With a new year stretching out before us, we would gladly and earnestly endorse the sentiments of C. H. Spurgeon when he told his congregation one Lord’s Day morning at the start of the new year: “This first Sabbath of a new year, what time more suitable for beginning aright!”…
Category: Teaching
The term revival means different things to different people. It is not uncommon in the United States to hear of evangelistic services being advertized as a “revival.” In this sense revivals are scheduled. They are organized and planned by men. Others define revival as a restoration of the supernatural gifts…
My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. —Matthew 26:38 Meditating on the sufferings of Christ has humbling and purifying effects on believers. Throughout the gospels, we behold the physical sufferings of Christ as we read of His being apprehended, beaten, spit upon, scourged, and at last crucified. But while…
Type “world religions” into Google and here’s what you get: “There are twelve classic world religions …: Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism.” Simple enough. Then type, “Which religion is right?” This answer is more complicated—“Each religion describes its ‘God’ or gods as…