“Behold the Lamb of God!…We have found the Messias!…” — John 1:35-51 The holy season of Epiphany, in which we Christians celebrate the manifestation or appearing of the Lord Jesus as the Savior of all mankind, is a specially-appropriate time …
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How the Christian Looks Past the New Year
“Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy Word.” — Luke 2:29 As the old year winds down to its final days and the new year is about to dawn, it is appropriate that we Christians …
Were Mary and Joseph “living in sin,” as scoffers claim??
The Scriptures clearly state in opposition to such blasphemy of the Savior’s holy incarnation and birth: “The angel Gabriel was sent…to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph…” “And the angel said unto her…, ‘Thou shalt conceive …
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Rightly Judging…“Living in Sin”
“Flee fornication” — I Corinthians 6:18a Our Lord Jesus Christ commands: “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Jesus expects us to judge righteously according to facts (Proverbs 18:13), according to that which can be …
The Great Mystery of Our Savior’s Nativity
“Without controversy great is the mystery of Godliness: God was manifest in the flesh.” — I Timothy 3:16 Particularly during this joyous Christmas season, we poor, undeserving sinners have the blessed opportunity once again to examine on the basis of …
The Advent of Our Gracious King
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh unto thee; He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.” —Zechariah 9:9 …
Gratitude to God — A Manifest Fruit of Saving Faith
“Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.” And He said unto him: “Arise, go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.” —Luke …
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Commemorating Luther’s Birth
In the year 1483, Europe was just beginning to claw its way out from under the rubble, chaos, and ignorance which had resulted from the destruction of the Roman Empire a thousand years earlier. For when the Visigoths and other …
The Pillars of the Reformation – Sept – Oct 2010
Scripture alone is the only source of divine truth, the only norm of Christian doctrine and practice, and the only standard against which errorists are to be judged. Grace alone merited by Christ in His vicarious satisfaction of divine justice …
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A Look Ahead on the New Seminary Year – Sept – Oct 2010
“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” — II Timothy 2:2 In this directive to Timothy, the Apostle Paul, on …
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