matthew-8:26

Yes it is intolerant. In fact, it is very intolerant to say that Jesus is the way the truth and the life and that no one can get to God except through Him as Jesus Himself said in John 14:6. It is also intolerant to state that there is no other name under heaven other than Jesus by which a person ca... Read More

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. — I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Why are ye... Read More

Matthew 8:23-24. And when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves, but He was asleep. Now Luke, Luke 8:22 to free himself from having the order of time required of him, says thus, A... Read More

Then, in chapter 8, the Lord begins in the midst of Israel His patient life of testimony, which closed with His rejection by the people whom God had so long preserved for Him, and for their own blessing. He had proclaimed the kingdom, displayed His power throughout the land, and declared His charact... Read More

The ark, the symbol of God's presence, is the great thing here - the symbol of the Spirit's presence in the Church, not in heaven but on earth. The grand argument of the apostle in urging us to cleanse ourselves, etc., is the divine presence in our midst (1 Cor. 3:16, 17; 2 Cor. 6:16, 2 Cor. 7:1). T... Read More

VIII. Nothing can certainly be determined concerning the nature of the affections, by this, that comforts and joys seem to follow awakenings and convictions of conscience, in a certain order. Many persons seem to be prejudiced against affections and experiences that come in such a method, as has bee... Read More

Ask the average Christian, "Are you ashamed of Jesus?" and he will more than likely adamantly answer, "Of course not. He's my Lord and Savior." This unashamed boldness to proclaim Christ is seen in the abundance of "Real men love Jesus" and other T-shirts that clearly identify the wearer as belongin... Read More

Why, O Lord, says he, have You withdrawn afar off? Psalm 9:1. Then he who thus inquired, as if all on a sudden he understood, or as if he asked, though he knew, that he might teach, adds, You despise in due seasons, in tribulations: that is, You despise seasonably, and causest tribulations to inflam... Read More

"Night sinks on the wave, Hollow gusts are sighing, Sea birds to their cave Through the gloom are flying. Oh! should storms come sweeping, You in heaven unsleeping, O'er Your children vigil keeping, Hear and save! Stars look o'er the sea, Few and sad and shrouded; Faith our light must be When all el... Read More

“THESE ARE YEARS of faith,” is a notation in Mrs. R.’s wide-margin New Testamentⁿ, dated July 23, 1921. While it is true that the just must always live and walk by faith, it is equally true that there are times when because of special trials they must exercise special faith. Particularly is this tru... Read More