THREE STARTLING DREAMS OF SATAN’S WILES
I dreamed that I was in hell. A red firelight illuminated uncannily the frightful face of Satan, who was sitting on a kind of platform. Around him I saw depraved spirits who had come from all countries of the earth.I saw a spirit moving toward the platform, and I felt that it was the one […]
A Closer Relationship with God
Have you ever wished for a closer relationship with God? Have you ever felt like there is more to Christian life than what you have found? Have you ever felt restless inside, wanting something but not knowing for sure what? I have. In my youth years and even beyond, I often had restless feelings inside […]
THE OLD AND THE NEW
One of the curious luxuries that our affluent society affords many people is the ability to indulge in both the old and the new at the same time. People go to auctions or garage sales and purchase old items at a price many times the original value. Often these items will end up in beautiful […]
A CHANGING WORLD
We are living in a world that is changing at a rapid pace. Items that are in today may be obsolete tomorrow. All of this change has an effect upon the Christian. But the same Lord that ruled the world during the years of persecution is still in control today and knows this. In His providential care, […]
WARNINGS ON THE CREDIT CARD TRAP
The intent of this article is to encourage carefulness in the use of credit cards, which has become a way of life in our era. Some businesses will only accept payment for goods or services by a credit card. Most of us carry these little plastic wonder cards. The banking industry has devised plans whereby […]
A REALISTIC FEAR OF HELL
Hell is a place that must exist. First, it is a place where Satan and all his cohorts will be in eternity. It is also the place where lost souls must go. If there were no fear of hell, how many souls would be saved? How many of God’s children would just give up and […]
Free Through God’s Power
A brother whom I knew fairly well and thought a lot of was “suddenly” overtaken in a grave sin. This brought to mind some verses in 1 Corinthians 10. “Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted” (v. 6). Then again in verse 11, […]
TRUE SECURITY
At the end of Jesus’ parable of the unjust judge, He posed a thought-provoking question. “Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). While true faith produces many fruits, one that is sometimes used nearly synonymously with faith is trust. So perhaps, in the context of this […]
THE CHRISTIAN’S LIVELY HOPE
Hope is the central theme of the Christian’s salvation. Our helmet is the “hope of salvation” (1 Thess. 5:8). “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” (Rom. 8:24). What did the apostle Paul mean when he said […]
KEYS TO MAINTAINING YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE
My son was recently converted and baptized, and I felt to bring a few thoughts about the basics of Christian life for a new convert. We can compare maintaining our Christian life to the maintenance we perform on our vehicles, mowers, equipment, houses, etc. In order for them to run properly, we must take good […]
