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“… and to whom did God swear that they would never enter His rest, if not to them who disobeyed? So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief….There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into His rest, he also hath ceased…

[On July 4th my twin sons joined me, my dad and my nephew to participate in the annual Peachtree Road Race. We were joined by about 49, 995 others who ran/jogged/walked the 6.1 miles through the streets of Atlanta to get a congratulations and the race’s unique T shirt. We were cheered along by countless…

How is your prayer life? If that question triggers a sense of guilt and failure, you’re not alone. Perhaps no query about spiritual disciplines causes more concern than that of the quantity and quality of one’s praying. Prayer is a vital aspect of Christian living that is usually viewed as a duty rather than a…

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy–meditate on these things.” Philippians 4:8 Paul wrote in the previous verses that the peace of God…

On 26th February 1963 I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal saviour. I did this in the full knowledge of what I was doing and never had any doubts that by doing so, I had become a child of my Heavenly Father (John 1:12,13). Then came my teenage years with their accompaniment of…

. The New Creation–Christ in the Believer When the Holy Spirit begat in the believer a new nature He opened the door to a living, organic union between the Christian and Christ [1 Cor. 6:17]. Christ and the Christian are then eternally one. So what is it to be a Christian? It is to have…

My Testimony by “Russ,” an African evangelist My father was a Reverend in a Christian religious organization. We therefore grew up acquainted with church. However, as I grow older I discovered that religion was used to subjugate African people. The Reformed Church theologically was subscribing to the philosophy which saw Africans as inferior beings. Also,…

If the counsel you receive can be followed without Jesus, How can it be Christian? “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 2:5 Many are confused with the counsel/discipleship that they receive. The approach is delivered, and we listen; there seems to be something…

“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Ephesians 4:22-24, KJV. The interpretation of man’s essential nature…

The Testimony of Henry Allen (Harry) Ironside Being saved myself, the first great desire that sprang up in my heart was an intense longing to lead others to the One who had made my peace with God. At the time of which I write, the Salvation Army was in the zenith of its energy as…