Sermons and Biblical Studies

The snob whose claim to superiority is her material possessions is a comical figure, but because she is so pathetic she may with some effort be tolerated. The snob whose glory lies in her ancestors is less easy to endure, but she may be dismissed with the remark that since all she has to be … Continue reading “INTELLECTUAL
SNOBBERY”

The question being discussed by many these days—why religion is increasing and morality slipping, all at the same time—finds its answer in this very error, the error of religious intellectualism. Men have a form of godliness but deny the power thereof. The text alone will not elevate the moral life. To become morally effective, the … Continue reading “INTELLECTUALISM;
MYSTICISM; HOLY SPIRIT: NEED FOR”

Then we must think. Human thought has its limitations, but where there is no thinking there is not likely to be any large deposit of truth in the mind. Evangelicals at the moment appear to be divided into two camps—those who trust the human intellect to the point of sheer rationalism, and those who are … Continue reading “INTELLECT;
THINKING: NEED FOR”

A religious mentality characterized by timidity and lack of moral courage has given us today a flabby Christianity, intellectually impoverished, dull, repetitious and, to a great many persons, just plain boresome. This is peddled as the very faith of our fathers in direct lineal descent from Christ and the apostles. We spoon-feed this insipid pabulum … Continue reading “INTELLECT;
CURRENT CONDITIONS: SHALLOWNESS; WORLD: IMITATION OF”

Instant Christianity tends to make the faith act terminal and so smothers the desire for spiritual advance. It fails to understand the true nature of the Christian life, which is not static but dynamic and expanding. It overlooks the fact that a new Christian is a living organism as certainly as a new baby is, … Continue reading “INSTANT
CHRISTIANITY; DISCIPLESHIP; SPIRITUAL GROWTH”

It is hardly a matter of wonder that the country that gave the world instant tea and instant coffee should be the one to give it instant Christianity. If these two beverages were not actually invented in the United States it was certainly here that they received the advertising impetus that has made them known … Continue reading “INSTANT
CHRISTIANITY; DISCIPLESHIP”

No matter how insignificant he may have been before, a man becomes significant the moment he has had an encounter with the Son of God. When the Lord lays His hand upon a man, that man ceases at once to be ordinary. He immediately becomes extraordinary, and his life takes on cosmic significance. The angels … Continue reading “INSIGNIFICANCE:
FEELINGS OF; INDIVIDUAL IMPORTANCE”

It is openly taught from Genesis to Revelation that the true believer stands to benefit from an inheritance. God being who He is, His beneficence and His benefits are infinite and limitless. I believe that God always touches with infinity everything that He does and this leads to the thought that the inheritance we receive … Continue reading “INHERITANCE;
BLESSINGS: UNLIMITED”

You can drink poison if you want to, but I am still friend enough to warn you that if you do, you will be carried out in a box. I cannot stop you, but I can warn you. I have not the authority to tell you what you should listen to, but I have a … Continue reading “INFLUENCES;
PLEASURES; ENTERTAINMENT”

What can be said about the books and magazines you read? What you read will shape you by slowly conditioning your mind. Little by little, even though you think you are resisting, you will take on the shape of the mind of the author of that book you are reading. You will begin to put … Continue reading “INFLUENCES;
MUSIC; ENTERTAINMENT; READING: DANGERS OF”