The Biblical Basis For Revival

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…

Someone Had to Make It!

The famous German astronomer Johann Kepler was concerned about one of his friends who was an atheist. In order to convince him of the existence of God, Kepler made a model of our solar system, putting a lot of time and effort into the task. One day his friend came…

The Darkest Day

“It was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour” (Luke 23:44). This is the first of the remarkable signs that accompanied the death of Christ. There were the rending of the veil of the temple, the great earthquake, and the…

The Bible Principle of the Blood

A vital question is asked by Isaac in Genesis 22:7: “Where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” That same question needs to be addressed to the religious world today, when the pulpit has largely departed from the propitiatory blood of God’s appointed and provided Lamb. This should not be…

Calvary: A Blessed Place to Visit

From the noisy bus station reeking with diesel fumes, we gazed past the teeming people to the low-lying cliff just outside the north wall of the ancient city of Jerusalem. There before us on the cliff face were the unmistakable eye and nose sockets marking “the place of a skull.”…

The Spiritual Sufferings of Christ

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…

What Makes Christianity Unique?

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…

Billions or Thousands?

On November 12, 2014, at 16:05 GTM, it was confirmed by the European Space Agency that a robot probe called Philae from the Rosetta Mission had made the first-ever landing on a comet, some 6.4 billion kilometers from earth. The mission’s prime objective, as set forth on the European Space…

Rewards For Good Works

Only an antinomian would object to doing good works in the Saviour’s name. That is a shocking statement, but it is true because antinomians are against God’s law as a rule of life for the Christian. The Scriptures consistently teach, however, that it is the will of God that His…