At some point in life, every one of us confronts the questions, “Who am I?” and ''Where am I going? Other questions may be even deeper than this one—for example: “Why am I here?  What is the meaning of life? The Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy put it this way, “What is life for? To die? To kill myself at once? No, I am afraid. To wait for death … [Read more...]

Repentance is not a feeling. In reality, it’s easy to have an emotional experience rather than a genuine repentance which leads to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Repentance is not even a conviction of sin. What do you mean? You can be convicted but refuse to repent. You may even read your Bible and cry to God a great deal, and yet never … [Read more...]

Isaiah prophesied that a King would come who would reign like no other. Details of His reign are given: His birth; His ministry in ‘Galilee of the Gentiles’; His lineage, from the line of Jesse; His anointing to do God’s work. Anyone who doubts the validity of Christ’s claim to Kingship needs to look back to the accuracy of Isaiah's … [Read more...]

The real miracle of our Lord’s coming into the world occurred nine months earlier. This suggests that His conception took place in December, quite possibly on the 25th. Ironically, then, we may be celebrating His birth when we should instead be commemorating His conception, for that is where it all truly began. For this reason, Mary stands in a … [Read more...]

The Scripture tells us that if the blood of an acceptable sacrifice does not redeem a man, he is most certainly going to spend eternity in hell. We have sugar-coated the cross, but it must not have been a delightful thing to see a man die on the cross outside the hills of Jerusalem. When our Lord died, the poets have made it so beautiful that we … [Read more...]

What is frightening is the “sensitivity training” to accept, embrace and advocate every kind of sin has escalated.  If you believe what the Bible teaches about any controversial subject, you will be allowed to silently believe but not allowed to practice or say what you believe, especially in "post-Christian" Europe. God is going to allow human … [Read more...]

There is no specific instruction to celebrate or observe Easter in the New Testament. Easter is not about “Easter eggs” or wearing pastels. All these are pagan practices. To a Christian, Christ is risen and alive ‘every day’, and his life should be enjoyed and celebrated as such. Christians also have a Passover meal regularly, for the Lord’s … [Read more...]

During this weekend, Christians around the world will be celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For the Jews, they will be celebrating Passover, which commemorates Israel’s escape from Egypt when the blood of a lamb was painted on their door frames and saved their firstborn sons from death. The most striking fact about the … [Read more...]

Daniel Kolenda in his book Live Before You Die tells the story of an American soldier in the Vietnam War who was about to step on an anti-personnel landmine that was hidden from his sight. His comrade across the battlefield, who could see the impending disaster from his vantage point, stood up from behind his protective barricade and shouted a … [Read more...]

As we make New Year resolutions, I want to call your attention to a text that you will find in Genesis chapter 7:1 “Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.” Many people have questioned whether the flood was a real event and whether it … [Read more...]