Jesus wants us to be without pretense when we come to him in prayer. Instead, we often try to be something we aren’t. We begin by concentrating on God, but almost immediately our minds wander off in a dozen different directions. The problems of the day push out our well-intentioned resolve to be spiritual. We…
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked. for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Galatians 6:7). I. God Is Not to Be Trifled With. 1. Either by the notions that there will be no rewards and punishments. 2. Or by the idea that a bare profession will suffice to save us. 3. …
The following is an edited transcript of the audio. Would there be any specific counsel you would give a business person about glorifying God in their work? You must have heard a talk I gave earlier today. I gave a talk to the Christian businessmen’s group downtown today on how to glorify God from 8…
We can look only very briefly at the second area illuminated by the fact of the cross, namely, our doctrine of God. Theologians have traditionally regarded it as an axiom that God cannot suffer. The church in the West spoke of him as impassibilis. The church in the East spoke of him in terms of…
The key word so far as the Christian life is concerned is that spoken by Christ in Mark 8:34: ‘Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.’ This cross cannot be identified with ‘crosses’ – those pains, annoyances and frustrations which come to all men regardless…
