At the outset, it must be stated that everything is either God-allowed or God-caused. However, I fear that an extreme emphasis on the sovereignty of God is eliminating personal responsibility from the spiritual equation. I recently listened to an extreme-sovereignty preacher going into detail describing how God “causes” men to commit adultery, whenever He chooses....
Caleb was an outstanding man in his day. When the ten fearful, faithless spies brought back a negative report about the Promised Land, Caleb still brimmed with courage— “And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are WELL ABLE to overcome it” (Num....
The resources and efforts invested by Christians to preserve our culture have been immense. In some quarters politics has been more highly esteemed than theology. Through the years some pulpits have been occupied by partisan rants instead of Bible exposition. Someone recently noted that when zeal for conversions begins to wane, the energy is often...
Joshua and Caleb had faith in God – and they entered the Promised Land. It was Jesus Himself who said, “According to your faith be it unto you” (Matt. 9:29). The promises of God concerning Canaan Land, flowing with milk and honey, were to all Israel, but because of unbelief the great mass of the people entered...
A bold warning and strong admonition is put forth in 2 Peter 3. I love Peter’s plain speaking. He begins by cautioning that difficult times would come in the last days. “Knowing… shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts…” (v.3). The onslaught of those opposing truth is sure to accelerate. But what...
The price for our redemption was settled forever at the Cross. But the implementation of His kingdom purposes are still in process. “Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 9:25). Calvary may be finished, but...