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The greatest threat to the Gospel in our age is not unbelief. It is not relativism or open hostility to the “narrow” Christian tradition. It is not even the hypocrisy of the church, which holds up the white banner of faith for all to see and then spatters it with the mud of pretense. As inimical to...

...From Matthew’s Gospel Read Matt. 10:32-33 This just in: the Bible answers the question about how converts in hostile countries are to bear witness to Christ: Publicly. That, at least, is what Jesus said in the first Gospel. Underneath all the missiological mumbo-jumbo and artful dodges—often...

This article is the fifth and final part of a series. The first part is called " Salvation is by Works Alone ," the second is titled " God Works Grace ," the third is " God's Work in Jesus ," and the fourth is " Sympathy Made Perfect ." Theology regularly gets a bad rap. “Don’t give me doctrine. I...

Read Matthew 5:1-6 While only the written Word of God is perfect and free from errors, still God has ordained the preaching of his Word, i. e., the careful explanation of its meaning with application to your lives, as one of the central activities for Christians in all ages and in all countries...

Richard Webster referred to five widely differing views regarding subscription in the colonial Presbyterian church as: “the Protesters, the excluded, the silent, those who were dissatisfied with both parties, and the absent.” The modern church may find itself in a similar position. The subject of...

This article is the fourth part of an on-going series. The first part is called " Salvation is by Works Alone ," the second is titled " God Works Grace ," the third is " God's Work in Jesus ," and the fifth is " Only Jesus' Grace Works ." In our last column, we surveyed the importance of Jesus’...

Read Matthew 4:6-11 Let’s conclude our study of temptation by observing how Jesus teaches us to repel temptation. Already we have seen that God’s Spirit allows temptation to occur; we have also seen Satan’s appeal: to use physical power to meet our needs. However, as Jesus’ temptation shows us in...

This article is the third part of an on-going series. The first part is called " Salvation is by Works Alone ," the second is titled " God Works Grace ," the fourth is " Sympathy Made Perfect ," and the fifth is " Only Jesus' Grace Works ." “I have come to do your will, O God,” Jesus says to his...

This article is the second part of an on-going series. The first part is called " Salvation is by Works Alone ," the third is titled " God's Work in Jesus ," the fourth is " Sympathy Made Perfect ," and the fifth is " Only Jesus' Grace Works ." Grace is no arbitrary decision or arbitrary act. Grace...

God is gracious in providing a practical manual for dealing with temptation early in the first Gospel. Every believer can benefit from seeing how our Lord dealt with temptation. In this second temptation Satan leads Jesus to Jerusalem, and in some manner sets the Lord up at the pinnacle of the...