We are all familiar with the name Philip in the Bible, but how many know that there are several Philips? There is Philip the Apostle, [Matthew 10:3] and Philip the Deacon, or Evangelist [Acts 6:5], who were followers of Christ. Two of the Herods were also called Philip. One was Philip of Ituraea [...]
Devotional “As the sun.” Judges 5:31 What a majestic body in the heavens the sun is. It contains about 99.87% of the entire mass in our solar system. It burns up some 4 million tons in weight every second, generating estimated temperatures deep inside it of 36 million degrees centigrade. It is the [...]
“Every word of God is pure” [Proverbs 30:5] It cannot be otherwise. The Holy Scriptures are holy because their Author is holy. They are the “oracles of God.” [I Peter 4:11]. An oracle is something that is spoken. Every word from the mouth of Him who cannot lie must be absolutely pure. The [...]
Devotional “Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;…” Psalm 71:13 It was a gracious revelation to my human spirit when I discovered that the Word of God was actually on my side, operating in my behalf! I was reading Psalm 71 and I came to this amazing statement: [...]
Friday night, June 23, was a great night for the Cloverdale, B.C., congregation. After a pulpit vacancy since the retirement of the Rev. Ian Goligher, the people welcomed the ordination and installation of their new minister, the Rev. Andrew Fitton. The new Free Presbyterian moderator, Dr. Larry Saunders, conducted the service and prayer was [...]
Devotional "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." — Matthew 6:33 See how the Bible opens: "In the beginning God." Let your life open in the same way. Seek with your whole soul, first and foremost, the kingdom of God, [...]
“I have kept the faith” [Acts 24:25] Paul lived a long and illustrious life. From the day he was converted to Christ he was a dedicated servant of his master. He spared no effort to reach souls with the Gospel message, traveling over land and sea as a herald of the cross. Life, [...]
Devotional "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, I dwell in the high and holy place.” (Isaiah 57:15) While God has many attributes such as love, mercy, and justice, holiness is said to be His fundamental attribute. Even regarding God’s love, theologian Augustus Strong said, [...]
“Every one that … looketh upon it, shall live” The healing of the Israelites who had been bitten by the fiery serpents was according to a divine plan. It was a means of healing that human wisdom would never have contrived. The victims were commanded to look upon a serpent of brass set [...]
Devotional "They are they which testify of Me." — John 5:39 Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega of the Bible. He is the constant theme of its sacred pages; from first to last they testify of Him. At the creation we at once discern Him as one of the sacred Trinity; we [...]
“Brethren, I beseech you” [Galatians 4:12]. Paul was most unhappy with the Galatian churches. He had expended much effort to see them established. The people had come to Christ, congregations were formed, and the believers had begun well. But those who counselled a return to legalistic practices had infiltrated the church to such [...]
Devotional “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.” Galatians 5:17 In every believer's heart there is a constant struggle between the old nature and the new. The old nature is very active, and loses no opportunity of plying all the weapons of its deadly armoury against newborn [...]
