S E P T E M B E R 2 8 “Nor do I count my life of value to myself, so that I may joyfully finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the Gospel of the grace of God.” — Acts 20:24

God’s Part, Man’s Part

Some people think of trusting in God as if they don’t need to do anything else—just sit back on their lazy chair, watch TV or read a book, while God does all the work. Instead, we should take that guarantee of God, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13 nkjv), and trust in Him. Let me point out to you that doesn’t mean that you just rest and wait for God to drop all of these... More

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S E P T E M B E R 2 7 “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” — Philippians 2:12

Work Out Your Salvation

What exactly does Paul mean here in this verse? We know that the Bible repeatedly teaches that salvation is not something that we work for, but rather it is a gift: “...the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). It is not something that we obtain by our merit, for the Scripture says that it is by grace that we are saved, through faith, not of works, “so that no one should boast.” (See... More

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S E P T E M B E R 2 6 “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…” — Revelation 12:11

A Major Theme in Revelation

In today’s world it doesn’t seem as if the Christians are winning. It seems that unbelievers have the victory; they have taken over the machinery of life. They run the government and the media and the schools and most everything else. But things are not necessarily what they seem, as the book of Revelation points out. At different points in that book Satan’s forces appear to be victorious. The beast makes war against... More

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S E P T E M B E R 2 5 “There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.” — Proverbs 21:30

God Rules in History

How wondrous it is when we see all of the anti-God powers of this world crumble before the power of our Lord. It is amazing as we see God working in history and how so often when evil systems and empires and powers have seemed to rise to the very zenith of their power that suddenly they wither and crumble away. So it was with Egypt in the days of the Exodus, as it would be later in Assyria, as it would be in Babylon, as it came to be in... More

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S E P T E M B E R 2 4 “I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, ‘Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.’” — Daniel 8:16

Angels—Named or Otherwise— God’s Servants

Daniel is the only Old Testament book in which any angels are named, and two of them are named in that book. They are Gabriel and Michael, and both are mentioned in the New Testament. Gabriel announced the virgin birth to Mary. In Jude, we learn that Archangel Michael did battle with Satan, with Lucifer. We do have the name of that fallen angel (Lucifer) who did not keep his first estate, but other than those three, the names of angels are... More

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S E P T E M B E R 2 3 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, so that no one should boast.” — Ephesians 2:8-9

The Elevator to Paradise

Mankind inveterately seems to want to do something to earn salvation. They say, “Oh, that is too easy.” I think of a minister in South Africa who went down into the depths of a mine at lunch time to preach the Gospel to some of the workers there. When the foreman heard the message of salvation, he said, “Oh, I don’t believe that. It’s too easy. We have to do our part.” As they got into the elevator at... More

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S E P T E M B E R 2 2 “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” — John 3:17

Obscuring the Gospel

Unfortunately, throughout the ages, the devil has distorted Christianity so much that the Gospel has often been obscured. Sometimes even churchgoers don’t have a clue what real Christianity is all about. Sometimes, the “Christianity” being attacked by our culture today is such a false, twisted caricature that it bears little resemblance to the true faith. Indeed it ought to be attacked. Recently, a lesbian who claimed to... More

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God’s Part, Man’s Part

Work Out Your Salvation

A Major Theme in Revelation

God Rules in History

Angels—Named or Otherwise— God’s Servants

The Elevator to Paradise

Obscuring the Gospel