Church History
Christian Living
A Sunday Boat Trip
David lived in England. His parents taught him always to be in church on Sunday. One day his friends invited him to go boating on the next Sunday afternoon. David’s conscience warned him, but he wanted to please his friends so David decided to go. That Sunday, the weather was...
Christian Living
A Hindu Becomes a Christian
Many years ago, an English officer, who was in charge of a British station in India, received a message telling him to return to England for a while. He had quite a few Indian people working for him, and wondered who would be able to take his place while he...
Christian Living
The Breastplate of Righteousness
The second piece of armor is the ‘breastplate of righteousness’ (Eph. 6:14). In Paul’s day, soldiers wore a protective breastplate made of metal or very tough leather. The breastplate covered the chest and the abdomen, protecting vital organs from swords and other weapons. The breastplate was a critical defense against...
Christian Living
A Barber Receives His Reward
Many years ago there lived a barber in the city of Bath, England. For a long time he had been in the habit of keeping his shop open on Sunday. But after he became a Christian, he believed that he was breaking the Sabbath and that he must close his...
Christian Living
Divine Meditation: Frequency and Time
First, divine meditation must be frequent—ideally, twice a day, if time and obligations permit; certainly, at least once a day. If Joshua, as a busy commander, was ordered by God to meditate on His law day and night, shouldn’t we also delight in meditating on God’s truth every morning and...
Christian Living
The definition, nature, and kinds of meditation
“While I was musing the fire burned,” David said (Ps. 39:3). The word meditate or muse means to “think on” or to “reflect.” It also means “to murmur, to mutter, to make sound with the mouth…. It implies what we express by one talking to himself.” A person who practices...
Podcast
Faith over frantic action and fearful frustration
Do it Yourself Religion You have heard it said that “God helps those who help themselves.” But is that really what the Bible teaches us about the life of faith? This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke teaches us how foolish it is to use human means...
Resources
Be a Disciple of Christ
Though not all disciples of Christ are called to the study and teaching of theology, all theologians and teachers in the church must be disciples of Christ. The training of the first Christian theologians began when they heard Christ say, “Follow me” (Matt. 4:19; Luke 5:27). Christ “ordained twelve” to...
Resources
How Do You Face Temptation?
(1) Your danger in temptation; (2) Your profit from temptation; (3) Your victory over temptation....
