One gem from this ocean is worth all the pebbles from earthly streams. ~ R. Cecil In one of my early pastorates I asked one of the members of my church how she was getting along in her Christian life. She replied: " Very poorly. My life is a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Love's tenacity: — The little English drummer boy's apt reply to Napoleon indicates the spirit of love in this respect. The story relates, that when the little drummer was brought prisoner before the Emperor, he was told to sound the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Christ died for sin. Believers die to sin. Unbelievers die in sin." ~ Unknown Thank The Lord once you are saved by trusting the gospel ( 1 Cor 15:1-4) you cannot die in sin because Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A sculptor wrought a beautiful statue, and a man who saw it said: " I do not understand your statue. You can carve, I know, but your statue is all out of proportion. Can't you see it?" " You can not see it as I see it, " remarked the sculptor. "...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
" The story has been told of a soldier who was missed amid the bustle of a battle, ans no one knew what become of him, but it was known that he was not in the ranks. As soon as oppourtunity offered, his officer went in search of him, and, to his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
" A ship's all right in the sea, so long as the sea is not in the ship." A Christian is all right in the world, so long as the world-spirit is not in the Christian. ~ Unknown Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A man was talking to John Wesley, and saying that he did not know what he could do with his perplexities. The two were passing a meadow bounded by a stone fence, over which a cow was looking, "Do you know," asked Wesley, "why that cow looks over...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE CREED OF THE ALEXANDRIAN CULT 1. There is no final authority but God. 2. Since God is a Spirit, there is no final authority that can be seen, heard, read, felt, or handled. 3. Since all books are material, there is no book on this earth that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We're living in a time where people will believe what men say about the Bible more than what the the Bible actually says. The Bible says in Psalms 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. Instead of saying, " the word...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Many well meaning Bible teachers and preachers have used this verse to disqualify many good men who were really qualified for the position. You have to constantly keep in your mind that "great men are not always wise," (Job 32:9). Men who are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
