And so, being convinced that the distinctive Roman Catholic dogmas can be historically validated and that Rome’s salvation teachings are fully consistent with Scripture, Beckwith has issued a challenge to Evangelicals to give serious consideration to the claims of Rome and reconsider their commitment ...
but “saint” is often replaced with a phrase like “holy one of the Lord.” This would seem to be in line with the aura of a saint. They are holy or set apart for God’s purposes. Set apart from the unbelievers,
we are given new life and new mercies every morning. Spring provides a wonderful reminder to us that we should be living a full life and leaving the old dead parts of life behind. There is always hope during the coldest, darkest winters of life. Spring will come and new life will come...
(Please contact Guillon’s Christian supply in Statesville and King, N.C., for information about his books). Now that we have the complete and final word of God via scripture, and have been warned multiple times in the Bible not to add or take away even a single letter (Deuteronomy 4:...
“normal” activity in the culture, in John’s prophetic eyes, it is a compromise with state-sponsored idolatry.Leaving Babylon would also involve forsaking unjust economic practices. And, as Christ’s message to the church in Laodicea reveals, it is a departure from self-indulgent consumption,...
Shouldn’t we want to know the truth about the fourth beast and the horn?Canwe know the truth? Yes, we can! How do we know? Because the angel comes back and explains them to Daniel. I came near unto one of them that stood by, andasked him the truth of all this.So he told me...
The subject of Paul’s words is unclear as he spoke of “everyone” (Romans 10:13), leaving the identity of the repeated “they” unclear in Romans 10:14–18. However, Paul clearly identifies “Israel” in Romans 10:19, the main subject of Romans 9:30–10:21 (cf. Romans 9:31; ...
Our pastor spoke of fear a few Sundays ago and it reminded me of the fear we felt before leaving for this year of service and the many conversations Jeff and I had about our return. I am not sure who “pushed us off the diving board” but we did get pushed, and we left, not kno...
They were leaving the city of discouragement (Jerusalem) and traveling to Emmaus to start their lives over. Then, without praying, only indulging in their self-pity and discouraging conversation, Jesus suddenly appears from behind. Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to...
shows that 70 weeks is 490 days (7 X 70). This 490 years is for the Jews leaving 1810 years of the 2,300 days. In Bible prophecy the day = year principle should be used to unlock the timelines for history. The verses that supports this principle can be found in the passages below...