All men (and women) die. We don’t like to think about that, but it is an inevitable reality of living. Every cemetery we pass on the road testifies to this inescapable truth. All men die. Some die young and some die old. Some die expectedly and some die unexpectedly. Some die without notice and someContinue reading “After Death, What?”
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He Is Coming Again
The Scriptures record for us that Jesus was born of a virgin; that he lived a sinless life; that he suffered a cruel death on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins; that he was buried and rose again the third day. These truths concerning our Lord Jesus are incontestable. Concerning his resurrection, theContinue reading “He Is Coming Again”
Are All Mankind Sinners?
Are all mankind sinners? John tells us in his epistle “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law” (I John 3:4). The law spoken of here is God’s law. We have come to know this law as the ten commandments. Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal;Continue reading “Are All Mankind Sinners?”
What Manner of Man Is This!
The gospels record for us the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. These events are intended to give us pause to reflect. Take, for instance, an event related in the gospel of Luke that testifies to the Lord’s power over the deep. Luke records “he [Jesus] went into a ship with his disciples: and heContinue reading “What Manner of Man Is This!”
Restoring God’s Image
Is morality dead? The short answer is no, morality is not dead. We know that to be true because mankind was created in the moral likeness of God. “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created heContinue reading “Restoring God’s Image”
A Few Thoughts on Prayer
The Bible records many things about prayer. That should not be surprising. The Bible is God’s word and prayer is the means of communicating with God. Consequently, examples and instructions pertaining to prayer are commonly seen throughout the Scriptures. It takes a careful collective examination of these references to prayer to craft a credible understandingContinue reading “A Few Thoughts on Prayer”
A Sure Foundation
Jesus at the conclusion of his Sermon on the Mount makes a remarkable claim. He essentially says that those who take heed to do as he says will not be destroyed by life’s frequent troubles and hardships. “Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom heContinue reading “A Sure Foundation”
Do Unto Other As You Would Have Them Do Unto You
Jesus provided us a very plain and practical summary of God’s standard of righteousness as expressed in the Old Testament when he was concluding his Sermon on the Mount. “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets”Continue reading “Do Unto Other As You Would Have Them Do Unto You”
Love Ye Your Enemies
In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught his disciples the necessity of a godly or godlike love. The Jews were familiar with the Old Testament charge “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” (Leviticus 19:17). But Jesus wanted to show that the true expectation of that commandment contemplated all people, even one’s enemies. InContinue reading “Love Ye Your Enemies”
Warning and Reward
In Psalm 19, David testifies to God’s revelation of himself through creation and through his written word. He uses the terms law, testimony, statutes, commandment, judgments to refer to the Scriptures that were available to him at that time. Today, we have the completed revelation of God in what we call our Bible. David’s inspiredContinue reading “Warning and Reward”
From the Chaplain 