8/31/1975 The New Birth It is of utmost importance that we have a clear understanding of what Jesus meant when he said to Nicodemus (John 3), ‘you must be born again’.  The new birth is a spiritual birth. It is as much a birth as the natural birth. It is not just a figure of speech. The first birth is of the seed of a human being, the second of the seed of God. Therefore, you cannot become a child... Read more

8/24/1975 God the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is God, and is equal to the Father and the Son. He is set forth in the Bible as being distinct from the Father and the Son.  In the Old Testament he came upon people to empower them for service or revelation. But when they were disobedient, the Spirit departed from them.  David sinned against the Lord and rightly prayed ‘take not your Holy Spirit from me’. In the New Testament after... Read more

8/10/75 The Existence of God The Bible reveals God as the only Infinite and Eternal Being, having no beginning and no ending.  He is creator and sustainer of all things. He is the supreme Personal Intelligence and Righteous Ruler of his universe. He is Life, and therefore the only source of life. Human beings are natural and cannot truly know God by human wisdom. The Bible says ‘can you by searching, find out God?’  God is a person, and can... Read more

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THE POET’S PLIGHT Aspiration Inspiration Contemplation Perspiration Publication Admiration Adulation   AND THEN…. Condemnation Frustration Degradation Humiliation Expiration Inhumation……   AND THEN! Coronation Read more

The Bible as the Word of God All Scripture is given by the inspiration of God. Upon this statement of facts evangelical Christianity stands. By inspiration we mean that the Holy Spirit exerted his supernatural influence upon the writers of the Bible.  The writings were inspired, not necessarily the writers, for the Bible nowhere claims to have been inspired by human beings.  The Holy Spirit is the author of the Bible.  Christ told his disciples that he would leave many... Read more

Of late the Minion short subjects have been better than the full length films (and this one can barely be called full length at one hour and twenty minutes), but this movie is better than the last couple of predecessors in some ways.  For one thing it is set in 1976 and has its full complement of  1976 tunes ranging from funk to disco to rock and roll. Picture the minions as a choir at a funeral singing the Rolling... Read more

9/28/1975 JUDGMENTS In the Scriptures we are instructed to rightly divide the Word of truth. This statement is found in 2 Timothy 2.15.  This is most essential when studying the judgments. Do not endeavor to make all the judgments conform to the theory of one general judgment. The general judgment theory is the invention of religion, and is not taught in the Word of God. There are five separate judgments revealed in the Bible and they differ as to time, place... Read more

10/12/1975 The Gift of Salvation and the Rewards for Good Works There is a vast difference between the doctrine of salvation for the lost, and the doctrine of rewards for the saved. Salvation is the gift of God, not of works.  Salvation is received by faith in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Rewards are according to the works of the believer.  A most revealing Scripture on rewards is found in 1 Cor. 3.8-15. First, every believer will... Read more

  ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’.     What should we make of such a Declaration as this, almost 250 years later?   Here are a few reflections. It is a common assertion by conservative Christians who both love God and love America, that our country was founded by devout... Read more