REVELATION 20:1–4 1. And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2. And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3. and cast him into […]
When we go to church on the Lord’s Day or on special occasions meet with the congregation for worship, we go to meet God. I do not know how deeply this idea is imbedded in your soul, but I am sure that you know that this is the truth. Knowing the truth, however, is not sufficient. The […]
“They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.” 2 Kings 17:33 After a long siege, Samaria fell to the Assyrian army in 722 B.C., and the people were deported to remote regions. Then the Assyrians took people from other regions and settled them in the territory […]
There is no specific date to Psalm 16, but it is quite clear that David’s life is in danger. He speaks about the fact that he refuses to offer unto other gods. The communion with God’s people. the saints and the excellent in the earth, is all his delight. Yea his flesh shall also rest […]
Christians have long known that one very large point of difference between Christians and unbelievers is the truth or falsity of Biblical miracles. Christians accept these miracles on faith and rejoice in them. Yet it seems that some Christians have a tendency to make an unwarranted distinction between miraculous and non-miraculous events. It is the purpose […]
It happened in one of our Christian hospitals for the mentally ill. Two ministers had gone to visit a young man who was receiving treatment. The young nude patient was very sick. His line of talk was highly delusional. After the pastoral duties had been performed and the two visitors were ready to leave, one of them said to the […]
Upon re-reading Georgia Harkness’ well-known book on John Calvin and his gallant fight for the truth of the Word against the heretics and for moral purity against the Libertines of his day, I could not help but marvel again at this great Reformer. Surely Calvin sought to put the stamp of God upon all of life! The holiness of […]
In the early years of the Christian social movement in The Netherlands the fundamental principles for social life were studied and formulated. In the next 25 years these principles accompanied and guided the rise of a labor movement which was aware of and believed in these principles. Marxistic socialism came rushing along, organized workers into labor unions […]
This is the good old summertime! We’ve come at long last to the good days—after six months of winter in—Michigan. These are the days of showers and sunshine, growth and harvest of crops, days of gratifying warmth that cheers the body. These are the days of glorious rioting colors that rouse the soul into a spiral […]
The Bible is rich with references to marriage. This is not surprising, because sex and marriage have a very deep place in our lives. This does not mean that the Bible falls into the sexualization of marriage which we criticized in the last article. To say that something is important does not mean that it is […]