DISCOVERY OF FACTS 1. The Messenger from Mary and Martha Brings Tidings to Our Lord of the Sickness of Their Brother Lazarus, vv. 1–6 In what home is our Lord recorded as having visited more frequently than any other? What shadow had now fallen upon that home? To whom did Martha and Mary turn in the... Read More
God is light. 1 John 1:5 God is love. 1 John 4:8, 16 With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 His understanding has no limit. Psalm 147:5 We are to consider again today the Christian conception of God. We have seen that God is spirit, that God is a Person and that God has a personal interest ... Read More
"No man should boast before God....ust as it is written, 'Let him who boasts boast in the Lord'" (1 Corinthians 1:29, 31). God does everything in such a way that no man will ever be able to boast in eternity concerning anything that he himself did or accomplished. God is a jealous God and He will ne... Read More
Grace Gems for MARCH 2006 Yours! Mine! (John Flavel, "The Fountain of Life") Lord, the condemnation was Yours, that the justification might be mine! The agony was Yours, that the victory might be mine! The pain was Yours, and the ease mine! The stripes were Yours, and the healing balm issuing from t... Read More
(by Don Fortner) "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 Divine providence is the daily, constant, sovereign rule of our God over all things for the accomplishment of his eternal purpose of grac... Read More
The term “ecclesiology” (from Greek ecclesia meaning “meeting,” or “assembly” and logos meaning “word,” “matter,” “topic”) refers to the study of the church as the assembly of those who know the Lord and in whom the Spirit of God dwells (Romans 8:9). It often deals with such topics as the nature of ... Read More
What Is Meant by the Term "The Great Tribulation"? The careful student of the prophetic scriptures cannot fail to observe that in both the Old and New Testaments the Spirit of God speaks of a trial involving the pouring out of divine wrath on men. This is known as "the great tribulation," "the time ... Read More
Letter to Norman and his response regarding the use of the expression “Christ as me” and “Christ as you. Editors Note: There is no question that puzzles and upsets newer readers of UNION LIFE more than our frequent use of the expression “Christ as me,” (which obviously has implications that go a lot... Read More
What follows began as an email that turned into an essay, long to read but critical to know. My trip to the south was put on hold, but I will be going through Vermont, upstate NY and on up into Ontario for some stops. I would especially appreciate your prayer for those days that begin the 21st of th... Read More
he time of the rapture is really a secondary outgrowth of dispensationalism’s distinctive doctrine of the church, which derives from their own peculiar and novel view of the mystery. It is a false view of the mystery that supports a false view of the nature of the church, which supports dispensation... Read More
Mary and Martha’s Message to Our Lord When Their Brother Lazarus Was Sick John 11:1–16
The Christian Conception of God
(The Full Gospel) 13. No Man Can Boast In God's Presence
Grace Gems for MARCH 2006
The Providence of God
Lecture Nine—Ecclesiology: The Church
Not Wrath But Rapture
The Eternal Duality
Daniel As A Type of Godly Remnant
One or Two Peoples of God? Reflections on the Mystery of Israel and the Church