Moments For You

QUESTION: I read in 1 John 4:18 that there is no fear in love. If we do fear we are not made perfect in love. There are times that I do fear. What does this mean?  ANSWER: In answering this question we need to go back a few verses to... Read more →

Justification is the gracious act of God in taking up a sinful, guilty person, rightly subject to divine judgment, clearing him from every charge because of the sacrifice of Christ, and placing him righteously before His throne. This constitutes a standing magnificent beyond all thought. There, in the full blaze... Read more →

The New Testament says much about purity of heart. It is looked for as the true practical condition of all Christians, though, alas we are not all “pure in heart.” We say so much, and truly, about the deceitfulness of the human heart that the expression “pure in heart” is... Read more →

QUESTION: There are some who teach that the Lord Jesus was not equal with God the Father. They claim that the English translation of John 1:1 from the original Greek should read “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.”... Read more →

“Knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep” (Rom. 13:11). My brethren, receive a loving word of exhortation from one who feels his own great need of what he desires to inspire in others. If we believe the word of God, we must believe... Read more →

Scripture tells us that when unbelievers stand before the great Judge on the final day of reckoning, records will be opened which show a complete history of their deeds in order that they can be judged “according to their works” (Revelation 20:13). Every thought, every deed, every unjust motive, every... Read more →

It is, alas, possible for grace itself to be abused. We may forget that, while we are justified in the sight of God by faith alone, a real faith must be evidenced by works. We have to bear in mind that while law-works are denounced and demolished in manifold parts... Read more →

He is the Author of peace, the Maker of peace, the Proclaimer of peace, the Bestower of peace, and the coming King of peace. Sin and Satan have raised the stormy waves of turmoil and strife in the human heart and in the world. But Jesus came! On the Sea... Read more →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 So far, David has been using the third person to describe the journey. “He leadeth … He maketh... Read more →

The Van Ryn family was living in Florida at the time while the father, August, was ministering the Word in Michigan. He thought he had mailed a check to his wife for household expenses, but actually he had put the letter in a coat pocket, then changed suits. In the... Read more →

“Forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us” (Luke 11:4). This does not refer to a sinner’s forgiveness when he first comes to the knowledge of the Lord, but to the disciple under the daily government of His Father. The forgiveness of a... Read more →

For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries” (1 Corinthians 16:9). It’s a great thing when the Lord sets before His servants an open door. It has been pointed out from this text that there are three ways to look at an open... Read more →

“His name shall be called Wonderful” (Isaiah 9:6). Here is a name that is an adjective, so we may use it not only as a name by itself, but also as descriptive of all His other names. The more we know Him and love Him, the more we shall delight... Read more →

Of all the disciples of Christ that pass before us in the Gospel story, perhaps none are marked by single-hearted devotedness to Christ more than Mary of Bethany. On the three occasions that she comes before us in the Scriptures, she is found at the feet of Jesus. We see... Read more →

“Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Corinthians 7:1). Holiness is more than cleansing, though cleansing must come first. This is taught in more than one passage of the New Testament. “Christ also loved the church, and gave... Read more →