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The Loveliness of Christ

The Loveliness of Christ

Think of three or four people that you really enjoy being with. What are the intriguing qualities of each person’s character that you appreciate? Now imagine how delightful it would be to converse with someone that possessed all of these favorable qualities. Furthermore, ponder what it would be like to interact with a person who […]

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

What God Has Done for Me: The Testimony of Larry Price What God Has Done For Me: The Testimony of Larry Price I was not raised in a Christian home but I was sent to Sunday School when I was a young child. That did not last very long once I got old enough to […]

The Wells of Salvation

The Wells of Salvation

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: For the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:2–3 Years ago in the neighborhood where I...

Doubtful Things (Part 2)

Doubtful Things (Part 2)

In part one,1 we looked at two key principles (Rom. 14:1-12) for dealing with inconsequential things,2 recognizing that believers may hold differing opinions on these non-essentials. A third principle exhorts mature Christians to recognize their responsibility for weaker believers (Rom. 14:13-17). The strong should clear the immature’s path, not stumble them (v. 13), they should […]

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy Faithfulness

The Altar Boy Whose Life Was Altered: The Testimony of Stephen March I can thankfully say that most of my life can easily be described as average. I grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, in a middle-class family, enjoyed the love and support of both my parents, and had a healthy, if sometimes heated rivalry with […]

Practicing the Priesthood of All Believers

Practicing the Priesthood of All Believers

We consider the priesthood of all believers as one of the distinctives of our faith and endeavor to faithfully apply the doctrine in our assembly gatherings. Our open worship and remembrance meeting, the freedom in ministry, and the liberty to exercise one’s spiritual gifts are indeed a splendid demonstration of the grandeur of this precious […]

Editorial: Gone But Not Forgotten

Editorial: Gone But Not Forgotten

“Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God…” Nehemiah 13:14 This year on May 27th, Americans all across the land will be celebrating Memorial Day, an event that has been officially observed in the US since 1868, a few […]

The Three Appearings of Christ

The Three Appearings of Christ

There are some people, and many corporations, that have an attorney on a retainer in case a need arises. This means that that in a time of need a lawyer is available to represent their client whether in court or in business dealings. This is what Job wished for in Job...

Doubtful Things (Part 2)

Doubtful Things (Part 1)

Throughout church history believers have asked, “should a Christian partake in this or that activity?” These questions concern gray areas, choices that believers make in their personal lives that Scripture does not call sin or specifically mention. In Romans 14 Paul compares a believer who was weak in the faith with one who was mature. […]

How Great Is Our God!

How Great Is Our God!

Human beings are clearly designed to enjoy the blessing of love, both by showing love and by being loved. If we felt totally unloved then we would wonder whether life was worth living. Love is very important to us and is expressed in the close relationships of marriage, family and friendship. Life loses a great […]

Reconciled and Rejoicing

Reconciled and Rejoicing

The Christian’s great source of rejoicing is God’s grace, which reconciles us to God. Reconciliation is when God brings sinful man into a perfect, eternal, and harmonious relationship with Himself. Paul writes to the Romans, contrasting man’s attempt to become righteous through his own efforts with God’s way of faith (Rom. 3:28). Righteousness is gained […]