“…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...
2025 Northwest Spring Bible Conference May 16-18, 2025 1350 Garfield Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI The Christians at Northwest Gospel Hall invite you to join them for their Spring Bible Conference. Keith Keyser (PA) will be speaking on the Authority of Scripture. Lodging...
I stood a mendicant of GodBefore his royal throneAnd begged him for one priceless giftThat I could call my own.I took the gift from out his hand,But as I would departI cried, “But Lord! This is a thorn!And it has pierced my heart.This is a strange, a hurtful giftWhich...