Articles on Christian Living
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“PRAISE YE THE LORD”
“Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being” (Psalm 146: 1-2). This psalm is the joyous respons... -
THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN” (II)
“And it came to pass, that He went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and His disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto Him, Behold, why do the... -
“The Sabbath was made for man” (I)
And it came to pass, that He went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and His disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto Him, Behold, why do they o... -
THE SIN OF SLOTHFULNESS (II)
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame... -
THE SIN OF SLOTHFULNESS (I)
“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall t... -
BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS (II)
BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS (II) “But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of mon... -
BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS (I)
“Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” (Luke 12: 15) What is covetousness? It is a lusting after what God... -
“BE CAREFUL FOR NOTHING” (II)
Worrying is a natural response to the problems we face in life. While it is natural to be concerned over legitimate matters, excessive care is sinful. It reflects our lack of faith and trust in ... -
“BE CAREFUL FOR NOTHING” (I)
We are now living in the perilous end times, in a troubled and turbulent world (II Tim. 3: 1). Daily, we hear disturbing news of global upheavals – natural disasters, pestilences, weather changes,... -
BEWARE OF SELF-DELUSION
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts” (Proverbs 21: 2). This weighty proverb reveals the true nature of our depraved heart. The prophet Jeremia... -
LESSONS ON DISCIPLESHIP (Part V)
“And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose h... -
LESSONS ON DISCIPLESHIP (Part IV)
LESSONS ON DISCIPLESHIP (Part IV) The Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples in unmistakable terms, that following Him involved far more than just a mental assent to His teachings. Discipleship i... -
LESSONS ON DISCIPLESHIP (Part III)
There is more to being a disciple than mere verbal profession. To discourage the fickle-minded in the crowd, Jesus laid down the stringent terms of discipleship. Only those who are prepared to meet th... -
LESSONS ON DISCIPLESHIP (II)
LESSONS ON DISCIPLESHIP (II) “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid t... -
LESSONS OF DISCIPLESHIP (I)
Discipleship is a much-studied subject in today’s churches and Bible groups. However, it is one thing to study the Scriptural principles of discipleship, and quite another to apply these teachings... -
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY IN ADVERSITY (Part III)
Referring to God’s sovereignty, one writer aptly comments: “God, in His love, always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the powe... -
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY IN ADVERSITY (Part II)
“Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?” (Lamentations 3: 37-38) The Christian life is a ... -
GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY IN ADVERSITY (Part I)
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him” (Ecclesiastes 7: 14)... -
“Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay” - James 5: 12 (Part II)
In his epistle to the Corinthians, the apostle Paul used the words, “yea” and “nay” numerous times: “And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of ... -
“Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay” - James 5: 12 (Part I)
The tongue is an unruly member, full of deadly poison (Jas. 3: 8). No member of the body brings more dishonour to God than the tongue. This is especially so in the way it is used for cursing and s... -
“Let us not sleep, as do others” (I Thessalonians 5: 6)
There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly advise Christians to converse together concerning the ways of the Lord. In “Pilgrim’s Progress”, Ch... -
Death and the Christian (Part IV)
Every person struggles with the thought of dying. The non-Christian’s rationale is: “To live is self, to die is loss.” But the apostle Paul described the Christian’s perspective: “For to... -
Death and the Christian (Part III)
Every living thing in this perishing world decays and dies. The day will come when it is our turn to “walk through the valley of the shadow of death.” All earthly comforts flee as we take our ... -
Death and the Christian (Part II)
Death is an unwelcome visitor to any home; he calls uninvited, without prior notice of time or place. “Life will fall before a touch, a breath. Justinian, an emperor of Rome, died by going i... -
Death and the Christian (Part I)
I was talking to a Christian brother recently concerning the stress and strains of life: “Well, we get by day to day. Anyway, God has built us to last ‘threescore years and ten; and if by reas...