It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of daily Bible reading in the family. Daily reading is an obligation resting heavily upon those who seek to become well pleasing to God. But those who search the Scriptures daily soon …
From the rich man’s mansion to the poor man’s humble dwelling place, invariably there can be found a collection of books. The type of literature and number of books vary from home to home but almost without exception each collection …
We have listened this morning to a few of the things Christ said to his disciples a few hours before his death. The words addressed to them on this occasion may well be called his “farewell words.” See for a …
“Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles ; prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all them come up : Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears ; let the weak say, I am strong.”—Joel 3:9, …
A few weeks ago our daily readings led us to the 27th chapter of the Acts. It is a narrative of Paul’s sea voyage on his way to Rome, to appear before Caesar. Authorities of sea epics tell us, that …
It would really be too much to ask that I should tell anyone how to do this, writing a mere couple of pages for the purpose. It would be too much, too, to claim that I could. There is no …
The Law of Moses is popularly held to be very different from the religion of the New Testament, not only in its general outlook on life but in its mode of achieving its purpose—the Law being regarded as teaching salvation …
There seems to be confusion in the minds of some in regard to the time element surrounding the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, so we have gathered together the scriptural references in connection therewith, in the …
“Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”— Amos 3:8.
The truth of the prophet’s words may readily be perceived in surveying God’s past dealings with His people. In every instance …
However, on the other side of the ledger, the liberalism of Gamaliel’s teaching is shown in his advice at the apprehension of Peter and the other apostles recorded in Acts 6: 34-40. This liberalism had an effect on Paul’s life …
In due time Paul probably accompanied by his father, left the seaport city of Tarsus, and started for the place that was the ambition of every Jewish boy to see — Jerusalem. It was determined that he should be educated …
Paul’s early training in the law of God, a law that was holy, just and good, had the desired results. He tells us of this in Gal. 3:23-25. We can imagine like all boys how the rigid training must have …
As an introduction to our studies we would recommend that we read from Acts 9:1-30.
Here is the conversion, (turning around, for such conversion means) in its most graphic form, of the man who perhaps next to Christ himself, has …
“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (Matt. 1:1).
Again taking our cue from the first verse in the New Testament we will speak more particularly of Jesus Christ. …
“And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch, Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping” Mark 13:36.
Will the bridegroom find us as a part of the bride, watching and waiting, prepared, fully adorned in a beautiful …