Foundational Teachings

A parable of the salvation of two frogs. Every Saturday during the summer months I go out to handle all of my outdoor chores. I usually tackle pool maintenance first. Turn on the filter, check to see if a back…

My wife and I heard a traveling evangelist categorically state that man’s will is greater than God’s will. Perhaps you have never thought about it, but if you attend a traditional Christian Church, while you may never have voiced it,…

Do you take God at His word, believing what He has told us, or do you just believe in His existence and the salvation He offers? Beth Moor came face-to-face with this question well into adulthood. At first, her response…

We may be Jackasses … but we’re not stupid enough to believe in hell. Do you find it strange that the instrument God uses to determine whether a soul will be able to spend eternity with Him is also the…

Did you know that our minds are actually hard-wired to lie for us and then give us a treat when we accept the lie? Yes, Dr. Westin and his team from Emory University, have discovered we are not as honest…

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1). Faith makes certain the unseen things for which we hope. When our faith becomes mature, that for which we hope will become more…

1. What’s mine is my own, and what’s thine shall be mine. This is robbery. 2. What’s mine is my own, and what’s thine is thine own. This is worldly honesty. 3. What’s mine is thine, and what’s thine is mine. This is communism; the fancied heaven of the natural…

As I still have many questions unanswered I will give space in one more number for their consideration. A brother writes— “I like to read ‘The Spirit of the Word’ though I cannot believe it all as you do, and…

Responses #1 A sister asks, “What do you think about Satan? I have long disbelieved in his personality, but I judge you deem him a fallen spirit; please explain.” I think the Bible clearly teaches that Satan is a personality;…

I have received many letters containing objections, suggestions and questions, which I shall endeavor to answer in due time. I am always glad to receive such letters, when written in the right spirit, as I do not expect that readers…

The Salvation Army A brother asks, “What do you think of  the Salvation Army work? The most of our advent believers here are running after them: they have got it into their heads that it is the compelling message.” Anyone…

That is the text, “Christ liveth in me.” That is the revelation of this age. That is the discovery of the moment. That is the revolutionizing power of God in the earth. It is the factor that is changing the…

God is not all in all, and never will be all in all, until the will of God rules in the heart of every man, in the soul of every man, until the redemption of Jesus Christ in its great…

“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:6b,7). There is a principle at work in our life and walk with the Lord, and…