Posts Tagged ‘Truth’
Three 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 MoreTruth and Consequences
Mike Ascher From 1940 to the mid 1980s the program Truth or Consequences aired on American radio and television. Contestants were asked silly, “trick” questions that were phrased in such a way that wrong answers were usually given. The emcee then told the participants that since they did not tell the truth, they would have…
Read MoreGod and Atheists
Tim Miller God Doesn’t Believe in Atheists.1 So goes the purposefully ironic title of Ray Comfort’s book. Of course, if we believe Romans 1, Comfort is right. The subtitle of his book, Proof That Atheists Don’t Exist, could be the title of this essay. Comfort’s point of departure for his humorous title was the logical…
Read MoreThe Truth: The World’s Greatest Fear
Wally Morris We see it in the Old Testament – Pharaoh threatens Moses, Saul threatens David, Jezebel threatens Elijah, Asa imprisons Hanani. We see it in the New Testament – Herod threatens the young Christ, the Pharisees and others threaten the older Christ, the Sanhedrin threatens Peter and John, Saul threatens the Christians, the Jews…
Read MoreWhat’s in a Word?
Edward M. Panosian This article comes to us from the pages of Faith for the Family, originally published in 1974. Some of the terms discussed in the article have shifted their meaning since that time, but that shifting nature of language is precisely the point the article is making. In consequence, you will have to…
Read MoreWorth Reading
For our Friday edition, I’d like to provide links to some articles found online that you may have missed. In particular, the first one is particularly moving and instructive. The writer speaks eloquently about deep spiritual needs, but has no one to guide her. I would guess she is representative of people you know who…
Read MoreJosiah: The King Who Walked In Truth
Keith E. Gephart In the account of King Josiah found in 2 Kings 22 and 23, the Scriptures show us the end result of empty values. They also show us the way back to more solid ground. Josiah himself manifested a different relationship to truth at various stages of his life.
Read MoreAn Idea Central to What the Bible Teaches about Itself
Steve Hankins Featured from the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of FrontLine Most would agree that, while by no means a complete list of important Christian ideas, the Biblical concepts of love, grace, and wisdom are primary, expansive, and magnificently intertwined ideas in Scripture. They capture in many respects the essence of the Faith, as the believer…
Read MoreDeceiving and Being Deceived
Bob Jones, Jr. Many years ago an “ex-con’’’ man said to me, “The easiest person to ‘con’ is’ another con man,” Since most readers of FAITH are respectable and, we hope, godly people perhaps we had better define some terms and translate this sentence into the sort of English they will understand. A “Confidence man,”…
Read MoreDistinguishing Between Truth and the Bearer of Truth
A Study in Matthew 23 Doug Proffit Years back, my oldest son and I were in the middle of an important “correction” session; I was obviously upset, and he boldly pointed out that I was angry and that I shouldn’t be. Wait a minute; he was the one who needed the correction, not me! Who…
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