Charles Spurgeon gave Christians advice on expecting Christ's Second Coming. He wrote that we should live as if it would happen today. Do we live it? The two quotes below come from Spurgeon's Twelve Sermons on the Second Coming of Christ. Spurgeon's Advice Oh, Beloved, let us try, every morning, to get up as if … [Read more...]
A Covenant Keeping God
We worship a covenant keeping God. Our salvation depends upon that fact. If God doesn't keep His word, we can't depend upon promises such as John 3:16. The question is: Has God yet to fulfill covenant promises to Israel? Covenant Theology attempts to unify the Old and New Testaments around the Covenant of redemption, … [Read more...]
The Invisible War – Book Review
This is a review of the book The Invisible War by Chip Ingram. Had I not heard Chip Ingram talking on Moody Radio about his book The Invisible War, I wouldn't have read it. There are many sensationalistic books on this topic, and I generally avoid them. However, as I listened, many of the things he said resonated with … [Read more...]
Satanic Hindrances: Charles Spurgeon
Satanic Hindrances is the title of a little book written by Charles Haddon Spurgeon. In fact he wrote a surprising amount of material covering Spiritual Warfare. His book Prayer & Spiritual Warfare is actually six books in one volume. It shouldn't be surprising he wrote so much on this subject. Spurgeon was so … [Read more...]
God Makes All Things New
Since Adam and Eve's temptation by the serpent and subsequent fall, all of creation has been groaning (Romans 8:22-23). Even so, God has made provision for its redemption through his Son. Here are some wonderful reminders of God’s plan for us and His creation. Isaiah 43:18 Remember not the former things, nor … [Read more...]
A Blessed Christ-Centered Christmas
I can't recall having written a column about Christmas before. So I'm feeling somewhat jittery. During this time, people tend to get into heated arguments and debates about Christmas. Regardless of anything I say there will be someone somewhere who disagrees. Be kind. It's Advent. This is the season for those … [Read more...]
The Sands of Time are Sinking
The sands of time are sinking—taken from the poem, “In Immanuel’s Land” by Anne R. Cousin. Anne Cousin's poem is in the public domain. It can be found towards the end of A. W. Tozer's, The Christian Book of Mystical Verse. An Endnote informs us that much of the inspiration of the poem came from reading Samuel … [Read more...]
Christ Before the Manger
Christ Before the Manger: the life and times of the preincarnate Christ by Ron Rhodes. The book is published by WIPF and Stock Publishers (300 pages). Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1) Knowing God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit 2) The Preexistent, Eternal Christ 3) Christ the Creator 4) Christ the Preserver 5) … [Read more...]
Love One Another
The Greatest Love by Ray Stedman My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends (John 15:12-13). This section begins and ends with the command of Jesus: I command you to love one another. The fact that this is put in the … [Read more...]
The Rapture Question Answered
The Rapture Question Answered - Plain and Simple by Robert Van Kampen - A Book Review. The book was first published in 1997 by Fleming H. Revell - A Division of Baker Book House (Paperback 214 pages). Prior to this offering, Van Kampen wrote a thicker eschatological volume called The Sign. The Rapture Question … [Read more...]
