“But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; […]
Truth
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Beloved, as we settle into a new year the Heidelberg Catechism guides us from the misery earnest knowledge of our sin brings to our hearts and minds and begins to speak the comfort of true salvation through Christ the living Son of God. It reminds us of the true nature […]
“God is love.” — 1 John 4:16 “The only real mystery of the Bible,” says an old writer, “is a mystery of Love.” “God so loved the world — that He gave His only begotten Son.” What? For a lost and ruined world — the Prince of Life should leave […]
“The Lord is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will hope in Him.” Lam 3:24 It is our great privilege, beloved, that we live in a portionless world. This is both our distinctive badge and our Christian charter. When God parceled out the land of Canaan among the tribes […]
“The Lord is my portion, says my soul” Lamentations 3:24 “For your Maker is your husband–the Lord Almighty is his name–the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.” Isaiah 54:5 How many–appropriate to our circumstances, and endearing to our hearts–are the […]
“The Son of Man did not come to be served—but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many!” Matthew 20:28 The art of photography is now so perfect, that the whole picture of a large newspaper can be taken in miniature so small, as to be […]