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...
By James A. Stewart It is not easy to define the true spiritual condition of the Lord’s people in every part of the world. There are many encouraging signs; yet no leader would disagree with me when I say that we are not living the robust, radiant, powerful life of dynamic Christianity. The vast majority...
There’s a tremendous sense among many that massive changes are at hand in our nation. History is predictable because sin is cyclical. Abundance breeds apathy, and apathy ultimately breeds anarchy. Every reformation country now lies in spiritual ruins. What happened in Sodom and Rome is now happening to us. But most pulpits are silent concerning...
“Be ye holy; for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16). “I am persuaded that I shall obtain the highest amount of personal holiness, I shall do most for God’s glory and the good of men, and I shall have the fullest reward in eternity by maintaining a conscience always washed in the blood of Christ,...
“Divine omnipotence is the doctrine of a revival.” —Charles Spurgeon “The church still has a theology of the Holy Ghost, but it has no living consciousness of His presence and power. Theology without experience is like faith without works; it is dead. The signs of death abound. Prayer meetings have died out because men did not...