Since Yahweh is the only true and living God, then only Yahweh is worthy of worship. To worship any other supposed god is to worship nothing, emptiness, vanity. All other gods are imposters. Yahweh refuses to share worship with imposter gods. He is a jealous God. Those who worship Yahweh must worship only Him.  ... Continue Reading

Until we know the glory of God—His beauty, goodness, and truth impacting us soul and body, day by day—we will not be able to show that glory to the watching world. This is our charge in these last days.   For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD,... Continue Reading

The church is the means by which God deals graciously with us. It is where human beings encounter the sacred and are themselves consecrated. But this requires more than beautiful worship. True worship must be rooted in the great dogmas of the faith, which reveal both who God is and who we are in his... Continue Reading

Do not allow the strange and uncomfortable sorrows of this life to harden your heart against the God who sends them (Psalm 66:10-12). Rather, draw near to Him who will one day wipe away every tear from our eyes and remove heartsickness forever. The day draws nearer when hope will no longer be deferred, but... Continue Reading

As Hebrews puts it, Jesus was a son who “learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him” (Hebrews 5:8-9). In other words, because Jesus drew close to God through his suffering and disappointment, he opened the way for you and me... Continue Reading

Judge Geraci noted that New York’s public accommodation law forced Carpenter to perform services that should would not normally perform. The judge found that the photographer “demonstrated the sincerity of her opposition to same-sex marriage” and noted that the law would force her to violate her religious beliefs.    A federal judge has blocked the... Continue Reading

Whitefield might have had a lifelong allergic reaction to unapplied and abstract theology, decrying “letter-learned” professing Christians who wrote about the new birth but had experienced “no more of it than a blind man does of colours”; and yet, beneath this polemical rhetoric lurked a preacher who, when he arrived at Calvinistic convictions, was willing... Continue Reading

May God help our churches to glorify Him in its treatment of its pastors and one another. May we also thrive in every circumstance with joy, prayer, and gratitude. May we treasure the Word of God and trust God to glorify us when His Son comes again.   It is easy for pastors to say... Continue Reading

What possibly could stir the mighty God of heaven and earth to sing? Not what but who—you! God’s delight is in you. You make him glad. He is overjoyed with you. You, his child, are the apple of his eye, the choicest among ten thousand.   Why Would God Sing? The steadfast love that God... Continue Reading

Luke recounts how Paul and his companions began preaching the gospel upon arrival in the city, but quickly found themselves at the center of heated controversy.  They were subsequently arrested, imprisoned, and beaten for preaching Christ crucified.  But as recounted in Acts 16:16-40, they were also vindicated by God.   Paul’s Approach to Preaching the... Continue Reading