In writing to the Thessalonians, Paul speaks of the work of faith, the labor of love, and the endurance of hope. What has he got in mind? Elsewhere, he places these three virtues in a different order when he enumerates faith hope and love. It would seem that the last of the three is the …
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They fall in a variety of ways— They fail in their endeavors to serve the Lord. They fall in the ways they represent Him before the world. They fall in their relationships with one another. They fall in raising their kids. Face it—Christians fall; there is no denying it. Some pretend—putting on a “good front.” …
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What a wonderful word! Yet, what does it mean? How do you grant forgiveness; and, for what? As much as Christians talk about forgiveness, you’d think they could tell you all about it. Yet, there is hardly one in a thousand who can give sound, Biblical answers to the questions above. Forgiveness of others is …
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Here it is—already half of the summer is over, and kids—some of them, according to local laws—will be going back to school before you know it! “Wasn’t that way when I went to school—we always began school right after Labor Day.” That’s because you’re an old-timer. Things are different these days. In fact, all sorts …
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Babylon in Scripture is the epitome of wickedness, idolatry, and gross indulgence of every kind. No wonder when the Lord pictured Rome in the Book of Revelation, he called it by its code name Babylon. Peter, writing from Rome, did the same. The exhortation everywhere—whether it be in the Old Testament when speaking of literal …
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