Randall McElwain It is the height of the French Revolution. During the Reign of Terror, 300,000 people will be arrested; 17,000 will be sent to the guillotine; another 10,000 will die in prison without trial. Christianity is seen as a tool of the monarchy and the Revolutionary government determines to stamp out this outdated “superstition.” Man’s reason replaces God’s Word as the supreme authority for life. Priests are massacred and the government declares public worship illegal in France. At...

Stephen Gibson These questions in order give a scriptural case for entire sanctification occurring in the life of a believer at a point after conversion. Each question arises naturally from the previous one. They often arise in conversations with those who are trying to understand holiness doctrine, though perhaps worded differently, and not always in this order. 1. What is God's requirement for me? “But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;”— I...

Charles Baker A lot of my understanding of what church means, and what my involvement in church should be, was formed by things that I learned as child. All of those things impacted my life tremendously. Here are a few of them. 1. I Learned to Go to Church. Not occasionally, not on special days or even just on Sunday. We went to every service that was available. Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Prayer meetings, Revivals, Missionary Services, Rallies, Business meetings, Every time the doors were...

Curtis Going The Alaskan bull moose is a massive mammal that can grow to be almost seven feet tall at the shoulder, weigh up to 1,400 pounds, and have antlers that reach an average span of almost six feet. In the fall and winter months of the year the bull moose go head to head in mortal combat to assert their dominance, and the bull moose that has the strongest and heaviest antlers and enjoys the greatest physical strength wins the battle. Interestingly, scientists suggest that the outcome of...

J.R. Mott What does it cost to maintain the practice of withdrawal from the activeness and busyness of the world and from the presence of other people for the purpose of spiritual renewal? It will cost time. Some would prefer to hear any other word. They would rather pay in any other kind of currency; but for some reason God has required that it would take time to know Him and to become conscious of His presence and to live in His power. Many hundreds of Christians have taken up this...

Leslie Wilcox In Ephesians 4:24 the Apostle refers to “true holiness.” This expression clearly reveals that Paul considered it possible that there might be a counterfeit holiness. One of the dangers of the church is that of being satisfied with a supposed holiness that falls short of the Divine standard. It is possible to call something “holiness” which does not deserve the name, or to which it can be applied only in some partial or limited sense. Such a false holiness may be a deliberate...