The Babylonians placed a heavy emphasis on beauty as a sign of good health and strength. Also, they venerated good looks as a mark of superior mental capabilities.
Read MoreMaking eunuchs of the male captives was a cruel practice indeed, but the Babylonians thought little of robbing their conquered people of the joy of having families.
Read MoreConsistently, God demonstrates His love. He continually presents us with choices, clearly laying out the potential consequences, whether for good or for bad.
Read MoreEarth’s history is fraught with the tumult of fallen man. Yet, God’s eternal purpose remains perfectly intact, regardless of the chaos caused by the behaviors of fallen man. God’s will for the present – in every era – is indelibly marked with His eternal purpose: to save souls!
Read MoreBeloved, times of testing are ahead. If our trust or focus is on anyone other than Jesus, we place ourselves at risk of failing the test(s). Remember that God allows testing in the essential process of refinement and sanctification.
Read MoreTheir unharnessed zeal for the Lord, however, created unnecessary strife. Due to the vast biblical illiteracy among the masses, and especially the unconverted population, this message was more than they could conceivably understand or process.
Read MoreThe faith of Louis de Berquin continued to grow to the point that he not only stood for truth but openly addressed error. His bitterest enemies were the learned doctors and monks of the theological department at the University of Paris.
Read MoreNever underestimate the power that God can exert through a single soul who is fully surrendered to His Holy Spirit. Love for Him brings a response of obedience to His leading.
Read MoreThe gift of our will is the most profound human trait. We were created in God’s image! It is the sovereign work of the LORD is to save and sanctify (and ultimately to glorify), but we must exercise our sovereign will—which He will not violate…
Read MoreLefevre published a translation of the New Testament in the common tongue of France. Within two years of this publishing, the church condemned Lefevre as a heretic. He was forced to flee…
Read MoreThe window of time that we have left is fleeting, and the central-most subject is worship of the one, true God: our Creator and Savior. We must tell the world!
Read MoreIf the fledgling Reformation, after achieving a measure of success, had compromised by consenting to procure favor with the world, it would have forfeited the power of God in favor of the power of man, moving away from the true faith which it proclaimed.
Read MoreSatan’s influence upon man has perpetuated error toward the left and the right, making a broad way for both extremes. Today, make the choice to step onto the narrow path of safety, well-lit by God’s word.
Read MoreBut, like so many since that time, the imperial party looked only upon that which can be seen, and rallied to that which the majority was doing. Their confidence was in the cause of the emperor and the pope, which was strong, while that of the Reformers seemed weak.
Read MoreBut as the hour of His betrayal and arrest was closing in, sin’s terrible weight pressed upon His soul. Its darkness and horror was to come down fully upon His shoulders bringing the long-anticipated and indescribably painful separation from His Father. Jesus would die of a broken heart.
Read MoreAnother Jesus is being preached in the world. This false christ has deceptively altered or omitted numerous foundational teachings in the Word while claiming authority to make such changes. On a massive scale, all across the world, these deceptive alterations are being accepted without question.
Read MoreAmazingly, this persecution was accompanied by explosive church growth. The original faith spread like wildfire. The very intensity of the persecution of those days kept the church free from nominal Christians.
Read More“Thou hast placed thy Word before me like a torch, and Thou hast touched my heart, in order that I may hold in abomination all other merits save those of Jesus!”
Read MoreHe became convicted of sin while realizing the powerlessness of the ceremonies and rituals to atone for that sin.
Read MoreIt matters not if one’s life was lived before or after Jesus came to earth. The faith that looked forward to His first coming is the same faith that looks back on it. Reconciliation with God has been available to every generation.
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