TURNING THE HEARTS OF CHILDREN
“Youth today love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, no respect for older people, and talk nonsense when they should work. Young people do not stand up any longer when adults enter the room. They contradict their parents,…
THE CHURCH’S WEDDING PREPARATION
In preparation for her presentation to Christ, her Spouse, the Church undergoes a “washing of water” which leaves her glorious, “without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish” (Ephesians 5:26-27). What is…
THE VIOLENCE OF DIVORCE
“I hate divorce!” Many who grew up in the church are familiar with these words as coming from God’s mouth, even if we can’t identify the reference as Malachi 2:16. If you look this up in the English Standard Version…
YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO WORSHIP THIS HOLY LORD: THE NECESSITY OF SPIRIT AND TRUTH
Joshua was a great evangelist! After a stirring speech in which he reminded the people of Israel of God’s gracious, saving works, he calls for a faith response: “Now therefore fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and in…
THE SPIRIT AND THE WORD
In Ephesians 5:15-18 Paul alternates negative statements (prohibitions) followed by positive restatements (commands) to delineate the “careful walk” of the Christian: 1) not as unwise, but as wise; 2) do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the…
The Trinity Matters
Of course the Trinity matters! Trinity is the Church’s description of God as He has revealed Himself in Scripture. So to say that the Trinity matters is simply to state the obvious, namely, that God matters supremely. “For from Him…