Proverbs 2:21

Luke 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. In these words two things may be observed: First, Wherein the work and office of John the Baptist consisted, viz. in preaching the kingdom of God, to prepare the way f... Read More

On Fear by Audrey Vander Heide We know the word of God but we don't do the word of God Psalm 103 Proverbs 2 The word fear has been mentioned 385 times in the Word of God. We need to fear God. We grew up in wartime and we knew what fear was. Bombings were all around us. If the doorbell rang the soldi... 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

Unsuspecting (172) (akakos from a = without + kakos = constitutionally bad, morally evil -- see study of related word kakia) literally refers to who are not constitutionally bad. One needs to examine the context of the usage to determine whether this trait is good or bad, as explained below. Akakos ... Read More

Kind (5543) (chrestos from chráomai = furnish what is needed or from chresteuomai = to act kindly) has a basic meaning being well adapted to fulfill a purpose and so describes that which is useful, suitable, excellent, serviceable. It means goodness with a nuance of ‘serviceableness.' (as in Luke 5... Read More

Right (2117) (euthus) when used as an adjective literally means straight or a straight line and figuratively to what is proper or right. The uses below will give you a good sense of these literal and figurative meanings of euthus. Euthus is also used as adverb to mean immediately, right away, at onc... Read More

Pressing into the Kingdom of God Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "The law and the prophets were until John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presses into it." Luke 16:16 In these words two things may be observed: First, Wherein the work and office of John the Baptist consis... Read More

IT IS IMPERATIVE that a believer know he has a spirit, since, as we shall soon learn, every communication of God with man occurs there. If the believer does not discern his own spirit he invariably is ignorant of how to commune with God in the spirit. He easily substitutes the thoughts or emotions o... Read More

God was in the process of judging the old order in preparation for the new. He had dealt with the priesthood. God always deals with the priesthood before He deals with the kingdom. What about the kingdom? Israel, as we have mentioned, had become like the heathen nations which they were to subdue. Th... Read More

It is our great privilege this morning to return in the study of God's Word to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. We are fast coming to the end of this great epistle. We find ourselves in verses 21 and 22 in a special three-part series entitled "A Call to Discernment." Let me read the text of 1 Thessalonian... Read More