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May/June 2013 Frontline: Speaking Up without Talking Down
Contents: Speaking Up without Talking Down David Shumate The Promise and Perils of Speaking Up David Shumate What we say does have eternal consequences. Biblical Sexual Ethics in Light of God’s Institution of Marriage Michael Harding It is absolutely necessary in a militantly pagan culture to submit our sexual practices to the Lordship of Christ,…
Read MoreA Christian Father’s Self-Examination
Bud Talbert G.Campbell Morgan (1863–1945), a great Congregational preacher, once said: “What I want my children to be, that I am!” The father’s example is his instruction. The following series of questions is designed to help a Christian father evaluate his paternal effectiveness. After you have honestly and earnestly asked yourself these questions, then ask…
Read MoreExamine Your Profession of Faith
Paul Downey One of the longest recorded sermons preached by the Lord Jesus is found in the fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of Matthew. The immediate audience to whom Jesus spoke included the scribes and Pharisees—the scrupulously religious experts of the Law who assumed they were perfect in righteousness. Also present were many ordinary Jews…
Read MoreHardly Any Poison at All
Frank Hall When I was a boy, I had a dog named Prince. He was a funny-looking critter. Half greyhound and half St. Bernard, he wasn’t just big—he was huge! He had one brown eye and one white eye; the epicanthic fold on his white eye was a brilliant pink. People who had never seen…
Read MoreA Jewish Lawyer Meets the Messiah
Craig Hartman I was born in Manhattan and spent my childhood growing up in the Bronx and Queens. As I grew older I became more and more antagonistic toward religion because of the blatant hypocrisy I saw in religious people. This hypocrisy was not limited to the rabbis, but was prevalent among “Christians” as well.…
Read MoreThe Credibility of the Resurrection
John Vaughn R. A. Torrey called the resurrection of Jesus Christ “the cornerstone of Christian doctrine, the Gibraltar of Christian evidence, the Waterloo of liberalism.” And so it is. There are 11 recorded physical appearances of the risen Christ, making the Resurrection a well-established fact of history. Those who hold to the idea that He…
Read MoreLet a Commentary Be Your Guide (3)
Mark Minnick This article follows on an article “That Glorious Company: The Commentators!” published in three parts, here, here and here. This article is likewise published in three parts. This is part three, part one is here, part two is here. Dr. Minnick began this article by telling the story of George Whitfield’s discovery of…
Read MoreOrganized Soul Winning: A Perspective from the Pew
Darryl Fournier The Lord has commanded us to spread the good news from our local area, to our nation, and even to the ends of the earth (Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 1:8). It is also evident that although most Christians desire to obey in this important area, we are not nearly as effective as we…
Read MoreGod’s Wondrous Works in Revival
John Van Gelderen One generation shall praise Thy works to another, and shall declare Thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honour of Thy majesty, and of Thy wondrous works” (Ps. 145:4, 5). Thankfully, former generations who experienced God’s mighty acts have spoken of those wondrous works that we might be reminded of…
Read MoreLet a Commentary Be Your Guide (2)
Mark Minnick This article follows on an article “That Glorious Company: The Commentators!” published in three parts, here, here and here. This article is likewise published in three parts. This is part two, part one is here. Dr. Minnick began this article by telling the story of George Whitfield’s discovery of commentaries and the training…
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