Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
No Christian should ever be afraid of the Bible. There is never any reason to fear what God says – about anything. Even if the Lord is talking about things that are frightening or unpleasant, if it is the Lord who is talking, then it is for our good to listen,...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Let’s say that you are almost eight-years-old, and your birthday is coming up in just a few days. You have been expressing for weeks that there is a particular toy that you really, really, really want to have. It is expensive; it is something that none of your...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I believe that there are rules which must be applied to the exposition, interpretation and application of the Bible. Some of those rules are quite simple, and yet some Bible teachers deliberately break them. For example, if the Bible says that something is red, then...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
One of the saddest things in all the world is sight of someone trying to be a Christian. Generally speaking, when someone is trying to be a Christian, you can be sure that he is not a Christian. But we are talking about someone who is openly religious. He may make...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
We know from the Book of Acts that Peter and Paul had met on several occasions – They met at fellowship meetings in Jerusalem and at other church gatherings, such as at Antioch. Peter was the venerable servant of the Lord, while Paul, perhaps the same age, was...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
The Lord Jesus loved to use parables to teach spiritual and eternal truth. He used illustrations taken from the common life of Israel in order to teach about Heaven. And He used stories, sometimes simple and familiar stories but sometimes made-up – fictitious...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I couldn’t believe that it has been this long, but six years ago we made a study of Paul’s Prayers. I believed at the time that it was relatively exhaustive, but apparently I was mistaken. We didn’t look at Romans 10 when we made that study. This...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
“Anne of Green Gables” is celebrating its hundredth birthday this year. That book has had a phenomenal success, selling more than 50 million copies. In fact, according to Wikopedia, there have been only three books published in the 20th century which have...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
This will sound like a great many other sermons, but I make no apologies, because the theme is very common. It is not only very common, but very, very important. “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness (but only) to everyone who believeth.” Not...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
At this time of the year, here in North Idaho, there is nothing more incongruous than a dark, full-face, sun tan. Sunburns and suntans which show a negative racoon-type face are perfectly understandable. Those people who are addicted to snow-boarding or skiing might...
