by Steve Elkins It was Mark Twain who said, “Clothes make the man…Have you ever seen a naked salesman?” A pitiful picture, yet there are plenty of preachers and well-meaning Christians who stand improperly dressed as they share the Gospel! Here’s a thought to keep you from being found in such an embarrassing posture. After

by George Müller Christians do not practically remember that while we are saved by grace, altogether by grace, so that in the matter of salvation works are altogether excluded; yet that so far as the rewards of grace are concerned, in the world to come, there is an intimate connection between the life of the

by Charlie Bing Two thousand years ago a very frightened man asked a very simple question: “What must I do to be saved?” The original answer was as short and simple as the question: “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.” Leave it to us theologians to twist this into a

Recently I have had discussions with three different friends who are pastors about a verse in the shortest book in the New Testament (in terms of verses—3 John is slightly shorter in terms of words used). Many Christians have never heard a sermon or a lesson on Second John. Thus very few believers have heard

I have made a couple of attempts to write out my testimony, but it is still very painful for me to “relive” the 25 year period in which I was in bondage to false teaching concerning the Gospel and “estranged” from my dear Savior. During this time I made many attempts to be totally and

A few years ago, a popular recording artist was crooning it: “Love is in the air…” Today, this seems to be the refrain in theological circles. Rather than focusing on distinctives, the emphasis is on loving reconciliation at any cost. Some evangelicals are now pushing for unity with Roman Catholics. The concern of these leaders

Accountability. That is a popular term today. It is a buzzword in many churches. People need to be accountable to someone. We all need someone to care about us and to pay attention to what we’re doing. Accountability is not merely horizontal, person to person. It is also vertical, person to God. While eternal life

by Steve Elkins It was a week-long high school evangelistic camp—four hundred kids from all parts of the country. At the nightly counselors’ meeting one of the youth ministers questioned the speaker. “I don’t understand. Two nights ago my kids were sure they were Christians, now they’re not sure. I went over what you said

When I was six years old my parents enrolled me in a religious boys club. We played football, basketball, and baseball each weekend. One day each week after school we would meet for practice and for our “club meeting.” At the meeting we would receive religious instruction. I was taught that in order to be

by Earl D. Radmacher In John 13:1-11, there appears a vivid example of the way Jesus demonstrated the truth of the Word by modeling it for His disciples. Notice His mindset in verse three: “Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was