Posts Tagged ‘Faithfulness’
Never Underestimate Satan
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Job 1:8 There are so many questions asked in the book of Job. When God’s people suffer hurt and tribulation, it…
Read MoreThree Powerful Steps in Standing for Truth
One might think that the first century church was full of heaven on earth: the apostles were present, miracles were abundant, and revelation was fresh and new. The books of 1, 2, and 3 John, however, give us an open window into severe inner tensions within Christ’s body. In 1 John we discover “many” deceivers,…
Read MoreWhy Come to Church on Wednesday Night?
With this post, we conclude a four-part series by the pastors of Life Point Baptist Church in Apple Valley, CA. The ministry at Life Point Baptist Church is typical of many independent Baptist churches, but no two churches have exactly the same format for their weekly meetings. We offer this series not as a formula…
Read MoreJob Opened His Mouth
Don Johnson This article is a sequel to one from September 8, 2015. Job 3 launches the discourse poems of Job. This section, from chapter 3 through 31, involves the back and forth discussion between Job and his three friends. I have in the past called the book of Job “the first blog.” Chapter 3…
Read MoreThe Faithfulness of God
Bud Talbert God’s faithfulness is His reliability, His determination to fulfill all that He promises. His faithfulness is grounded in His absolute truth. God is perfectly sincere in all His undertakings and dependable in discharging all His engagements (A. A. Hodge Outlines of Theology, p. 161). God’s faithfulness is made possible by His omnipotence. “Thus,…
Read MoreThe Man from Uz and His Problem
Don Johnson There are plenty of sad stories in the news all the time, but sometimes the story is so jarring that it touches our collective consciousness in a way to bring out much commentary, expert and inexpert, about the problem of depression and what to do about it. I have to admit, I don’t…
Read MoreObedience and the Will of God
George Stiekes And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. (Genesis 22:3) God had told Abraham…
Read MoreLiking God’s Will
George Stiekes Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:17 God was so confident in the faithfulness of Job’s life that He challenged Satan to find fault with him, even allowing Satan to strip Job of his health, wealth and family (Job 1:12). God allowed Joseph to…
Read MoreCultivating a Life of Faith (8): A Man of Intimacy
Jim Oesterwind Genesis 18.1-33 John Davis writes of his encounter with a setting very similar to the one we find in Genesis 18: As we approached the crest of the hill in the 110-degree heat, we saw the most welcome sight of the afternoon, the little black tent of our Bedouin friend, Muhammad Radin. That…
Read MoreMy Strong Refuge
Jim Oesterwind Psalm 71.3 “Be my strong refuge, to which I may resort continually” (Psalm 71.3). Shame, escape, the plea for deliverance, refuge, rock, and fortress are all very clear indicators in this psalm. If we linger over these words, they help us to understand the background of this Psalm. All these definitive descriptors and…
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