Truth For Life Blog

History records the rise and fall of countless principalities and empires. Take Winston Churchill as a somewhat recent example. During the Second World War, the prime minister enjoyed 83 percent approval of the people. By July of 1945, two months after the war ended, he and his Conservative Party experienced a crushing defeat. Swept out of power, their reign was over.

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We plow the fields and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God’s almighty hand.
God sends the snow in winter,
The warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine
And soft, refreshing rain.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

What God begins, He completes. Paul said so in Philippians 1:6: “I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” We ought not to look for comfort in ourselves and our ability to remain faithful. Rather, we can look to the preserving power of God, who causes us to persevere.

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“Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!”
1 Chronicles 16:34

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All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice.
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell;
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

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Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

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“The pastor ... is to point away from himself to Christ Jesus, the one who calls men to repentance and faith.”
—Alistair Begg

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From the moment Adam and Eve sinned, God promised a Savior. What better way to prepare for Christmas together with your family than by reflecting on His promises as you and your children anticipate celebrating Jesus’ birth?

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The Bible teaches that the fear of the Lord is the basis for true wisdom (Ps. 111:10; Prov. 1:7; 9:10). Fearing God is the pathway into wisdom, the gate through which we walk to become wise.

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The epistle of Jude begins with an urgent message: “I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Because of the danger of false teachers who had “crept in unnoticed” to “pervert the grace of our God into sensuality” (v. 4), the believers to whom Jude wrote needed to be vigilant and active, exalting the truth and rejecting falsehood.

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“But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3

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With harps and with viols
There stand a great throng
In the presence of Jesus
And sing this new song:

Topics: Hymns and Worship

Often in the New Testament, the apostles manage to summarize the beauty of the Gospel in only a few words. When they do, they give us ideal passages for meditation and memorization, and they provide us fuel for evangelism.

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“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”
Ephesians 6:11

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Dear Friend,

I haven’t checked, but I will not be surprised to discover that the content of my letter written four years ago on the threshold of the US election was not dissimilar to this letter, particularly in seeking to declare, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns” (Rev. 19:6).

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It’s easy to look at Christmas as though the story starts in the opening chapters of the New Testament. But the Bible is a two-act drama, and the earth’s King is from eternity past!

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