Sermons and Biblical Studies

The new Christian is like a man who has learned to drive a car in a country where the traffic moves on the left side of the highway and suddenly finds himself in another country and forced to drive on the right. He must unlearn his old habit and learn a new one and, more … Continue reading “NEW
BELIEVER; CHRISTIANS: IN THE WORLD”

“The happiest man in the world,” said a well-known preacher some time ago, “is the new convert before he has met too many Bible teachers and seen too many church members.”… The way some Bible teachers injure the new convert is to take away his simplicity; and the way some church members do it is … Continue reading “NEW
BELIEVER”

It is fitting that we consider the negative before dealing with the positive. How can anyone deny that a portion of our Christian teaching has always taken into account the negative concerns? When we stand up for Jesus, it means that there are some things that we will be against. This is the way it … Continue reading “NEGATIVES”

With what joy the Christian turns from even the purest nature poets to the prophets and psalmists of the Scriptures. These saw God first; they rose by the power of faith to the throne of the Majesty on high and observed the created world from above. Their love of natural objects was deep and intense, … Continue reading “NATURE;
GOD: HIS MAJESTY”

Two men stood on the shore watching the sun come up out of the sea. One was a merchant from London, the other was the poet, William Blake. As the bright yellow disk of the sun emerged into view, gilding the water and painting the sky with a thousand colors, the poet turned to the … Continue reading “NATURE;
GOD: HIS GLORY”

I have long contended that the Creator God is an artist. His design and handiwork may be seen throughout His creation. Do you have compelling memories from your childhood concerning the beauty of the earth where you grew up? I confess that I continue to think of my native Pennsylvania as a wonderful paradise of … Continue reading “NATURE;
CREATION”

When I read the writings of the old mystics and the devotional writings and hymn writers of the Middle Ages and later, I get sick in my heart and I tell God, “God, I’m sorry; I apologize and I’m ashamed. I don’t love You the way these loved You.” Read the letters of Samuel Rutherford. … Continue reading “MYSTICISM;
JESUS CHRIST: LOVE FOR”

I refer to the evangelical mystic who has been brought by the gospel into intimate fellowship with the Godhead. His theology is no less and no more than is taught in the Christian Scriptures.… He differs from the ordinary orthodox Christian only because he experiences his faith down in the depths of his sentient being … Continue reading “MYSTICISM;
COMMUNION WITH GOD”

It can only be a cause for deep regret that the fear of offending has silenced the voices of so many men of discernment and put Bible Christianity at the mercy of the undiscerning. Religious music has long ago fallen victim to this weak and twisted philosophy of godliness. Good hymnody has been betrayed and … Continue reading “MUSIC;
HYMNODY”

The big question at last will not be so much, “What did you do?” but “Why did you do it?” In moral acts, motive is everything. Of course it is important to do the right thing, but it is still more important to do the right thing for a right reason. This World: Playground or … Continue reading “MOTIVES;
SERVICE: MOTIVES FOR”