Truths of the Harvest
by Ken White THE HARVEST & THE HARVESTERS 0n more than one occasion, the Lord Jesus referred to those needing to hear His good news as a harvest, and of those who carry the good news to others as harvesters. In John 4:35, the Lord Jesus made the well-known statement that the fields are “white […]
More Than Dreams
THE STORY OF DINI There are many countries in the world today who are all but closed to the preaching of Christianity. Most are Muslim. In recent years there have been numerous reports about Muslims in such “closed countries” seeing visions or dreams about Jesus, and then converting to Christianity. More Than Dreams is a […]
A Loyal-love
by Philippe Sterling A Different Kind of Love In the day before there was e-mail or texting, a young man wrote a letter to his beloved (from Clyde Murdock’s, A Treasury of Humor): My dear Laura, I would climb the highest mountain to see your face. Swim the widest river for your touch, cross the […]
Love Poured Forth
Romans 5:5. now expectation does not result in shame, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts through the holy spirit who has been given to us. The expectation that is produced in us through enduring our trials and becoming approved in God’s sight, promotes a boldness about our Christian profession. What […]
Guaranteed Transformation?
THE CHARGE: Success Guaranteed Many pastors and theologians say that God guarantees that all believers will be righteous. For example, blogger Matt Waymeyer in an article entitled, “First Corinthians 6, the ‘Lordship’ Debate and the Gospel,” dated Aug 17, 2012, concludes his article by saying: There is no third category of individuals who have been […]
A Righteous Reason NOT to Pray
by Jeremy Edmonson SURPRISED BY THE WORD More than likely, we have all been in the situation of reading a familiar passage of God’s Word when something leaps off the page and takes us by surprise. Maybe observation after observation, and meditation after meditation, yielded a greater understanding. Maybe the Holy Spirit used a particular […]
God Loves All People Everywhere: Acts 17:26-27
by Diane Boring I will always remember the first time that Acts 17:26-27 jumped out at me. My first grandchild, Summer, was just a few weeks old. I remember going in and sitting on the bed next to her and reading this passage to her mother who was standing in the room. I said something […]
Are the Sign Gifts Still Valid?
Question: Recently I read a pamphlet written by Robert Bowman, Jr. The pamphlet included information about visions and claimed that they still exist today, but must point a person to Jesus as well as support the authenticity and reliability of Scripture to be authentic. His source of validation was a quote from the organization, Mission […]
Triune Love
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. he who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 (NKJV) The prominent Roman Catholic theologian, Hans urs von Balthasar, was once asked why there was a […]
Is Salvation Probationary? Part 3
by Willard Maxwell Aldrich Editor’s Note: Originally published in 1934 in the journal Bibliotheca Sacra, this article was written by then Th.M. student Willard Aldrich. He later went on to get his Th.D. and to be president of Multnomah Bible College (1943-1978). He died in 2009. Part I appeared in the May/June issue and Part […]