Christian Living
Christian Living
Keep Thy Tongue From Evil
Our tongue is a very small part of our body. It is a gift from God, and with it we are to praise and bless God. We can also help others with it. Each day at school your teacher speaks to you and teaches you through the use of her...
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Mutual Astonishment in Nazareth
The people astonished and offended with Jesus (vv. Mark 1-3); Jesus astonished and offended with the people (vv. Mark 4-6)....
Christian Living
Set a Trustworthy Example
In warning his children against destructive lifestyles, the wise father calls his child to trust him and to observe his own lifestyle. Proverbs 23:26 says, “My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.” “Give me thine heart” means, “Trust me to guide you” (see v....
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God Is Holy
SCRIPTURE MEDITATION And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name?...
Church History
History Stirs Us To Praise God
The study of church history should lead us to praise God, for history finds its significance in Him. Jesus Christ said, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last” (Rev. 22:13). Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek...
Church History
History acquaints us with the wisdom of other Christians
It is exhilarating to stand on the east coast of North America and watch the Atlantic surf, feel the tang of saltwater in the air, and hear the pound of the waves. But this experience is of no benefit for sailing across the Atlantic to England. For that a map...
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Living Purely: No Tolerance for Lust
(1) How; (2) Why; (3) What....
Christian Living
Pray in Christ’s Name
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. —JOHN 16:24 Though we frequently end our prayers with “for Jesus’ sake,” we often pray for our own sake. Although we condemn the doctrine of salvation by our own good works...
Church History
History liberates us from the tyranny of the present
The study of church history also liberates us from what C. S. Lewis (1898– 1963) called “the idols of our marketplace.” Note Lewis’s argument for the need to read old books: Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make...
