“Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments” (1 John 2:3) Recently I was on a radio talk show and a caller asked me […]

By Alfy Austin The room was typical: two beds, some chairs, a privacy curtain between the beds, a TV, and some IV stands. The patient I had come to visit […]

Ask anyone the following question and you will have a good idea of their view of the gospel: What would you tell a practicing homosexual that he had to do […]

In Matthew 13 we read these words of Jesus Christ concerning two undesirable types of soil: 20But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears […]

Dealing with Immorality in the Church Without Altering the Gospel or Undermining Assurance Sexual immorality is rampant today. The seventies and eighties have been an era of free sex. Unfortunately, […]

I recently heard a message by R. C. Sproul on John 8:30-32. The following so caught my attention that I transcribed it: “The Bible knows nothing of a salvation that […]

In his book, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God (pp. 71-72), J. I. Packer, writes, “It is not enough to believe that only through Christ and His death are sinners […]

Charles C. Ryrie writes in his book, Balancing the Christian Life (Chicago: Moody Press, 1969), “Enthronement [putting Christ on the throne of my life; making Him Lord of my life; […]

By Mike Cocoris How soon after trusting Christ can a person know that he has eternal life? There are two basic answers to that question.1 One view teaches that from […]

Last month we considered 2 Peter 1:10-11. This month we will consider another difficult passage in 2 Peter. Recently I received a question from a reader about 2 Peter 2:20-22. […]