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Ready: A Call to Witnessing
at DECEMBER 12, 2012 by MARK KOLCHIN “So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.” Romans 1:15 Among many of the childhood memories I have, the ones that stand out the most were the races that I had with the other kids in my...
Gen. 2:18-25 – A Bride for Adam
at DECEMBER 13, 2012 by MARK KOLCHIN As God beheld Adam in the first hours or days of human history, He declared “It is not good that man should be alone”. God designed the man with three intangible needs; 1) the need for leadership; 2) the need for companionship; and...
The Great Divide: Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism
at JANUARY 24, 2013by MARK KOLCHIN For the typical believer and especially those younger in the faith, the terms Covenant theology and Dispensationalism can be very confusing. Even older saints find it difficult to get a handle on these two main approaches to biblical...
Adorning the Doctrine of God
at JANUARY 24, 2013by MARK KOLCHIN How the Outward Reveals the Inward “In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works…not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they [you] may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.” Titus 2:7,10 Although...
What is the difference between the Day of Christ and the Day of the Lord?
at JANUARY 24, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN A number of references are made in the NT to the Day of Christ or the Day of the Lord Jesus. The Apostle Paul seeking to encourage the Philippian Christians stated in Phil.1:6 “Being confident of this very thing that He which hath...
The Hacking of Agag
at JANUARY 24, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN It would have appeared after Saul’s return from his battle with the Amalekites (1 Sam. 15) that his victory over them was complete and decisive. Charged by God to utterly destroy these perennial enemies (v. 2), he launched a...
Strategy of the Enemy
at JANUARY 24, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN Recognizing and Resisting the Ploys of the Adversary of Our Souls In dealing with a matter of assembly discipline, the apostle Paul warned the believers at Corinth to be spiritually alert by not being ignorant of the devil’s...
Isaac at Gerar
at JANUARY 24, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN Trials in the life of the Christian often reveal the true condition of the heart toward God. Just as a river takes the path of least resistance, so too many a believer in the midst of trial will look for the easy way around...