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Christ and the Key of David (F.E. Marsh)
The following is adapted from the notes of F.E. Marsh, available at Blue Letter Bible. “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.” (Revelation 3:7) […]
Be Spent for the Gospel
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 With these words the great Apostle Paul gives his last instructions to his beloved disciple Timothy. Paul had experienced an immense amount of persecution (2 Corinthians 11:23-27). In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul summarizes his life as […]
Spurgeon: “I Shall See the King in His Beauty”
“Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious…” 1 Peter 2:7 Saints show how precious Christ is to them, in that He is their heaven. Have you never heard them, when dying, talk about their joy in the prospect of being with Christ? They have not so much rejoiced because they were escaping the woes of this […]
Matthew Henry: “Your life is a vapor”
For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. (James 4:14) God has wisely left us in the dark concerning future events, and even concerning the duration of life itself. We know not what shall be on the morrow. We may know what we intend […]
Preparing Your Teens for College
My new book Preparing Your Teens for College is the overflow of my personal experience, both as a kid who once went to college and, more significantly, as a college professor who for the past eight years has worked every day with the “end products” of your labors as parents—the students who leave home and […]
Chinese Christians Shed Joyful Tears as They Receive Bibles for the First Time
We love videos like these. Watch what happens in this 30 year-old video, as a group of Chinese Christians receive their Bibles for the first time. What joy!
Science, “Progress,” and the Bible
The recent Ham-Nye debate on creation certainly sparked discussion among believers and non-believers alike. On the surface, the debate was about the science of creationism vs the science of evolution. But underneath the surface was a deeper, more pressing issue of our time related to the prevailing worldviews and ideologies that motivate these various fields of […]
Growing Together Towards Love and Good Deeds
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” Hebrews 10:24-25 In Hebrews 10:19-25, the author makes a transition from great doctrinal teaching […]
Recommended Resource: Hope for Hurting Hearts
Trials. We often describe them as storms—they can surround us, they blow back, they cloud our vision. Sometimes they are small, sometimes they are unbearable. Everyone has to deal with trials, even followers of Christ. What do you do when you hear the worst news imaginable? When the bottom drops out of that phone call? […]