Knowing that all men are sinners frees us from the cruelty of utopianism. Utopianism is cruel, for it expects of expects of men and women what they are not and will not be until Christ comes. Such utopianism, forgetting what the Bible says about human sinfulness, is hard-hearted; it is as monstrous a thing as … Continue reading Francis Schaeffer: If we demand, in any of our relationships, either perfection or nothing, we will get nothing
Pentecost: The Day Heaven Drew Near
“When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place” (Acts 2:1).[1] Pentecost—also called the Feast of Weeks—was one of the great pilgrimage festivals in first century Judaism. According to Mosaic Law (Leviticus 23:15–16; Deuteronomy 16:9–12), it was celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover, following seven complete Sabbaths. Originally, Pentecost marked … Continue reading Pentecost: The Day Heaven Drew Near
John Chrysostom: The cross has broken our bond, it has made the prison of death ineffectual, it is the demonstration of the love of God.
For the cross destroyed the enmity of God towards man, brought about the reconciliation, made the earth Heaven, associated men with angels, pulled down the citadel of death, unstrung the force of the devil, extinguished the power of sin, delivered the world from error, brought back the truth, expelled the Demons, destroyed temples, overturned altars, … Continue reading John Chrysostom: The cross has broken our bond, it has made the prison of death ineffectual, it is the demonstration of the love of God.
A.W. Tozer: Our woes began when God was forced out of His central shrine.
Our woes began when God was forced out of His central shrine and “things” were allowed to enter. Within the human heart “things” have taken over. Men have now by nature no peace within their hearts, for God is crowned there no longer, but there in the moral dusk stubborn and aggressive usurpers fight among … Continue reading A.W. Tozer: Our woes began when God was forced out of His central shrine.
Acts 1:12-26: Judas, Matthias, and the Significance of the Twelve Apostles
After telling about Jesus’ incarnation, resurrection, and ascension, Luke shifts the spotlight to the apostles—the ones the Lord entrusted with carrying the gospel from Jerusalem, out into Judea and Samaria, and eventually to the ends of the earth. But before the mission could move forward, something had to be addressed: the vacancy left by Judas. … Continue reading Acts 1:12-26: Judas, Matthias, and the Significance of the Twelve Apostles
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