The Coming King

Some who claim to be Christians do not like to think about the Jewish ancestry of Jesus. Somehow these double minded people are able to blot out the truth that, in His human line, Jesus […]

Immanuel

Those who doubt the virgin birth of Christ are themselves a contradiction. They wrestle with the sign, yet often claim to accept the Saviour. There is no question but that the virgin birth required God’s […]

His Name Is John

John the Baptist was named twice. On the day of his circumcision in the temple he was named Zacharias, after the name of his father. That name could not stand, however, because his Heavenly Father […]

Light and Sight

A doctor approached an anxious father in the waiting room of a New. York City hospital and informed him that his child had lived but two hours after birth. As the sympathetic doctor turned away, […]

Your Life Story

Dr. Ironside was once approached by a lady who offered to tell his fortune. He replied that he had a book in his pocket that told her past, present, and future. Surprised, she asked what […]

The Word Became Flesh

John the Baptist was the “voice.” Jesus Christ is the Word. A word remains long after a voice is silent. It was that way with John and Jesus. John came to announce the coming of […]

Burdens and Blessings

Zacharias and Elisabeth were good people. Their reputations are preserved for us by Luke: “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” They must have […]

Our Father

Some teach that God the Father is the spiritual father of all people and that we are all His children. This is known as the Universal Fatherhood of God. It is a false teaching. Jesus […]

The Father’s Love

Billy Bray, who was known for his constant Christian joy, once had a very poor crop of potatoes. He said the devil came to taunt him about his small potatoes and to mock him for […]

Tomorrow

A leader of a dance band once told me that a number of his friends in the bars had confided to him that they thought they ought to be saved… someday. He agreed and thought he […]

Bad Company

Jude described a crowd bound for judgment. Yet some of their characteristics are copied by those claiming they are headed for heaven. These ungodly ones are called murmurers… complainers. So those who are given to […]

An Acceptable Time

Experiencing trouble, the psalmist fills his mouth with expressions of deep feeling: a flood is overwhelming his soul, he is sinking in deep mire, he is crossing a body of water and it is about […]