Hebrews 12: 17 -12 The birthright, which Esau treated with contempt and sold for a morsel of meat, was more than material wealth. That birthright was SPIRITUAL TRUST - God's leader in the family. It carried with it divine favor, spiritual...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
David said, “I have been young, and now am old: yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread” (Psalm 37:25). God will never forsake a righteous man. This gives us some glimpse of what was going on while...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We understand that everything that takes place in time, comes to pass because it is ordained by God in eternity. The scriptural phrase, “it came to pass” means literally, it is required. It is caused. Our God is absolutely sovereign.
It is recorded that when the side of our Lord was pierced by the spear, “forthwith came there out blood and water.” In the old Testament, in order to come into the presence of God, in the holy of holies, you had to pass through the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Who does the Bible speak to? It does not speak to other men. It does not tell other men what they should do. It tells you what you should do. It does not tell other men how to treat you. It tells you how to treat them. It does not address...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18).Growth in grace is utterly unique. When anything else grows it gets bigger. When a Christian grows, he becomes smaller! Like John the Baptist...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Our military forces today are made up of volunteers. There have been times when a draft was instituted and men were forced to be in the military. God’s people are all, without exception, drafted to be God’s people, and they are all,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed” (Luke 2:1). The ramifications of this tax were far-reaching, throughout the world of the Roman Empire. Everybody...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Let us never forget, that although justification and sanctification are two different things, they always come together. Many try and separate them. They speak of those who know Christ as Saviour, and those who know Him as Saviour and Lord. The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Before we can see what free will denies, we first have to know what is meant by free will. Free will says that a man’s destiny is dependent upon the choice he makes. His will is free to choose to allow God to save him, or reject God’s...[ abbreviated | read entire ]