Trouble in the world is a fact of life. This is true for the believer and for the unbeliever. The wicked have no interest in, nor respect for God’s Law (Ps 119:53). All day long, the natural man relies upon himself to fulfill his dream, of gaining the whole world…

In his foolish pride, the most beautiful of angels rebelled against his Creator. Dissatisfied with the exalted position bestowed upon him, Lucifer rallied his angelic underlings to join him in his coup d’etat of heaven. His perverted desire, as a creature, was to be like God. This dark lord has…

Christian extremes are extremely dangerous. The make-up of the Christian is a living soul in a dying body (2 Cor 4:16). Of course, the unbeliever is a dead soul in a dying body. The difference is the actual, abiding presence of the Spirit of the Living God. It is the…

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God (Ps 14:1; 53:1).” This man is full of himself. He suppresses the truth of God (Rom 1:18) because he is without God, in the world (Eph 2:12). He boasts in himself and in his achievements in the world (Ps 10:3…

Life is a battle. We all live as warriors for a cause. We all die in the ranks of our company. Here is the course of natural man. It is appointed for a man once to die, and then comes the judgment (Heb 9:27). All must give an account for…

Arminians view God as a divine salesman, who is pitted against Satan. With equal persuasion, each salesman pitches his product. In God’s presentation, He attempts to persuade each person to choose eternal goods, by each person employing his or her free will. In the devil’s presentation, he attempts to persuade…

Grace is the sovereign work of our Almighty, all-wise God, for the benefit of His people, the end being their complete salvation. The Scriptures are clear about God’s sovereign position (Ps 115:3; 135:6), His sovereign power (Eph 1:11; Ps 138:8), and His success in accomplishing His purpose in Christ (Eph…

In the matter of the application of the benefits of Christ’s meritorious death on the cross, we again find conflict between Calvinism and Arminianism. It is important, to emphasize these two systems of theology are diametrically opposed to one another. Appearances of agreement can usually be ascribed to the common…

Paul wrote a number of letters to the church in the city of Corinth, which he helped plant during his second missionary journey. From the two letters we have canonized in the Bible, we learn that the Corinthian church was troubled by its spiritual immaturity. God’s design for each Christian…