Titus 1:12

Friends,—The counsel of the living God to you all is, that ye may come to discern the ministers of God and Christ from the ministers of <36> the world, that have gotten the scriptures for their cloak, and with them make a colour to deceive, and tell you, ‘that they are the ministers of Jesus Christ,... Read More

All Friends every where, who with the light that never changeth, are convinced, and turned from darkness [Acts 26:18], in the light dwell, that ye may come to learn of Christ in the life, and with it know the movings of the spirit of life in you, that moves against all the works of death, and so wor... Read More

Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 23: 6. I suppose that most professing Christians are acquainted with the text at the head of this page. The sound of it is probably familiar to your ears, like an old tune. It is likely you have heard... Read More

It is important that we check every word we hear or read against the plumbline of the Bible. In addition, we need to check the source of the information as well. We must check two things: The message and the man. Many times we will hear messages that sound spot-on, and may even be doctrinally correc... Read More

There are two ways in which we may look at man in relation to God: first, in responsibility; second, in the counsels of God. It is important to know the full value of the work of Christ, and our present relationship. All duties and right affections flow from relationships; the Christian lives in tho... Read More

Jude 1:14 And it was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones: Proepheteusen (3SAAI) de kai toutois hebdomos apo Adam Enoch legon (PAPMSN) Idou elthen (3SAAI) kurios en hagiais muriasin autou... Read More

March 29, 1981 Acts 2:36-47 Last week we heard from the Bible that one great goal of the church is to demonstrate the wisdom of God to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places (Eph. 3:10). I emphasized that the church is not only the light of the world; it is also the light of the cosmos... Read More

I recently read a little book entitled "The Young Christian." It was a reprint of a work written by Matthew Henry some 300 years ago. It did me good. Its chief theme was "sobermindedness," or to use a more contemporary idiom--self-control. It is a book with a challenge and it led me to look a little... Read More

Authorities (1849) (exousia) is derived from éxesti = it is permitted, it is lawful meaning liberty of action. Exousía means the power to do something and was a technical term used in the law courts, of a legal right. "Authority or right is the dominant meaning (of exousia) in the New Testament." (V... Read More

Useless (692) (argos from a = without + érgon = work) literally means without work, without labor, doing nothing, as one not working the ground and so living without labor. As employed in the New Testament, argos always describes something inoperative or unserviceable. Argos describes that which is ... Read More