“It is required in stewards that a man be found faithful” (1 Cor. 4:2). From the preceding verse it is clear that the Apostle was having reference to the ministers of Christ, those whom He has appointed to act as officers in His churches. Other virtues are desirable, but fidelity is imperative. No m... Read More
Friends,—You may read in the old world, how one family after another, till Noah's time, served the Lord God. And then from Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives, and after Moses and Aaron had brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, and that they were come to be a great people, Moses ... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 5—Chapter 10 OF THE PRIESTLY OFFICE OF CHRIST 1. Christ was to be a Priest; this was determined on in the purposes and decrees of God: God set him "forth" proeqeto, foreordained him, "to be a propitiation" (Rom. 3:25), that is, to be a propitiatory sacrifice, to mak... Read More
According to Dr. Ron Mosley, dean of the American Institute of Holy Land Studies there were three major groups of Jewish Christians in the First Century: Nazarenes (Notzrim), Messianists, and Ebionites. In his book entitled Yeshua, A guide to the real Jesus he writes; "In examining the Jewish roots ... 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 Peace That Accompanies the Fear of the Lord By Rich Carmicheal Throughout the Bible we are admonished to fear the Lord. For example, Moses declares, "And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord…" (Deuteronomy 10:12). The Psalmist writes, "Fear the Lord, you His... Read More
THE SOLEMN ASSEMBLY The Sad Fact Most professing Christians have never heard of a Solemn Assembly. Of the relatively small number who have, a substantial portion consider it as merely an Old Testament practice of no particular relevance today. --------------------------------------------------------... Read More
A Call to Anguish (by David Wilkerson, 9/15/2002) Would you open your Bibles to the first chapter of Nehemiah please? Please just leave that open on your lap. We’ll get to it in the course of my message. I would have a hard time preaching this if I believe my own flesh telling me that I preached too... Read More
I was the king's cupbearer. Nehemiah 1:11 THE post was an important one. It gave its occupant the opportunity of coming into close contact with the king; it implied a character of unusual trustworthiness, since Oriental despots were very afraid of poison. But no one expected a royal cupbearer to do ... Read More
Be on alert (1127) (gregoreuo from egeiro = to arise, arouse) means to be watchful or to refrain from physical sleep. Later gregoreuo came to used in the moral and religious sphere and was used to call for one to be on the alert, in a constant state of readiness and vigilant (alertly watchful especi... Read More
Faithfulness
Epistle 320
Of the Priestly Office of Christ.
The Jewish Christians
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
The Peace That Accompanies The Fear Of The Lord
Solemn Assembly
A Call To Anguish (Text Transcription)
Our Daily Homily - Nehemiah
Alert (1127) gregoreuo