Moments For You

Is the believer’s heart still “deceitful above all things”? (Jeremiah 17:9). Or has God’s work of regeneration and the implanting of a new nature and the indwelling Spirit of God solved this problem for those who follow Christ? In Matthew 26:33 we read Peter’s confident words: “Though all men shall... 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: In reading through the book of Exodus I came across these words that the Lord spoke to Moses: “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt” (Exodus 7:3). Why would God harden the heart of anyone? Answer: This is... Read more →

(Please read Psalm 63) David was far from sinless, but God describes him as a “man after His own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14). David’s heart, then, should be a subject of intense interest to any who desire to please the Lord, and in Psalm 63 we find a perfect opportunity... Read more →

“How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow Him” (1 Kings 18:21). “Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty” (Hosea 10:2). “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also … no man can serve two masters” (Matthew 6:21,24). “Know ye... Read more →

In the Scriptures, God is often seen hard at work in our hearts. • Writing the “unwritten law” in men’s hearts (Romans 2:15). • Sowing the Gospel in our hearts (Matthew 13:19). • Purifying our hearts (Acts 15:9). • Putting the Spirit in our hearts (2 Corinthians 1:22). • Christ... Read more →

“She shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and... Read more →

The central truth of all truth is the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was a man on earth and His life here closed upon a malefactor’s cross. He is a man now at the right hand of the Majesty on High, having been raised from among the dead... Read more →

In the Holy Scriptures we learn of Christ, that his name is Jehovah, the Lord of Hosts, the Lord God, the Lord of Glory, the Lord of all, He is the true God, the Great God, God over all, the First and the Last, and the self-existent I AM. We... Read more →

As there is no question among professing Christians about the deity of either the Father or the Spirit, it is reasonable to suppose that there would have been no question raised about the deity of the Son had He not become incarnate in human form. The deity of the Son... Read more →

If someone asked you why you believe that Jesus is God, what would you say? What “proof” could you give? Sadly, those who most loudly demand “proof” of Jesus’ deity are often the same ones who have already rejected the source of such evidence: “the holy Scriptures, which are able... Read more →

Though “Emmanuel” is given as the Lord’s title in Matthew, we must look in John for the exposition of this title. The first eighteen verses of the first chapter of John’s Gospel present Christ Himself as an introduction to the story of His ways of grace and power. How right... 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 →

On October 1st, 1934, a group of people were taken captive by the Chinese Red Army. Among them were the missionaries Rudolf Bosshardt and his wife, as well as Arnolis Hayman, his wife and two of their children, and another missionary named Grace Emblen. After the first eleven days, all... Read more →

• God with us in the flesh (1 Timothy 3:16; John 1:14). • God with us as a redeemer (Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 1:18,19 • God with us to reconcile (2 Corinthians 5:19). • God with us in all fullness (Colossians 2:9; John 1:16,17) • God with us as an... Read more →