Judges 8:22-32

I. We have designated this final covenant "the Messianic" rather than "the Christian" or "the New" covenant, partly for the sake of alliteration and partly for the sake of emphasis. Before we consider its special nature and contents, we must first bridge the interval that elapsed between the making ... Read More

"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit..." II Corinthians 3:5-6 Calvary Chapel is a work that was begun by the Spirit. Every new and gr... Read More

"I hate every false way." Psalm 119:104 Where there is real holiness, there is a holy hatred, detestation, and indignation—against all ungodliness and wickedness. A holy man knows that all sin strikes . . . at the holiness of God, at the glory of God, at the nature of God, at the being of God, at th... Read More

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More

The Pattern For Revival By Stephen Olford Edited from a message delivered at the "Heart-Cry for Revival" Conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, May 26-29, 1998. Reading: 2 Chronicles 7:12-14; Deuteronomy 11:13-14, NKJV. Many years ago as a young theological student, I often sat under the preaching o... Read More

Edited from a message delivered at the "Heart-Cry for Revival" Conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, May 26-29, 1998. Reading: 2 Chronicles 7:12-14; Deuteronomy 11:13-14, NKJV. Many years ago as a young theological student, I often sat under the preaching of that mighty prince of expositors, Dr. G.... Read More

Grave (5028) (taphos) means a site or receptacle for interment as a grave, tomb or sepulchre. Most NT uses of taphos are of a literal burial place but Paul's use is clearly figurative, Thayer's Lexicon noting that... their speech threatens destruction to others, it is death to someone whenever they ... Read More

Do, done, did, doing; Make, made, makes, making; Perform, Practice (4160) (poieo) occurs 568 times, primarily in the Gospels and in a wide variety of contexts, which makes it difficult to do a simple word study. BDAG says poieo is "a multivalent term (possessing many meanings), often without pointed... Read More

In some of the most unexpected places we are confronted by a revival of the old tribal practices of body scarification, body piercing and body mutilationNose rings, eyebrow rings, belly rings, tongue studs, multiple earrings, nipple rings, tattoos and other disfigurements are more than an identifiab... Read More

"Then believed they His words: they sang His praise. They soon forgat His works: they waited not for His counsel" (Psalm 106:12,13) These are solemn words, because they record a solemn fact. They are true, not only of Israel but of God's people in all ages. They refer to that tendency in the heart o... Read More