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Many dear children are called by God so early that they cannot precisely tell when they were converted. But they were converted; they must at some time or other have passed from death to life. You could not have told this morning, by observation, the moment when the sun rose, but it did rise. There was…

If a discovery is made in science or machinery, it is complicated at first, for the very reason that it is imperfect. But all improvements are in the direction of simplicity. It is just the same with spiritual teachings: When we get at reality, we cut off superfluity. Spurgeon, C. (2014). Spurgeon Commentary:…

It is not mine to make God’s Word consistent, but to believe that it is so. When a text stands in the middle of the road I drive no further. The Romans had a god they called “Terminus,” who was the god of landmarks. Holy Scripture is my sacred landmark, and I hear a voice that threatens me with a curse…

I was noticing, in the life of that man of God the Earl of Shaftesbury, that his first religious impressions were produced by a humble woman. The impressions that made him Shaftesbury—the man of God and the friend of man—were received in the nursery. Little Lord Ashley had a godly nurse who spoke to…

In Measure What Matters Most, John Doerr writes, “As Stephen Covey noted, ‘If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.’” Our actions must be leaning up against the right standard—God’s word. —Measure What Matters Most, 118. 2 Timothy…

A group of physics students from the University of Leicester in England did a research project on the ability of Noah’s ark to carry the number of animals necessary. Based on the Bible’s description of the ark they calculated it could have carried about 56,000 tons. That is equivalent to 2.15 million…

Parenting does not begin at birth. It begins many months prior. “Previous studies and anecdotes suggested unborn babies are able to learn sounds while still in the womb. Research has suggested newborn babies find sounds from other languages unfamiliar, with babies of English-speaking parents reacting…

In Flickering Pixels, Shane Hipps writes, “We must remember that the Bible is not merely—or even primarily—a collection of objective propositions. It is a grand story told through hundreds of different perspectives and diverse social settings. The message is multilayered, textured, expansive, and complex.”…

Do you see what I see? Purpose: To walk circumspectly, being aware of the traps that seek to draw us from God's goal in our lives. 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was…

In the September/October 2007 issue of Today's Christian, Shirley Shaw tells the story of how the sacrifices of a successful cabinet maker named Terry Lane continue to change a drug-riddled neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida. My business had prospered to the point my 40-man staff needed more space…

BIBLE Senior students at Ashville Christian Academy in Asheville, N.C., are required to write a “worldview” paper. The assignment is to pick a serious issue confronted in our modern secular culture, analyze the problems involved, and suggest an answer that is shaped by God’s revelation in The Bible.…

John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…

A Catechism for the use of the people called Methodists (a) WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? | 1 | What is a Christian? Christians are those who believe that God has revealed himself in Jesus Christ accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, live in communion with God and in the power of the Holy Spirit, and…

#1 — The Conflict In God’s FamilyPlease press the microphone to listen to the talk. Requires the free RealPlayer®. Installation instructions available. “The Conflict In God’s Family” — another look at the Biblical basis for understanding the plan of salvation as God’s provision for restoring peace in…

1. What the Lord is giving me at this time for my series 2. The Lord has not moved me away from the conviction of preaching and teaching the basics 3. Steroid use by professional athletes is an illustration I would like to use and how the average, everyday coach, parent or teacher would deal with it…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…

by Jeanette Lockerbie Can a child understand the gospel? When does such understanding come? At what age is a "little one" accountable to God? Some groups, believing that a child is too young to know about such things, have legislated a particular chronological age. Thereby, they deprive many a boy or…