You may recollect the common proverb that “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” This saying of the old folks arose no doubt because so many persons were in the habit of placing undue value upon some things they do not possess but ardently desire, while they...
Believers look to the Lord for wisdom and guidance because we know that His will is best, leading to a fruitful, joyful, and abundant life (John 10:10). Psalms 25:14 says “the secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him.” Therefore, we must spend daily time in His...
Jersey Shore Weekend in the Word September 9-11, 2022Harvey Cedars Bible ConferenceHarvey Cedars, NJ Speaker: Keith Keyser (Birdsboro, PA) This Know the Word conference is designed for everyone in mind—singles, couples, families, and seniors with various types of...
“Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father,There is no shadow of turning with Thee;Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail notAs Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”Morning by morning new mercies I...
“But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.”Hebrews 6:9 In writing to the Hebrews, the author of that epistle draws from the world of nature to present the case for effective...
“The Lord has to be coming soon!” I cannot say how many times I have heard someone say that to me over the past year. What motivated them to make this statement no doubt was the fact that they, like the rest of us, have witnessed the rampant moral deterioration in our...
The believer continually has the blessed opportunity to gaze upon Christ in God’s Word, the glories of our Lord progressively transforming us into His likeness (2 Cor. 3:18). Let us look into the face of our Lord Jesus from a few selected passages. He is the Son...
“That from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus”.2 Timothy 3:15 The above verse applied to Timothy’s salvation, and I think the same is true as far as my own salvation is...
It was February 1946, and the first ship of French war brides had arrived in New York Harbor. Suzanne and Harry Wiegand’s son Pierre wrote about the event for their fiftieth wedding anniversary: “It was a cold but pleasant day with lots of excitement at the dock along...
All of the attributes of God taken together tell us who He is. They are all there in perfection and in harmony with each other. However, there is something different, not more important but different, about His holiness: Holiness is the only attribute of God that is...
I was saved by grace through faith in Christ in my late teen years and began my Christian life with no biblical foundation. When I first encountered the concept of election and predestination as a young convert, I naturally consulted with Christian leaders in my...
This book is a personal testimony and record of the author’s theological struggle and journey out of the “consensus views” (Calvinism and Arminianism) regarding election and predestination. The quest was to allow the Bible to define its own words, thus, no ultimate...
One of Christ’s seven sayings from the cross, this sentence is one word in the original Greek (tetelestai) meaning “to complete, it is done.” So, the question is, “what was completed?” In those days, the word was stamped on tax receipts to indicate “paid in full.” The...
Skyland Bible Conference July 2-8, 2022Bluefield College 3000 College Drive Bluefield, VA 24605 The 66th annual Skyland Bible Conference will be held at Bluefield College in Bluefield, VA. The conference is known for its in-depth Bible teaching, friendly fellowship,...
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God open my eyes that I may seeAnd feel Your presence close to me….Give me strength for my stumbling feetAs I battle the crowd on life’s busy street,And widen the vision, of my unseeing eyesSo in passing faces I’ll recognizeNot just a stranger, unloved and unknown,But...
…“He [Benaiah] also had gone and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.” 2 Samuel 23:20 The achievements of David’s mighty men recorded in 2 Samuel 23 is truly worth reading with a ready heart and a ready mind. How David inspired these distressed,...
Paul’s gospel, like his theology, is God-centered. God is magnified and manifested in His Son. God and Christ work together. “Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all...
An elder serving a particular group of believers, according to God’s design, is a person with much responsibility. However, he also has been given much responsibility as the head of his own household. Both tasks can become burdensome, and if not balanced properly may...
Growing up in South Africa in a non-Christian family, I did not hear the gospel until I was in my late teens. My mother had passed away suddenly when I was around eight years old, and this impacted our family deeply. My father struggled to cope with the loss and...