If you are feeling tired and therefore in need of a spiritual tonic, go to the book of Acts. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
APOLOGETICS
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. The Bible, 1 Peter 3:15 Ever since I became a Christian, I have thought that the best, … Continue reading “APOLOGETICS”
ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM
Whenever evangelicals have an experience of direct, personal access to God, we are tempted to think or act as if we can dispense with doctrine, sacraments, history, and all the other “superfluous paraphernalia” of the Church and make our experience the sum and soul of our faith. We are still attracted to movements that replace … Continue reading “ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM”
ANTI-CHRIST
There is going to be an ultimate anti-Christ, one person, able to do such wonders that he almost deceives the elect themselves. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
ANOINTING
You were rubbed with oil like an athlete, Christ’s athlete, as though in preparation for an earthly wrestling-match, and you agreed to take on your opponent. Ambrose of Milan The anointing of the Holy Spirit is unlimited. It is we that set the limits. Benny Hinn The anointing is not some mystical something out there. … Continue reading “ANOINTING”
ANNUNCIATION
The feast we call the Annunciation ofthe Virgin Mary, when the angel came to Mary and brought her the message from God, may be fitly called the Feast of Christ’s Humanity; for then began our deliverance. Martin Luther
ANIMALS, CARE OF
Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don’t harass them, don’t deprive them of their happiness, don’t work against God’s intent. Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your … Continue reading “ANIMALS,
CARE OF”
ANGLICAN CHURCH
The merit claimed for the Anglican Church is, that if you let it alone, it will let you alone. Ralph Waldo Emerson When an Anglican is asked, “Where was your Church before the Reformation?” his best answer is to put the counter-question, “Where was your face before you washed it?” Michael Ramsay
ANGLES
Tradition says that Gregory the Great (c. 540–604), before he became pope, saw a group of young Anglo-Saxon slaves in the marketplace in Rome. When he enquired about them he was told that they were Angles. At once he wanted them converted and said, “non Angli, sed Angeli” – “not Angles but angels.” When Gregory … Continue reading “ANGLES”
ANGER, RIGHTEOUS
So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!” The Bible, … Continue reading “ANGER,
RIGHTEOUS”