By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: What is the correct translation and meaning of James 4:5? Reply: Albert Barnes is correct when he says: “Few passages of the New Testament have given expositors more perplexity than this. ” The King James rendering of the verse is: “Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit …
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Seven Thoughts From The Cross
By Anthony Wayne Goforth About 9:00 A.M. on a Friday morning, the Romans raised three crosses outside the walls of Jerusalem. It has well been said that the cross of redemption was placed between the cross of repentance and the cross of rebellion as seen in the characters that hung upon them. During the six hours …
The Prodigal Son
By Frank Jamerson Introduction: A. The series of parables (Luke 15) was given to answer the criticism of Jesus for eating with sinners (vv. 1,2). B. The prodigal (wasteful) son is better known, but the elder son represented the cold-hearted self-righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees. Discussion: A. His departure from home (vv. 11-13). 1. He …
Things I Have Learned
By Denver Niemeier I have learned that God so loved man that he gave his Son and his Son gave his life so that man could be saved from his sins and live eternally with his Master (John 3:16). I have learned that those who are saved are added to the church that the Son built …