Articles: 215
Practical teaching on prayer, Scripture, self-discipline, and growth in the life of faith.
Paul speaks of the old and new man in these terms: “As the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the…
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Pr. 23:2 It’s the sin we are all afraid to touch. I am not even sure why that is, except maybe it is like the sin of materialism; so many of us are…
I am resolved to persevere in sin, and follow the maxims and customs of those around me—though it costs me the loss of my soul, and exposes me to everlasting damnation. I am resolved to reject the Son of God—I will not…
Two sparrows. Two sets of wings, two sets of legs, two sets of eyes, two hearts, two brains. Yet the difference between the two birds is so vast. It is the difference between life and death. One sparrow has all the form…
Many, many years ago in ancient times there lived a man, a rather hairy man, so hairy that his arms were not unlike the back of a young goat. This man lived in a place called Canaan. He was an excellent and skilled…
It is at that day proud and luxurious Christians shall learn that God is no respecter of persons; that all sects and names shall be swallowed up in these two kinds, sheep and goats, just and unjust; and the very…
The following beautiful language is found in Isa. 51:3: “For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy…
Don’t forget your heritage, Ye Christians of today, For many others fought and wept, While traveling this Way; They feared and loved, they lived and died, For the Almighty’s love, They smoothed the paths we travel now,…
The smells of love feast are indelibly stamped into my memory. As a young boy, I sat on an old wooden bench just outside the kitchen of the meetinghouse and watched my mother cut bread for soup and make coffee. The…
There are two types of preaching coming from pulpits, stemming from differing views of what constitutes the Gospel message. The one is often referred to as being “spiritual” and the other as “legalistic.” Although they…
A bit of honest soul-searching is often good for us. Young people sometimes have the idea that they can be lukewarm in their devotion to Jesus Christ and get serious and holy when they are older. This is a tragic…
This is a time of great reason to war against the enemies of our soul: a time to suffer, a time to sacrifice, a time to groan, a time to die. We are well aware that it has been given to the beast to make war against the…
Introduction In 1651 the Church of Scotland drew up what they called an “humble acknowledgment of the sins of the ministry.” While we at The Heartbeat of the Remnant have little confidence in a State Church that is in…
“Say, do you actually believe in life after birth?” the one twin asks. “Yes, definitely! Inside we grow and are prepared for what will come outside,” answered the other twin. “I believe that’s nonsense!” says the first.…
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. Jn. 12:24 When Jesus brought the gospel to Palestine, it was a world…
There are some things in life that are seemingly inexplicable. You try and try to figure them out, and then you just take them for granted, and finally just laugh at them and go on. I am thinking specifically of our…
I and the lad will go yonder and worship. Ge. 22:5 Do you believe that we were created for worship? Revelation 4:10-11 tells us, “The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him…
The privilege It is the privilege of every believer to actively pursue conformity to the image of Christ. It is an amazing honor that finite human beings can be recreated to not only be partakers of the divine nature as…
Introduction In recent past issues, we at The Heartbeat of the Remnant have taken the offensive against the invasion of Protestant theology into Anabaptist and other “kingdom churches.” As expected, this has raised the…
Lord, I would be like Thee, in all Thy purity; I would be wholly, Thine, and yield Thee what is mine. Oh may I do Thy will: Not mine, but Thine, fulfill; My heart, my will, I now resign; My life to be only Thine. Lord, I…
You only get to be young once, so get everything you can out of it! In baseball, you get three strikes before you are “out.” So, if you are up to bat and you miss the first swing, it is no big deal—you still have two…
Introduction My purpose here is to think about five distinct approaches to biblical Christianity that can be observed in conservative churches today. This short list grew out of various conversations that I have…
One doesn’t have to look far to find a dead tradition. They lie around churches like the old tombstones of a church burial ground: rotting, crumbling, and yet too memory-filled to just dump over the hill somewhere. But…
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