CHAPTER ONE “O God, where are You when I need You?” Each day, millions pray. In China, Japan, Southeast Asia, prayers are recited in Buddhist temples, Shintoist pagodas; prayer wheels turn in dozens of Nepalese streams. In Europe, Central and South America; across the United States and Canada, millions pray each day. What happens to…
(For Soldiers: Armor is Better Than a Thin Cotton Shirt!) “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11). “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he…
Is baptism necessary for salvation? When should it be done? Should infants be baptized? Should one be re-baptized in later years if one feels his first baptism was invalid? Should the living be baptized for the dead? What is the form for baptism? Sprinkling, pouring, or immersion? Can you be saved if you are not baptized? Who should do the baptizing? What if you were…
“Praise the Lord, I’m BORN AGAIN!” Millions of those who have come forward at evangelistic campaigns, or answered altar call at revival have spoken those words. Former President Jimmy Carter, whose sister is a well-known evangelist, considers himself a “born-again” Christian, as do thousands of others in notable professions. Just what does it mean to…
Millions of Americans feel they get all the “church going” they need from watching television on Sundays. Local churches and pastors complain, say the “electronic church” is stealing members. Many people wonder, “Should I go to a church? Can I be saved if I am not a member of a church? Which church should I…
So said Job upon repentance. These words are recorded in Job 42:6. To abhor means “to shrink from in fear, disgust or hatred; to detest.” It is perhaps one of the strongest English words to connote total revulsion and loathing. This powerful scripture, together with Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked…” has been one of the most potent “proof…
Some say you must “speak with other tongues” or YOU CANNOT BE SAVED! Believers are encouraged to “be baptized with the Holy Ghost and with FIRE!” Some are told to just “let their minds go—to allow ‘their word’ to come to them”—and then to utter the special word” God will give them. What about YOU?…
Shocking? Yes, it is! Millions suppose Christ came to “save the world.” They believe He came to die for the sins of mankind, yet do not know what sin is. Millions think He came to establish the “Christian religion.” Almost no one knows why Christ really came to this earth, even though Christ plainly says so! He…
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8). Obviously, God has offered salvation by His GRACE, and through FAITH in Jesus Christ as Savior! Then WHY does the Bible say there are WORKS the…
Is It as “Simple as ABC”? A short while ago, as I dialed across my car radio, I came upon two evangelicals discussing how “simple” it was to be saved. The one said to the other, “It is as simple as ABC. A, you must realize that you have been a sinner. B, you must receive…