Joseph’s Prophetic Dreams and Their Fulfillment
By Dr. Ken Rathbun / April 16, 2025
Tags: Old Testament, Prophecy
Genesis 37-50 records the incredible account of Joseph, his dysfunctional family, and God’s faithfulness through it all. Joseph’s prophetic dreams during his youth sustained him in his making wise choices...
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The Fulfillment of Daniel’s “70 Weeks” Prophecy
By Charlie Carter / April 2, 2025
One unique and interesting facet of biblical literature is the existence of predictive prophecy. I am always encouraged by the cohesiveness of God's word when I read in Scripture of...
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Fulfilled Prophecy in Daniel 2 & 7
By Dr. Alan D. Cole / November 12, 2024
Tags: Attributes of God, Prophecy
The hiker who ascends the lofty mountain and pauses to view the landscape below him can see in one panoramic view the entire forest and its relationship to the landscape...
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Isaiah’s Amazing Prophecy of King Cyrus
By Dr. Ken Rathbun / October 23, 2024
Tags: Old Testament, Prophecy
Isa 44:28: That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation...
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Are We Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth?
Posted on by Dr. Manfred Kober
John Gerstner’s Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth: A Critique of Dispensationalism (Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1991) is the latest of a number of books in recent years claiming to be the ultimate refutation of dispensationalism.
1. The design of the book:
The subtitle states the purpose of the book. As one reviewer notes, the word “critique” “is putting it mildly—the book is more like a butchering” (The Baptist Bulletin, March 1992, p. 38).
The jacket of the book informs the reader that this is “the most extensive and systematic study of Dispensational theology ever published.”
Where is the God of Elijah?
Posted on by Dr. Elvin K. Mattison
The exciting days when God worked with fire and God’s servants worked with faith appear to be gone. Elijah’s day was exceptional in that he ministered with boldness and the blessing of God was upon him. He prayed, God answered. He preached, people responded. He acted, kings trembled. He worked, fire fell from heaven.
Today our books on preaching and pastoral theology stress such things as marketing, meeting people’s needs, programming the ministry, multi-staff management, mission clarification, organizing for action, interpersonal relationships, financial skills, personality traits of leadership, and similar subjects.
Reflections on the Church Marketing Movement
Posted on by Dr. George Houghton
Within the last few years, several books have been written about what we shall call the Church Marketing Movement. These writings include:
Anderson, Leith. Dying For Change. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1990. 208 pp.
Barna, George. The Frog in the Kettle. What Christians Need to Know About Life in the Year 2000. Ventura, CA: Regal Books (A Division of Gospel Light), 1990. 235 pp.
Barna, George. User Friendly Churches. What Christians Need to Know About the Churches People Love to Go to.
Ministry After “The Shelf”
Posted on by Dr. Gilbert Braithwaite
A young pastor proposes new programs in his first church. Some follow his leadership, but others resist change. After two years, the congregation “blows up” and the pastor is forced to resign. His early dreams of ministry have been shattered. He feels he has been “laid on the shelf.” He finds a new job selling life insurance.
A senior pastor, respected by many for his sermons on marriage and the home, finds little time to nurture his own family. Suddenly, his congregation finds him gone, having taken the church organist with him.
Eternal Security
Posted on by Dr. Myron J. Houghton
Evangelical Christians continue to be divided over the issue of whether or not truly saved persons can forfeit their salvation Certain biblical passages have been used to support each of the views. In this brief article, the major views will be presented, and the view which this author believes to be the correct one will be supported by an examination of Romans 8:28-30.
View #1: Truly saved persons can forfeit salvation by sinning but may regain salvation by repentance.
According to this view, sin destroys the believer’s relationship to Christ.
Christmas
Posted on by Dr. John Hartog, II
Christmas is the most important holiday in our nation. As observed in our country today, Christmas is a strange mixture of Biblical truth, church tradition, folk custom and commercialism. It is one of the busiest seasons for travel. It is important not only to the airlines and bus companies, but also to many other kinds of businesses. Some businesses make Christmas lights, Christmas decorations, Christmas cards, and Christmas gift items all year long. A variety of other businesses depend on Christmas sales for a part of their annual income.
Evangelistic Preaching and Giving Invitations
Posted on by Dr. Robert Domokos
Evangelistic Preaching is a legitimate style of preaching that can and should be used today. Evangelistic preaching is not mere emotionalism. It is not a string of sad stories. It is not what some would call exceptional Christian salesmanship. And, it need not be used exclusively. Preachers must preach the whole counsel of God.
There should be no question that the content of preaching should be the Word of God. The Scriptural content of a sermon is that which gives it life, substance and vitality.
Evangelicals and the Doctrine of Eternal Punishment
Posted on by Dr. George Houghton
Historically, the major Christian denominations have taught that those who die outside of Christ will suffer eternal punishment in hell. Many religious leaders today either deny this or aren’t sure. While a denial of hell has been a characteristic of theological liberalism and of the cults, its de-emphasis and denial are now the positions of noted evangelical leaders as well.
The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a new Statement of Faith adopted and published by Fuller Theological Seminary in which the old Statement’s language of Christ “assigning unbelievers to eternal punishment” was changed to state that “the wicked shall be separated from God’s presence.”
Pastoral Direction and Congregational Motivation
Posted on by Dr. Robert Domokos
One of the factors that contributes to spiritual and numerical growth in a congregation is that of the direction given by the pastor. Perhaps we need a new pastoral determinism in our churches today. There appears to be a great deal of wishing and hoping, but little wise planning. I’ve heard some of the expressions (and I have used some myself) such as, “We need new blood in this church. We need more motivation. We need new programs. We need a shot in the arm.
Followers of Faithful Men
Posted on by Dr. Robert Domokos
Two verses of scripture from Hebrews have been used and perhaps sometimes misused in the context of spiritual followership. Hebrews 13:7 reads, “Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.”
An understanding of this verse is vital to our appreciation of leadership and followership.
We are reminded that a leader has the responsibility of providing direction. He is told that he is to rule.