This message is good tidings of great joy if you believe in Jesus. If you have not believed in Jesus, you should do that. For those of us who have accepted that message, Jesus’ birth should be the heart and center of our Christmas celebration. The Savior, Christ the Lord, has been born. Read More ...
I wonder if we are giving thanks biblically, in the same ways we find reflected in the NT. I hope that during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we’ll be thanking God unceasingly, abundantly, universally, diligently, sincerely, and gastronomically. Our expressions of thanks to God “always for all things” should extend throughout our lives and keep on going throughout eternity. Read More ...
We are responsible to vote; it’s part of our stewardship as citizens. If we don’t vote, it’s like voting for bad government. We cannot abdicate our responsibility. Not voting is a failure of Christian stewardship. Read More ...
On Reformation Day, we should celebrate men like Jan Hus and affirm our belief in the biblical doctrines that he taught. We especially appreciate his insistence that the Bible is the final and highest authority for faith and practice. We should seek to emulate his commitment to Christ as the only true head of the church. We can follow his example of holiness of life, purity of heart, courage, and boldness in the face of opposition. Read More ...
As we observe Bible Translation Day, we should be thankful for people like Wycliffe and Tyndale and their associates and colleagues, who risked their lives to translate and publish the Bible in English. We should be thankful that we have such easy access to the English Bible as we do today. There is no excuse for us to be ignorant of God’s Word. Read More ...
The national events that we’ve observed over the last couple of weeks give us many profound ideas to think about—the sovereignty of God, the responsibility of man, human depravity, moral absolutes, and the inevitability of death. The Christian worldview helps us understand these profound ideas and to respond to them appropriately. Read More ...
Godly fathers seek to transfer godly standards into their children so they will keep those standards into the future. Christian fathers must strive to leave a godly legacy or heritage for the future. teach thy sons, and thy sons’ sons. Read More ...
We want to use music that is reverent, biblically accurate, modest, good, beautiful and true. The music that we use to convey the truth should appeal to our higher nature, our spiritual affections. Other styles of music may be perfectly appropriate in other contexts; but in the worship of God at church, we want to use music that is most likely to bring glory to God and to convey his word to us. Read More ...
Serving as a mother is a great responsibility but also a great privilege. If you are a mother now or are planning to become a mother, realize that you are doing very important work. Very few things in life are more significant than having children and raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. It’s a difficult job, but no Christian mother would ever say anything like “I feel like I am completely irrelevant.” If you are very relevant and necessary. Read More ...
Jesus affirms that some will “receive greater damnation” than others (Luke 20:46-47). He referred to those who would receive greater or fewer stripes, depending on how much they knew (Luke 12:47-48). The punishment will always fit the crime. No one will be unjustly punished. The wicked will get what they deserve, no more and no less. Read More ...