Moments For You

“The Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). In this glorious section of 2 Timothy 3, the Apostle Paul is exhorting Timothy to follow his example. Paul believes that all Scripture—every passage, every book, every sentence,... Read more →

The Hebrew and Greek words translated “compassion” in the Bible mean “to have mercy, to feel sympathy and to have pity.” We know that, according to the Bible, God is “full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth” (Psalm 86:15). Like all of God’s attributes, His... Read more →

“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All... Read more →

Throughout the four Gospels readers are flooded with examples of the compassion of Christ. In His miracles, Christ shows His compassion by giving sight to the blind, making the lame walk, or curing people with extreme sickness. In His parables, He consistently shows that His desire for His followers is... Read more →

Do we really believe that God has given us what we need in this book? Or do we think we have to supplement the Bible with other man-made things? Do we need sociological techniques to do evangelism? Do we need psychology and psychiatry for Christian growth? Do we need extra-biblical... Read more →

I am reminded of a story from the Civil War about a young man who had been tried by court-martial and ordered to be shot. The hearts of his father and mother were broken when they heard the news. But the young man’s sister had read the life story of... Read more →

Too often, Christians reflect on only what they should believe about the word of God. But Psalm 119 will not let us stop there. This love poem forces us to consider how we feel about the word of God. We see that the psalmist has three fundamental affections for God’s... Read more →

Since Christ is the incarnate display of the wealth of the mercies of God, it is not surprising that His life on earth was a lavish exhibit of mercies to all kinds of people. Every kind of need and pain was touched by the mercies of Jesus in His few... Read more →

Could it be true, that the reason we struggle in our Christian walk, is because we are not abiding in the word of God? The difficulty is not the word itself, but our own appetites—or lack of appetite! We read in Psalms chapter 1 about the “blessed man.” We are... Read more →

As believers, one of our greatest dangers is that we can treat the Bible as if it were ordinary. Our passion for the word of God can be depleted over time. Why is it that though we revere the word of God, we no longer read and feed upon it... Read more →

I once saw Billy Graham’s daughter Anne Graham Lotz on a popular news talk program. The interviewer asked, “Are you one of those who believe that Jesus is exclusively the only way to Heaven?” He added, “You know how mad that makes people these days!” Without blinking she replied, “Jesus... Read more →

What is a Christian? Christians can be described from many angles, but we can cover everything by saying: true Christians are people who acknowledge and live under the word of God. They submit without reserve to the word of God written in “the Scripture of Truth” (Daniel 10:21), believing the... Read more →

As our world grows smaller and we rub shoulders with people from different religious backgrounds, how do we explain what we believe in a way that they can understand? Don’t Be Afraid Too often fear makes us defensive about our faith. Don’t be afraid of someone who doesn’t share your... Read more →

“Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them” (2 Timothy 3:14). You do not really believe something until you practice it. James says, “Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves”... Read more →

It is crucial to be purposefully in the word of God with those you choose to intentionally disciple. When I say intentionally disciple, I mean that you choose to have them in your life on a frequent and personal level. You choose to be interrupted and disrupted by these individuals.... Read more →