For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 “All hands on deck!” is an English naval idiom, an order demanding an immediate, collective, and concerted effort by everyone...
God considers ministry (service) a high priority. The Old and New Testaments speak at length about it. The common Old Testament Hebrew words for ministry, “Shareth” and “Abodah” mainly referred to the ministry of a select priestly class, officially appointed to carry...
The description of King Solomon’s servants is an outstanding feature in the account of the queen of Sheba’s visit to personally discover the greatness of his kingdom. Besides noticing the vast wealth and the unequaled wisdom that Solomon possessed, the queen noticed...
My father was drafted in 1943 and served in the Philippines during WWII. Afterwards he returned to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to his occupation as a farm laborer. In 1948 he re-enlisted in the Army Air Corps. In 1950 he was stationed at an air base in West Palm Beach...
During the 1930s to 1950s, numerous evangelistic activities took place across the Midwest regions of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and adjacent states. Figures such as Oliver Smith, Thomas McCullagh, Roger Greer, John Walden, John Elliott, Leonard Lindsted, Milo...
The title “Man of God” occurs often in the Old Testament but only twice in the New Testament. Both references are in Paul’s letters to Timothy. In 1 Timothy 6:11, where Timothy is addressed as a “man of God,” Paul gives directions for Timothy’s life and by extension...
Propitiation, pronounced pro-pish-i-ā´shun can be a difficult word for many to grasp. If you find this word difficult, take heart! Professor David W. Gooding said, “Propitiation is perhaps one of the hardest New Testament words to get a hold of.” He adds,...
The strivings of self-willed men affect God’s people, but our God is above the river of strivings! The Lord’s People and the River Fleshly men fight and self-will leads to ongoing strife. These strivings often cause turmoil and the subsequent turbulence regularly...
Throughout history, Christians and non-Christians alike have repeatedly asked this question. All kinds of afflicted people ask it, and numerous skeptics use the subject to attack God and His Word. Thankfully, the Bible provides multifaceted answers in both testaments....
IBF Family Conference 2025 July 2-6, 2025Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN The 46th Indian Brethren Fellowship (IBF) Family Conference requests your prayers. The theme: “Be Victorious…Lessons to the Churches” (Rev. 2:26). The speakers: Brs. John Kurian (Kerala,...
“A little while” - the Lord shall come,And we shall wander here no more;He’ll take us to His Father’s home,Where He for us is gone before,To dwell with Him, to see His face,And sing the glories of His grace. “A little while” - He’ll come again;Let us the precious...
“…Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory…” James 2:1 Beyond definition, the resplendent beauty of God’s glory stretches from eternity to eternity, permeating throughout God’s Word from the opening curtain of Genesis to the climax of Revelation. Our transcendent God...
The Lord had acted in power to bring the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt, the iron furnace (Deut. 4:20). They had crossed through the Red Sea, drank water from the rock, eaten manna from heaven, and eventually made their way to Mount Sinai to receive the...
Immediately after the Lord Jesus had changed water into wine, we read, “This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him” (John 2:11). The very next story is of Jesus “cleansing the temple.”1 “Now...
On Sunday, April 2, 2006, three men of the Hutterite Cascade Colony in Montana, who protested against the Hutterian religious system, were summarily censured and later excommunicated. What had brought this about? These three believed, and later stated at various...
Star power can be a formidable force. Earth’s star attractions are often idolized by millions of adoring fans. Many enthusiasts go to great effort and expense to secure a seat when their particular idol comes to town. The exuberance of fans entering a stadium or...
In our pluralistic age we often hear the Bible described as merely another source of divine inspiration alongside the sacred texts of the Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs. It is also argued that the Bible makes its own claim to be the Word of God and that...
In the classic book “Pilgrim’s Progress” the author John Bunyan wrote, “And Patience was willing to wait.”1 One of the most important aspects of divine guidance is the principle of waiting upon the Lord. In the Psalms, Proverbs, and many other books of the Bible, we...
While “the doctrine of the secret rapture of believers . . . as now taught . . . was certainly not part of the earliest Brethren thinking on prophetic matters,”1 it soon became so in both branches of the Brethren Movement through the teachings of John Nelson Darby who...
Is God male or female? This has become a sensitive issue in contemporary Christian theology with feminism (both liberal and evangelical) attaching much significance to the gender issue relative to God. The cultural gender revolution is not only impacting how people...