Here are some challenging words from Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: “Must we not all plead guilty to worship that has been completely thoughtless? We have not even stopped to think what we are doing. We have not stopped to realize what we are engaged in. Surely the fundamental trouble with all of us thoughtlessness. Is it [...]
People living in our day generally don’t want to listen to a Christian message that demands anything of us. The preference is for a message that is not threatening, not confrontational, that doesn’t intrude into our personal space, and that doesn’t offend us. The preference of many is to hear a diluted Christian message that [...]
The Bible teaches us that all of Scripture is God-breathed, that is, the Scriptures are inspired by God (2 Tim. 3:16). The words of the Bible therefore are not like words you find published in any other book – where words become dated and loose relevance. The words of the Bible are words with power [...]
The message of the cross of Christ has always been a message that both saves and offends. There are people who are offended by the cross, while there are others who experience the saving power of the cross. “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who [...]
“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” – Acts 4:12 We must be saved. This cannot be overemphasised. Salvation implies that there is a great danger for those who are not saved. It also implies our inability [...]
“For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” – Psalm 1:6. Many of us don’t like being watched. We don’t like the feeling of someone looking over our shoulders while we are working. It makes us nervous. However, the Lord watching over us is not [...]
Champions emerge from the midst of a great battle. A tennis match that is one-sided is not as interesting to watch as match that is a tough, long battle, with one person enduring the pain and difficulties to become the champion. We respect those who refuse to give-in, who endure the pain, and who come [...]
“He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature…” – Hebrews 1:3 We each have a desperate need. What we need so depseratley is to see God’s glory and to know Him as He is. Sin has darkened our hearts, and it is only by the grace of [...]
