Probably said thousands of times a week by Christians around the world when facing a problem or question without a present answer. Is it the right response? It’s not wrong to pray about a matter, of course. But prayer is often used as a substitute for the hard work of studying God’s Word to discover …
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Yeah, they came in goodly numbers to listen to Ezekiel. Sounds good—eh? Not so good. Listen to why they came and what they were getting out of his messages: My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. . . . Yes, to …
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Other than those that I have preached, I have never heard a sermon on what I consider to be, perhaps, the greatest text on the subject; namely, III John 8. Which is as follows: We, therefore, ought to take up (support) such men so that we may be fellow-workers for the truth Gaius, along with …
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“Why is it that every time I try to do something for the Lord, somebody causes me trouble? You’d think that the Lord would get them off my back so I could be more effective.” So, to be effective, you have to have all opposition removed? “Certainly would help.” Do you think that Paul was …
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Why do I need to? After all, there was no time in the history of preaching when there were more good translations than now. The argument sounds good; but the objector misses the obvious fact that the more translation possibilities that he has to choose from, the more one needs to know (at least something …
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