A Magazine for Young Christians of All Ages.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus…” (Romans 10:9). One mark given in Scripture of a true Christian is that he confesses wi...
“But the God of peace, who brought again from among the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep, in the power of the blood...
“Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold.... but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemi...
I would note what a great thing it is to have an ear to hear. It was the mark of distinction between the corrupt mass of Israel and...
He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater, He sendeth more strength when the labors incre...
Have you noticed it’s getting harder to tell what’s true? We’ve gotten used to hearing half-truths and distortions on the news, but now...
Questions Who are the three writers of the Bible that use the expression “apple of the eye”? Who did the Lord Jesus describe as ravening wolves? W...
“Cause me to hear Thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in Thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto Thee” (Psalm 143:8). There is always great danger of our being mere imitators of other people's faith, of copying their example without their spiritual power, or of adopting their peculiar line of things without their personal communion with the Lord. All this must be carefully guarded against. We espe...
Paul wrote to the Philippians to thank them for a gift (4:10–19) (it is always good to be thankful for anything we receive); but there was a problem in the meeting in Philippi, and Paul took advantage of writing to address this as well—two saints did not get on with one another (4:2). But if these two reasons for writing are only mentioned in chapter 4, what are the other three chapters about? Well, Paul does not address the two “arguing” saints until he ha...
This question is often asked by the skeptic and frequently found without reply in the mind even of the believer in Christ. How immensely important to possess clearly an answer to this stupendous question—one that will leave the unbeliever without excuse and at the same time will settle firmly in divine truth the minds of those who believe. “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed...
"And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed" (Mark 1:35). I got a great lift recently in reading the first chapter of Mark's Gospel. When I came to verse 35, I had to stop and give thanks to God, for as by a flash of light from heaven I was made to realize that I could never be up too early for the Lord. My troubles may begin with my first conscious moment, but He has risen up...
The Lord Jesus presents Himself in a distinctive way to each of the seven churches of Revelation 2 and 3, and His address is in accord with the moral condition of each assembly. To Laodicea, which is marked by unfaithfulness to her absent Lord and by boasting of herself instead of witnessing to Him, the Son of God speaks of Himself as “the faithful and true witness” (Revelation 3:14). He was what she should have been. The Lord had nothing to say...
A Christian was returning home one evening through the heart of a large oriental city. Suddenly he was accosted by a tall, fine-looking man, with the words, “I’ll tell your fortune.” Our friend was so taken aback that for a moment he did not reply. The man explained: “I am a fortuneteller; I can tell you what will happen in the future.” “But how am I to know that you tell the truth?” “Oh, I have books. I tell by astrology.” “Well, I would like to ask you a question...
Questions How many people did Elisha raise from the dead? In what city did the Lord Jesus raise from the dead a young man who was on his way to be buried? In the Gospel of Matthew, who ordered the guard to be placed at the Lord Jesus’ tomb?