As we discover the centrality of Jesus Christ in all the Bible, atonement is central to the Old and New Testaments and the one subject most important to all who call themselves Christians. No other theme is as important to a believer as this one, therefore, we ought...
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1-2 These verses in Romans 12 cannot be taken out of context but in relation to the whole...
This being the Lord’s Day, what should our main prayer be? This being the first day of the week, the day our Lord and Savior rose from the dead, to prove His Lordship over all things---for Whom should our prayers be, on this day? “Let the peoples praise thee, O God;...
In both the Old and New Testaments, it is the Lord God who astonishes His creatures. There is, however, a stark difference in the use of the word in the Hebrew and the Greek. The Old Testament refers mostly to the astonishing power of God in His punishment upon His...
"For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:" Psalm 139:13-14 (Written years ago, this article was discovered in a notebook among many other notebooks. That I found it in...
"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is. Hebrews 10:25 What happens when we neglect corporate worship? A part of the body of Christ is missing. Imagine that one of your fingers separated itself from your body or could decide on...
This word in our list of Words of Life A to Z ~ The Ordinary Vocabulary of a Christian follows on the heels of our last post ~ God’s Utmost for My Highest. We don’t plan the order of these but rejoice at how He brings some of our posts so close together. By the...
"Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself."Exodus 19:4 When I add my comments to a familiar work, it is not to belittle the beloved author. Such was the case when I began the series Beyond a Mere...
What must it have been like---exiled on the Isle of Patmos, because of his testimony for Christ? (Revelation 1) John had no live band to lead him in worship, no accompaniment, no artificial light, no props, and no company. But he had his past experience with the Lord...