This study provides a biblical, historical and practical overview how God has provided his Word to us in written form. Biblical (and Early Christian) Evidence…
Who is “The Temple of God” in 1 Corinthians 3:16–17? For those of us who grew up in Fundamentalism, hearing a sermon about a Christian’s…
In 1917 the Bible Institute of Los Angeles printed a collection of articles—edited by R. A. Torrey, A. C. Dixon, and many others—called The Fundamentals.…
Four Biblical Principles Regarding the Clothes You Wear Whether therefore you eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God…
Be ye therefore perfect… (Matthew 5:48). Let us therefore, as many as be perfect… (Philippians 3:15). But let patience have her perfect work, that YE…
Acts 12 presents the first loss from the apostolic company, the death of James, brother of John, one of the “Sons of Thunder,” a member…
I have no aversion to new things. In my lifetime, microwave ovens, personal computers, cell phones, and a list of other innovations have made life…
Worship in Greater Awe The believer who begins to comprehend the incomparable nature of the triune God soon realizes his extreme unworthiness to approach the…
Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus, going on before. Sometimes things that are obvious to us are not so…
A few years ago, George Barna published a study called “The State of Pastors.” The study revealed that the average age of pastors in 2017…
Here’s a statement that will probably make most pastors and church members pause: Children’s ministry may be the most important ministry of your church. D.L.…
Imagine for a moment, as painful as it might seem, that you’ve been jailed inside a maximum security prison. Even after several months of unimaginable…
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” For much of…
Come bless the Lord, ye servants of the Lord. Who stand by night in the house of the Lord. Bow your heads, close your eyes,…
My lingering trial, like any other trial we go through, has created some soul searching questions. Questions can be a good thing because asking the…
Following his bold testimony at the Diet of Worms, in order to protect him, friends had Martin Luther imprisoned in Wartburg Castle. Initially, he did…
Sometimes we use phrases in ways that differ from their original meaning. For instance, you’ve heard the phrase, “Blood is thicker than water.” You probably…
The news just hit that another fabulously popular megapastor has been fired, apparently because of a long-standing, toxic culture of absolute power. I’m not very…
The documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone (2 hours 19 minutes) produced by Brandon Kimber is a defense of the gospel from the perspective of the…
A friend of mine recently entered a new ministry. I don’t know the details of his move, or the history of the church, but the…
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