In considering Peter’s message to his audience, one can find not only an explanation of the career of Christ—this is its basic thrust—but one can also find the underlying principles of that career which can be applied to Christian experience. From the Bad Part of Town 2:22. Jesus of Nazareth. This is the first recorded

When Newsweek magazine published an article several years ago lamenting the lack of knowledge among the youth of the United States, there were 1,274 two-year colleges in the United States that collectively enrolled nearly five million students. Dr. James M. O’Neill taught English composition at four of those colleges in two different states. During his

Voice from the Past By J. Wilbur Chapman I was studying for the ministry, and I heard that D. L. Moody was to preach in Chicago. I went down to hear him. Finally I got into his aftermeeting. I shall never forget the thrill that went through me when he came and sat down beside

By Jeff Ropp I firmly believe that every disciple of Jesus Christ should be concerned about world missions (Matt 28:18-20). When I speak of world missions I am referring to the sending of authorized believers to people of other faiths to make disciples of Jesus Christ. John 3:16 gives reasons why we should be involved

In the May/June issue of Grace in Focus Magazine I reviewed a book by Dr. Craig Blomberg, Can We Still Believe the Bible? After the article appeared, I was very sorry to learn that I had misrepresented Blomberg. I made it seem that he personally held to the interpretations of particular passages that he merely

We are living in a world that is becoming increasingly notorious for its moral decadence. As a culture we have become “de-moralized” in the most literal sense of that word. The English historian and philosopher Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975) said that we are the first generation of man to try to build a society without a

“For we do not grieve as those without hope” (1 Thess 4:13). Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday, not just for turkey dinners and a day off work, but because it is an annual reminder — often overlooked but ever-present— that we have much to be thankful for. The one we are thankful to, of course,

By H. A. Ironside1 The Divine Competition In 1 Cor 9:24 Paul has been speaking of service, of his own call to preach the gospel, and of the importance of faithfully fulfilling his ministry. Then he uses the striking illustration of these closing verses: Know ye not that they which run in a race run

Did you understand the gospel the first time you heard it? I sure didn’t. I was in church sporadically for at least five years before it ever clicked for me. I don’t know why I didn’t understand it right away. Was it because I wasn’t spiritually ready to hear it? Was it because no one

The first member of the Trinity is referred to as the Father throughout the New Testament. However, while we might expect the usages to be fairly uniform from book to book, they are not. There are less than ten uses in most of the books of the New Testament. Luke and 1 John have over