Sermons and Biblical Studies

You may have heard of the two scientists who reported that the story of Balaam’s ass speaking to the prophet is false because “the larynx of a donkey could not possibly articulate human speech.” A thoughtful Scotchman overheard them and he walked up to them and said, “Man, you make a donkey and I’ll make … Continue reading “SCIENCE;
SKEPTICS; MIRACLES: DENIAL OF”

Philosophy and science have not always been friendly toward the idea of God, the reason being that they are dedicated to the task of accounting for things and are impatient with anything that refuses to give an account of itself. The philosopher and the scientist will admit that there is much that they do not … Continue reading “SCIENCE;
PHILOSOPHY; REASON; SKEPTICS”

I receive a lot of magazines, most of which I dutifully and joyously never read. I looked at one recently after I came home in the evening, and it had a question and answer department in it. One question was: “Dear Doctor So and So: What about the whale swallowing Jonah? Do you believe that?” … Continue reading “SCIENCE;
MIRACLES: BELIEF IN”

Consider why we think like we do in today’s society. We are participants in a new age—a scientific age, an atomic age, a space age. We have been conditioned by our sciences. No longer have we any great sense of wonder or appreciation for what God continues to do in His creation. Amid our complex … Continue reading “SCIENCE;
CREATION”

This generation of Christians must hear again the doctrine of the perturbing quality of faith. People must be told that the Christian religion is not something they can trifle with. The faith of Christ will command or it will have nothing to do with a man. It will not yield to experimentation. Its power cannot … Continue reading “SAVING
FAITH; SALVATION: TRANSFORMATION; LORDSHIP OF CHRIST”

The faith of Paul and Luther was a revolutionizing thing. It upset the whole life of the individual and made him into another person altogether. It laid hold on the life and brought it under obedience to Christ. It took up its cross and followed along after Jesus with no intention of going back. It … Continue reading “SAVING
FAITH; SALVATION: TRANSFORMATION”

There are some frank things that need to be expressed about saving faith in our day, for even in our evangelical Christian circles there is a basic misunderstanding of faith. It is a simple matter to get people to come forward when the invitation is given. It is a simple matter to get them on … Continue reading “SAVING
FAITH; FAITH: INTELLECTUAL ONLY; EVANGELISM: TRUE CONVERSION”

A proof of this propensity to extremes is seen in the attitude of the average Christian toward the devil. I have observed among spiritual persons a tendency either to ignore him altogether or to make too much of him. Both are wrong.… Satan hates God for His own sake, and everything that is dear to … Continue reading “SATAN;
SPIRITUAL WARFARE”

Is Satan giving you a hard time in your life of faith—in the Christian race you are running? Expect it if you are a believing child of God! Satan hates your God. He hates Jesus Christ. He hates your faith. You should be aware of the devil’s evil intentions. He wants you to lose the … Continue reading “SATAN;
OPPOSITION”

The best way to keep the enemy out is to keep Christ in. The sheep need not be terrified by the wolf; they have but to stay close to the shepherd. It is not the praying sheep Satan fears but the presence of the shepherd. Isaiah 40:11; John 10:11–15, 27–29; Revelation 7:14–17 Born After Midnight, … Continue reading “SATAN;
JESUS CHRIST: INTIMACY WITH”