How to Enjoy the Presence of God
Our general topic is how to enjoy the presence of our Great God and King, and His Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Many are the views which advocate the best way to enter into the Lord’s presence. That we should draw near to God is the clear command of Holy Scripture, and the natural inclination…
Polycarp—A Faithful Witness for Christ
In addition to the study of Bible history I would exhort you to read the biographies of great men and women of faith. It has been pointed out by more than one author that there is no ending to the book of Acts. We are told in Acts 28 that Paul dwelt two whole years…
The Christian’s Spiritual Warfare
One of the most distressing realizations of being a Christians is how deeply sin is entrenched in the soul. The apostle Paul reminds us, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly…
St. Augustine and the Battle With the Flesh
In the 4th century AD, there was a gifted young man whose mother was a devout Christian. His father was a pagan. The boy followed in the footsteps of his father and became a notorious libertine. A time would come when he would write his Confessions, and share the exceeding sinfulness of his life prior…
Are You a Transformed Person?
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and…
What Is the Gospel?
Ken Jones ~Ligonier Ministries The gospel is the good news that God sent His Son into the world. In His life, God’s Son met all the requirements of God’s Holy Law. In His death, Jesus has fully satisfied the demands of justice, and the wrath of God which was poured out on Him. In His…
The Answer Jesus Might Have Given
The Bible expresses the essential character God, especially in His covenant relation to Israel, and then in Christ, to the Church. Simply put, God is the eternal, “I AM.” This truth was revealed to Abraham in Ur of the Chaldees. And it was revealed to Moses at Mount Horeb, while he was tending sheep. One…
If You Want to Know God, Study History
Three Areas of Concentration If the heart sees the wisdom of going back to the past, the practical question is raised, “What part of history should be studied?” There is so much to know about! People could begin to feel like a mosquito on a Pensacola Beach during spring break. There is just so much…
Athanasius: The Man Who Stood Against the World, for the Sake of the World
A Remarkable Rise to Church Prominence Born into a wealthy family c. 296 in Alexandria, Egypt, Athanasius (lit. “immortal”) would become the Bishop of Alexandria in 328 AD when he was 32 years old. Though raised in paganism, with a secular classical education (Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric), Athanasius became a trophy of God’s redeeming grace. His…
An Imperfect Illustration of Salvation
Several years ago, I was speaking in Ghana, Africa to a group of high school young people. I wanted to illustrate to them the difference between a reward they must work for and a gift that is freely bestowed on the undeserving. At the beginning of the presentation, I held up a Cedis, equivalent to…
Proclaiming the Love of God in Evangelism
Dr. R. C. Sproul believed the phrase “God loves you” is often proclaimed indiscriminately to a group of people which may include both unbelievers and believers. Therefore, two questions could be asked about the use of this phrase in the work of evangelism. First, “Is this phrase true?” Second, “Do the words reflect a biblical…
The 70 Weeks of Daniel Explained
Doctrine of Daniel’s 70 Weeks Understood He that answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame unto him (Proverbs 18:13). Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build JerusalemUntil Messiah the Prince,There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks;The street shall be built…
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The Collected Works of Stanford E. Murrell 