Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
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D E C E M B E R 2 7 “Then Moses said to the Lord, ‘O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant. But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.’” — Exodus 4:10

Speaking for the Lord

When God commissioned Moses, the latter gave excuse after excuse to try and wriggle out of it. One was that he was a poor speaker. Well, in trying to recruit Christians to try and share their faith, I’ve heard that excuse myself. “Lord, I’m not articulate.” “Well, I can’t express myself like you can.” How clearly I’ve heard that said many, many times. There are similar excuses that are given... More
D E C E M B E R 2 6 “…we declare to you that which we have seen and heard, that you also may have fellowship with us…” — 1 John 1:3

I Was Blind, Now I See

Some Christians hold back from being witnesses for Christ because they don’t feel qualified somehow. But you are not called to be an expert witness—just a witness, and there is a great deal of difference. The preacher is supposed to be an expert witness, but the layman is not. You recall that in the Bible there was a man who was a witness, and they tried continually to change him into an expert witness and he would not be... More
D E C E M B E R 2 5 “Therefore God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name which is above every name…” — Philippians 2:9

The Uniqueness of Christmas

There is a certain exclusiveness about Christmas. There is a uniqueness to it. Jesus Christ stands alone—the unique God-man in the world. He cannot be put in a row with other so-called founders of religion. Jesus Christ claims to be God, who has come into the world to save the lost. One day every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord of all. I talked to a woman at a dinner not so long ago who was a member of some... More
D E C E M B E R 2 4 “He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Look! I am making all things new.’” — Revelation 21:5

What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?

Some people have made transformational changes in one department of human learning or in one aspect of human life, and their names are forever enshrined in the annals of human history. But Jesus Christ, the greatest man who ever lived, changed virtually every aspect of human life—and most people don’t know it. The greatest tragedy of the Christmas holiday each year is not so much its commercialization (gross as that is), but its... More
D E C E M B E R 2 3 “And being found in the form of a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross.” — Philippians 2:8

Don’t Miss the True Message of Christmas

A strategic way to oppose Christmas is by distorting its meaning. Tragically, this has been done very successfully by millions of Americans who would never think of denying the facts of Christmas, and yet, they haven’t the foggiest idea of what Christmas is really all about. There is the method of commercialization. They keep their eyes on Santa Claus and they never see the cross that stands in the shadows behind a manger. And if not... More
D E C E M B E R 2 2 “But He emptied Himself, taking upon Himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.” — Philippians 2:7

A Small Sampling of Jesus’ Impact

As Christmas approaches, it is interesting to reflect on the impact of Jesus. Consider a sampling: Suppose we would gather a group of literary men together and ask them what is the greatest masterpiece of literature ever written by man, and many will tell, perhaps the majority, the greatest work ever penned by merely human hands was Paradise Lost, written by John Milton—a believer of what some would call “the delusion of the... More
D E C E M B E R 2 1 “…who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped.” — Philippians 2:6

What We Celebrate at Christmas

Jesus Christ was not merely a man, and Christmas doesn’t celebrate the birth of a man. Christmas is a celebration of the birth of the God-man. This is not some apotheosis like that of the Caesars in which a man was elevated to “God” status. This is the great condescension of the Trinity when almighty God deigned to become one of us and to be born among men. This fact, however, of the supernatural origin and essence of... More