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My Testimony I was born in South Africa, educated in England, and worked as a professional psychologist, lecturer, and management consultant in several European countries. On June 15, 1995, I testified to a large audience how, at the age of fifty-five, I found victory in the Lord Jesus Christ from a life-long struggle with depression.…

V. DISCIPLINE (1 Cor. 9:25-27) “Every competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness [self-discipline] in all directions. [1] They indeed do this for the sake of securing a perishable wreath, but we for the sake of securing one that will not perish. That is how I run, not being in any doubt as to my…

Comments on Frederic R. Howe’s journal article: A Review of Birthright, by David C. Needham (Published in Bibliotheca Sacra, Jan-March, 1984)   It is understandable that an associate professor of Dallas Theological Seminary would object to some of Needham’s perspectives and terminology in Birthright. The book’s author speaks in terms of the believer’s new identity…

“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations” (1 Peter 1:6, KJV). “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Peter 4:10) The word “manifold” can be translated “many-coloured.”[1] For…

[“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:17,18,…

Now any veneer—any front that I put up will hinder that reflection of the image of God. Professionalism will hinder it. Anything that I add to the reflection of God will hinder that reflection of God. Ministry must involve no clever tricks. As Paul says, “no hocus-pocus.” There must be no dishonest manipulation of the…

[“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:17,18,…

A Response to “A Critique of the ‘Exchanged Life.’”1 A. Introduction When it comes to critiques and responses, one is reminded of the saying, “truth can always stand scrutiny.” Therefore, if we care about being workers who do “not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15), this kind of…

“If I’m the righteousness of Christ, a partaker of His divine nature‘ and have died to sin, then why do I continue to sin?[1] It’s a baffling question for many believers. Equally as baffling to many is how to deal with sin. The obvious remedy to many believers is to quit sinning. Some believers pray…

In this sixth chapter to the Romans the Apostle sets forth the believer’s present position in reference to sin. The Cross of Christ has completely changed his relation to sin. Christ’s death, which has separated the believer from the consequences of sin as a transgression, has also separated him from the authority of sin as…