“This internalization or privatization of religion is one of the most momentous changes that has ever taken place in Christendom” Sidney Mead “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good...
EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE! “In their uncompromising determination to proclaim truth, Christians must avoid the intellectual flabbiness of the larger society. They must rally against the prevailing distrust of reason and the exaltation of the irrational. Emotional self-indulgence and irrationalities have always been the enemies of the gospel, and the apostles warned their followers against them.” Herbert Schlossberg “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments...
“Early in this century the battle was over the innerancy of the Scriptures. Today the battle is over the sufficiency of the Scriptures.” Dr. James Boice We have long been concerned about the increasing influence of secular psychology upon the life and ministry of the Church. Borrowing medical terminology and claiming the authority of empirical science, its humanistic theories and methodologies have been welcomed into the very center of the life of Christ’s church. When we deal with “spiritual” matters we...
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.” Romans 1:18 Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven philosophy has had an unbelievable influence upon the American church. His book, “The Purpose Driven Church” has sold over 1 million copies and has been translated into 20 languages. That book has been noted as one of the “100 Books that changed the 20th Century.” However, even that book has been...
“Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” Acts 17:10-11 We at GMTB believe that the Bible is God’s Word spoken to men; all of it. It is not just the “basis” of all we do, it is the “dynamic” of all we do. When we approach the Bible in faith, it comes alive by the...
Problems and the Glory of God “You will call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Ps 50:15 Why is it that God doesn’t just take us to heaven when we receive the gift of salvation? Being lifted from a fallen, sinful and painful world the moment we are saved seems so right. To be removed from the world of temptation to immediately reach our ultimate destiny seems so reasonable and divine, doesn’t...
Hungry For The Word! “The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign LORD, “when I will send a famine through the land — not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. Amos 8:11-12 “Preaching is hazy; heads are muddled; hearts fret; doubts drain strength; uncertainty...
It Is Written “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” Matt 4:4 “Here I stand. I can do no other. May God help me. Amen.” Martin Luther There is something so permanently powerful about the written word. It lays there unchanged by rumor or deceit or popular opinions or cultural fads. You can question it, deny it, interpret it, or even ignore it, but you cannot change it. It...
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. Ps 119:32 “If God spare my life ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough shall know more of the Scriptures than thou dost.” [William Tyndale, responding to a clergyman who claimed that the Bible was to be read and interpreted only by the Church clergy.] → ...
“So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” [1 Corinthians 10:31] A. W. Tozer tells of the wealthy man who devoted his life to one goal: the breeding of the perfect spotted mouse. Given a large inheritance as a young man, he was free from the normal need to make a living. He could chose to invest his life and his resources into any great cause. He chose the breeding of...
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