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Does Mercy Trump Meticulous Obedience?

  For quite a while now, we have noticed a trend among Christians to teach that the great mercy of God, and it is truly great, trumps strict obedience to God’s laws. A favorite “proof text” is Hosea 66 as…

Prayer Meeting …

I can remember when many brethren referred to their mid-week service as “Prayer Meeting,” indicating that most of the service as devoted to prayer. We don’t hear the term much these days. Shortly after placing membership at Kimberly we learned…

The Hope Set Before us

It would be hard to find a sadder commentary on the human predicament than the one given by Paul concerning the former condition of the Gentiles. He says they were “without Christ, … having no hope, and without God in…

“I Gave Her Time to Repent …”

As we were studying Revelation in our Wednesday night class we read from 2:21 where Jesus says that he was about to severely punish the immoral woman, Jezebel – but not before he had given her “time to repent.” If…

The Psalmist’s Soul-Winning Formula

  “Restore to me the joy of Your salva­tion, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.” – Psalms 51:12,13 (NKJV). The Psalmist may be saying that…