Moments For You

The presence of so much fear in the world is evidence that the Bible is a much neglected book. Some Bible students report that there are 365 “fear not” admonitions in the Scriptures. Thus each day for the Christian should be free from fear. We list a few of these... Read more →

“All that believe are justified from all things” (Acts 13:39). This is the good news sent down from heaven to all men. It does not say all who “do their best” or “feel good about their lives.” God’s Word simply says, “all that believe.” It is on the principle of... Read more →

QUESTION: As a new year starts, I am faced with many different choices and decisions. Can you give me some help so that I make the right decisions? ANSWER: It is so good that you want to make right choices. Romans 12:1,2 gives us the starting point for making right... Read more →

We hear much these days about God's sovereignty and man's free agency. Christ said to the woman of Canaan, "Be it unto thee even as thou wilt" (Matt. 15:28). Here is something that looks like human sovereignty and divine agency. Free to do what we please because we please to... Read more →

2 Kings 4:1-7 "According to your faith be it unto you" (Matthew 9:29), was the Lord's word to the two blind men. Wondrous and blessed indeed that in any way our faith, or patience, or expectation should be allowed to measure the active and bounteous power of our Lord! But... Read more →

Did you catch the news today? If you did, you were no doubt confronted with suffering. Some days the reports may be of the suffering of a few people, but often the stories tell of catastrophes affecting hundreds, if not thousands of souls. The fact that disaster, disease, and death... Read more →

Feature Old Testament New Testament Atonement  Leviticus 25:9  1 Peter 3:18  Liberty  Leviticus 25:10  John 8:32-36; Galatians 5:1  Rest  Leviticus 25:11  Matt. 11:28; Hebrews 4:9  Adjusted Values  Leviticus 25:15  Matt. 16:26; Philippians 3:7  Irrevocable Inheritance  Leviticus 25:23  1 Peter 1:3-5   Read more →

Ruth was a Moabitess, a member of an accursed race. She was born and raised in paganism. The priests of Moab were powerful and cruel, and they served an assortment of gods. But the most feared god of all was Chemosh, or Moloch. Chemosh had his terrible place on a... Read more →

Scott Willis and his wife, Janet, were traveling with six of their nine children on Highway I-94 near Milwaukee when a piece of metal fell off the truck ahead of them. Scott had no choice but to let the object pass under his vehicle; the result was that the rear... Read more →

"Jesus of Nazareth the king of the Jews." This title written by Pilate was nailed to the cross upon which Christ died. Pilate, evidently angered at the insistence of the Jewish leaders upon the death of Christ and possibly ashamed of his own weakness in giving way to them, jested... Read more →

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9). A preacher who had long-departed from the truth of the gospel, told the following story to summarize "the faith" he taught.... Read more →

The meaning of Philippians 2:1-11 has been greatly debated in relation to the person of the incarnate Christ. It is the connotation of the Greek verb kenoo in verse 7 that is disputed. It is generally translated as either "made Himself of no reputation" or "emptied Himself." Simply stated, the... Read more →

“Their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more” (Hebrews 8:12). What does it mean that God remembers our sins and iniquities no more? Does it mean that our all-knowing God can actually forget what we have done? No: if God forgot anything, He would cease to be God!... Read more →

Q. What does it mean in Isaiah 9:6 where it says, “the government shall be upon His shoulder”? A. It was prophesied in Genesis 49:10 that the Lord would reign: “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto Him... Read more →

We need to recover the sense of reverence that ought to characterize those who gather in the holy presence of the living God. In many churches the fellowship is warm and the Bible teaching is faithful. But each week the people file in and out of what is labeled a... Read more →