America, America, What Will Be of Thee? Charles Ryrie states that, “The Bible has made crystal clear the destiny of many nations. Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, Egypt, Russia, and Israel can read their futures today in the pages of Scripture as certainly as if they were reading history. But not so with the United…
And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching (Hebrews 10:24-25). Here is a summons to a life of loving community. It mandates that…
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your graciousness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:4-7)….
Is the Bible Historically Reliable? New Testament When we say that the Bible is inspired and inerrant, we are always referring to the original autographs. No biblical scholar or theologian that I know of has ever made the assertion that the translations we hold in our hands today are inspired and inerrant. This then…
Contending Earnestly for the Faith “Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all” (Jude 1:3). Jude tells us he was “eager to write… about the salvation…
“He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away” (Job 12:23). “Then David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly. David said, May you be blessed, Lord God of our father Israel, from eternity to eternity. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for…
Power in Prayer If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you (John 15:7). Genuine disciples do more than just believe what Jesus says. They let Jesus’ words remain in them. Jesus’ words had cleansed them: you are already clean because of…
Assurance for Believers “Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance” (Jude 1:1-2). Few books in the New Testament have more to say to our generation…
Meditating on God’s Word This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to meditate on it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do (Joshua 1:8). At the center of our faith, we should have the…
The Inspired, Infallible, and Inerrant Word All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16). Our primary and final safeguard against false teaching is the Word of God….