People often speak of the fear of the Lord and, thereby, mean different things. “Fearing” God is a large concept embracing many aspects of faith. One of these aspects is mentioned in Proverbs 8:13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil. Indeed, the latter is a pretty good index of the former: how much …
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No, I’m not talking about those oversized Bibles that used to be found on every pulpit in America. No, I guess, those went out of style when pulpits began to disappear and preachers started walking all over the place while preaching. Nor am I speaking about granddma’s Large Print Bible. What I have in mind …
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Generally speaking, I get along with people pretty well—despite the angry-looking picture of me that Donn Arms recently placed on the web! But there are sometimes when—as I’m sure you will agree—people are too much! Now, that’s not when they disagree with me. Over the years, I have held hundreds of pastors’ conferences. In them, …
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You wanted to know how it is that a person can change his lifestyle? The answer is simple: Anyone can change if he is determined to do so. Some change for health reasons (they may stop smoking). Others change in order to please a certain girl—or fellow—as the case may be (they change their language …
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Well, I had to call for help this morning; the computer wasn’t functioning correctly. The man who worked with me patiently took me through the ropes (it took about fifteen minutes) explaining as we went—and, in addition, giving me some hints about other ways of using the computer. He was great. Not only did he …
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Read the book that got Jay Adams hauled into court! As you suspected, the title is intended to be clickbait—but it worked and here you are. Yes, it is true, but we are not talking about a civil court. Instead, Jay ran afoul of some fellow Presbyterians who took umbrage with him. His view of …
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As you suspected, the title is intended to be clickbait—but it worked and here you are. Yes, it is true, but we are not talking about a civil court. Instead, Jay ran afoul of some fellow Presbyterians who took umbrage with him. His view of the Sabbath and Sabbath-keeping was a departure from the Westminster …
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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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