UNITY IN CHRIST
This is a prayer for Christian unity, the great reason for Christ’s desire for such unity being immediately stated, “that the world may believe that thou didst send me.”
Author: ELGardner
Christian Author | Writer
THE KINGDOM THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN
Jesus himself used the terms “CHURCH” and “KINGDOM” interchangeably in his announcement at Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:18) It is mandatory to view the Lord’s words there as a reference NOT to two institutions but to ONE.
WHY GOD DESTROYED THE TEMPLE – Mark 13
This astounding prophecy was not a mere clever prediction of Jesus, based upon political considerations, and the probabilities indicated by the rebellious nature of Israel and the character of the Roman authority.
THE ELECTION – 1 Thessalonians 1
The Elect are people who will love God and choose to serve him are “the elect” foreordained before all time to inherit eternal salvation.
REPENTANCE
Of all the primary steps of obeying the gospel, faith, repentance, confession and baptism, all are said to be “unto” or “toward” salvation, God, Christ and the remission of sins; whereas of baptism alone is it declared that it is “INTO Christ.”
WHEN GOD GIVES UP ON PEOPLE
God’s giving people up was not capricious, but founded upon the righteous premise that such conduct deserved the adverse judgment it received.
PROPHECIES OF THE END OF THE WORLD – 2 Peter 3
There are a number of prophecies of the end of the world which do not suggest that it is to be accomplished by fire. No industry, no kitchen, no household were ever possible without the means of disposing of the refuse; and it would be illogical to suppose that God could run the whole universe without some means of taking care of the refuse.
THE TRUE TEMPLE OF GOD – 1 Peter 2
The great prophecies of Isaiah which formed the background of the apostle’s thought here, and which he would immediately quote, foretold, the formation of the Christian church, for the spiritual worship of God, under the image of a temple, which God would build on Messiah as a foundation-stone thereof.
HOW CAN THESE THINGS BE? – John 3
The natural man finds it very difficult to receive spiritual things, due to his inherent preoccupation with the mechanics of them, the “how” of everything. Nicodemus’ question is therefore one of remarkable interest to all. How persistently man probes every mystery!
HEAVENLY VS EARTHY TREASURES – Matthew 6
The pursuit of earthly treasures is a disease that feeds and increases upon itself.
THE INDWELLING SPIRIT – Romans 8
The Holy Spirit is the blessed Spirit, a member of the GODHEAD, who takes up residence in Christian hearts in consequence of their being sons of God (Galatians 4:6), and in fulfillment of the apostolic promise of such an indwelling to all believers who will repent and be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38f), and is thus identifiable as the “Holy Spirit of promise” (Ephesians 1:13).
GOD SUMMONS THE NATIONS AND THEIR IDOLS TO COURT – Isaiah 41
Here the call for silence opens the imaginary proceedings of a court, where God will face the heathen world with a test question.
THE SIX FUNDAMENTALS of CHRISTIAN RELIGION – Hebrews 6
Fundamental truth of the most basic nature is openly denied or presumptuously ignored by an age that seems to feel that it has outgrown such elementary things as these; and, therefore, we may be thankful indeed for the inspired outline of things which actually constitute fundamental Christian doctrine.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON – John 3:16
“So loved the world” is the burden of the entire corpus of divine revelation. No MAN could have died for all men; only God in the form of man could have done it.
THE FIRST SERVANT INTRODUCED – Isaiah 41
This usage of past blessings as a pledge of future support for Israel supports the view that Isaiah 41:2 is not a reference to a future “righteous man,” but to a former one,
ABRAHAM.
THE OLD TESTAMENT WITNESSES OF JESUS CHRIST – Romans 3:21
The verbal prophecies, numbering some 333, foretold the coming of the Messiah in such detail and clarity that hardly any phase of our Lord’s life and character was omitted.
CONCERNING SLEEP – Romans 13
Paul mentions, in Romans 13, a spiritual condition called “SLEEP,” and his call for people to AWAKEN out of it provides strong emphasis upon the dangers of such stupor.
THE TEN TOLEDOTHS – The Book of Genesis
TOLEDOWTH, is the recurring introduction to the various sections of the Book of Genesis that follow.
Natural Science by Rush
The most endangered species –
The honest man
Will still survive annihilation
Forming a world –
State of integrity
Sensitive, open and strong.
NOAH’S ARK – A TYPE OF SALVATION IN CHRIST
The Ark is a type of Christ, the preserver of his people from judgment. The spiritual teaching of Noah’s deliverance has always been recognized by Christians, who see in the Ark a symbol of the church into which they are admitted by baptism, God thereby graciously providing for their deliverance from the wrath and destruction due to sin.
NOAH’S ARK AND THE GREAT FLOOD – Genesis 6
The Great Flood attested both by the Word of God and evidence from the natural world in which we live.
In addition, every culture, from every continent, has historical records of a great floor happening in ancient times.