I. THE PROBLEM OF MOSAIC RESTORATIONISM II. CHRISTIAN INTERPRETATION OF PROPHECY III. TYPICAL ISRAEL'S DEATH KNELL IV. THE BIRTH OF POST-CHRISTIAN JUDAISM V. TALMUDISM INVADES CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY CHAPTER ONETHE PROBLEM OF MOSAIC...
What Peace Means
IPeace in the SoulPeace I leave with you: my peace I give unto you.—ST. JOHN 14:27.Peace is one of the great words of the Holy Scriptures. It is woven through the Old Testament and the New like a golden thread. It inheres and abides in the...
The Door of Vision
"I looked... behold, a door was opened in heaven and, behold a throne... and... I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment... and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of...
The Price and Power of Revival
In this passage, I discover that a power is placed at the disposal of the Church that can outmaneuver and baffle the very strategy of Hell, and cause death and defeat to vanish before the presence of the Lord of Life. Barrenness is made to feel His...
God Isn’t Bound by the Rule Books of the Anxious
Three StoriesThere’s a fascinating story in today’s Old Testament lesson. In fact, there are at least three fascinating stories in today’s Old Testament lesson. The first focuses on God’s conflict with the people of Israel wandering in the...
The Problem of the ‘Widow’s Mite:’
1 Kings 17:8-16The word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, "Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you." So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a...
“All sinners just the same”
I hesitated to accept this preaching assignment. I’m accustomed to preaching in a small congregation in a small town. The name of the town is West Newton, but I call it “Brigadoon,” if that tells you anything. So I knew I’d be out of my element...
Hilaritas
Grace, Mercy and peace to you in the name of the Triune God. This year we celebrate the 100th birthday of Dietrich Bonhoeffer who was born on February 4, 1906. January 27th marked another celebration of a renowned European. This year we celebrate...
Marks of Love to God
The persons whom our Lord addrest in these words made a high profession of religion, valued themselves upon their peculiar opportunities of knowing the true God and His will, and proclaimed themselves as the Israel and the temple of the Lord, while...