Articles
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Aug 10, 2013
"If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work." (2 Timothy 2:21)
There are several metaphors used by the New Testament writers to...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Aug 8, 2013
"But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour." (2 Timothy 2:20)
The "house" referenced here by Paul to young Timothy is...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Aug 7, 2013
"Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure." (2 Timothy 2:19)
The preceding verses of this section of 2 Timothy are replete with warnings about the damage that could be done through "babblings" and cancerous words. But God is...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Aug 2, 2013
"But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus." (2 Timothy 2:16-17)
Paul's earlier warning about "word...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Jul 31, 2013
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15)
This command is for us to "give diligence" (Greek spoudazo) for God's approval...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Jul 16, 2013
"Of these things put them in rememberance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers." (2 Timothy 2:14)
This command emphasizes the necessity to avoid "word...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Jul 15, 2013
". . .in him is no darkness at all." (1 John 1:5)
Some have suggested that the gospel message is the most important truth in the Bible—and, perhaps, from a temporal human standpoint it may well be. However, there is another...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Jul 7, 2013
". . .that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." (1 John 5:13)
Although this powerful, five-chapter letter from the apostle John is full of vital insights into the Christian life, it...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Jul 6, 2013
"God is light." (1 John 1:5)
The biblical text is rich with metaphors and similes, one of which often appears in John's writings. God is said to be "light"—the most constant, clearly observable, and all-pervasive...
Days of Praise |
Henry Morris III, D.Min. |
Jul 1, 2013
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world." (1 John 2:15)
We must be wary of the world's "things," because we are "in the world," not "of the world" (John 17:11-16). The command...