refer to God and the Scripture as if they are identical. We would personify the Bible as the Bible does to itself. Anyone who never does this probably does not believe that the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Two little lines I heard one day,Traveling along life's busy way; Bringing conviction to my heart, And from my mind would not depart; Only one life, 'twill soon be past, Only what's done for Christ will last.Only one life, yes only one, Soon will...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Common Temptation It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Serious-Mindedness in the Kingdom One of these days, some simple soul will pick up the book of God, read it, and believe it. Then we will all be embarrassed. - Leonard Ravenhill The opportunity of a lifetime must be seized within the lifetime...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Bible This book contains: The mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrine is holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
