And here’s the third. “…good will toward men” (Luke 2:14). In effect they are saying: It is our sincere desire that all men glorify God in the highest and that they live at peace with one another. Unfortunately it is impossible for these conditions to exist at all times because many people pay no attention […]
Here’s the second. If there was nothing more for us in the newborn child than that our human nature had been highly honored in that God who created us is now our kinsman, our nearest friend, our flesh and blood (I’ll omit for the present to speak of His suffering and resurrection), it would be […]
I sat down recently and, with a couple cups of coffee, read through a little collection of Christmas sermons preached by Martin Luther. There were six sermons in all, preached between 1532 and 1534. And I had an objective: to pick out three choice quotes and then to put them here for you to read. […]
“Repent” (Matt. 3:2). “Repent” is the first great call of the Gospel. It is the first word from the mouth of John the Baptist. This could be why he wore what he did (camel’s hair) and ate what he did (locusts and wild honey): to show and teach that there is something more important – […]
“If we have died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He also will deny us; if we are faithless, He remains faithful – for He cannot deny Himself” (2 Tim. 2:11-13). These words of Paul have a special look about […]
The book of Psalms functions as a “soundtrack to the Gospel.” Meaning, many of the stories contained in the Four Gospels are in turn sung about in the Psalms. A good example is the Canaanite woman who comes to Jesus pleading His help for her daughter. She is famous for her reply, “Yes, Lord, yet […]