Read Your Bible!
Many have heard the story of the man whose devotional reading consisted of cracking his Bible at random and reading the first verse his finger touched. One morning this was his verse for the day: “And Judas went out and hanged himself.” That can’t be it, he thought. So he tried again. “Go thou and […]
Shall Never Perish: Eternal Security Examined
Shall Never Perish: Eternal Security Examined. By J. F. Strombeck. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications (Reprint), 1991. 207 pp. Paper, $9.99. You don’t have to be a Bible College or seminary type to enjoy this book, and it will be a help to all your friends who need to know about eternal security. Warren Wiersbe writes […]
We Believe In: Sanctification Part 1: Introduction
But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Pet 1:15-16). Blue-eyed British monk Pelagius (Ca. A.D. 360-420) taught that if we should, we can. Denying original sin, he made grace essentially equal just to forgiveness, and […]
How To Have An Effective Quiet Time
“What a beautiful service!” is a comment you often hear after a fine public worship gathering. But we shouldn’t be solely dependent for our spiritual nourishment on weekly or bi-weekly services at church. We need “Christian” vitamins every day! It is appalling how many believers don’t follow the advice of the (true) chorus: Read your […]
Pouncers Or Pray-ers
Pregnant? Someone’s got little Estelle pregnant? No! Who would have thought it?” The college/career Bible study had just ended with the hymn, “Jesus the Very Thought of Thee.” Now it was time to socialize. “She’s really wrecked her Christian testimony,” said Lex Pharis. “It sure won’t help our Bible study group either!” Jean van Dort […]
Grace When It Hurts
This morning as I drew aside the drapes and looked out my bedroom window I saw a pale purple-and-gold-streaked sky that brought to mind this fine nineteenth century German hymn: When morning gilds the skies, My heart awaking cries: May Jesus Christ be praised; Alike at work or prayer To Jesus I repair: May Jesus […]
We Believe In: The Church
I. Introduction We of the Grace Evangelical Society—the national board, the boards of the Journal and of the GES Newsletter, as well as members in general—believe in the Church. GES is what is popularly known as a “parachurch” organization, that is, we parallel the Church in interest and activity and work alongside her, trying to […]
The Bible and the Presidents
February is a presidential month for historically-minded Americans. And rightly so. Our first and truly great President! George Washington, was born in February (Feb. 11, 1732, “Old Style” calendar, Feb. 22 “New Style”). So too was Abraham Lincoln, perhaps our greatest and most beloved President of all (Feb. 12, 1809). Their respective birthdays have been […]
PAX IN TERRA
At Christmastide even the most convinced Protestant should be allowed a little Latin–for example, gloria in excelsis Deo! After all, didn’t the great Reformers, Luther and Calvin, write chiefly in Latin? And wasn’t Calvin’s Latin style a great deal more elegant than even the pope’s? Yes to both questions! Hence our title: “Peace on Earth” […]
Grace in the Old Testament
Many people have the erroneous notion that the OT is all law and the NT is all grace. Some liberals even maintain that the God of the OT is harsh and vindictive but the God of the NT is tender and forgiving. Some people (not liberals, but very misinformed) think that OT believers were saved […]