Introduction Have you ever told anyone to grow up? Has anyone ever told you that you need to grow up. What did they mean when they said that? What did you mean when you said that? Illustration: In The Last Days Newsletter, Leonard Ravenhill tells about a group of tourists visiting a picturesque village who … Read more
RECHABITES (Ree’ ka bites) Descendants of Jehonadab ben Rechab, who supported Jehu when he overthrew the house of Ahab (2 Kings 10:15-17). About 599 B.C., the Rechabites took refuge from Nebuchadnezazar in Jerusalem (Jer. 35). The Rechabites were an interesting lot! They had something we need today. They had the courage of their convictions. Paul … Read more
A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION? December 25 was observed by ancient pagans for centuries before the birth of Christ to worship the birth of a new sun. For example, Collier’s Encyclopedia identifies Dec. 25 as “the day the Romans celebrated the Mithraic feast of the sun god natalis solis invicti, the birthday of the unconquerable sun.” Placing … Read more
We all hope that things will get better with the New Year. After all, we made all those resolutions and if we keep them then no doubt things will get better right? What you have to remember in all this is the human condition. Human beings have the habit of doing the same things over … Read more
Often I have opportunity to speak with people who say you have to keep the law of Moses to be saved. When I ask them why they have to do that they respond… its in the Bible. When I ask them if they can recite the law to me they always fail for one big … Read more
The Apostle Paul wrote, in Eph 5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; This study is a brief consideration of what it means “to be filled with the Spirit,” and “what is the evidence of His filling“. 1. What does it mean to be “filled with the … Read more
America has been under attack for a long time. The attack of September 11th, 2001 left us stunned and angry but not surprised. As we recover from the shock of seeing the horror of war brought to these shores of purple mountains majesty we ask… What can we do? As Bible believing Christians what can … Read more