Your Purpose in Life Westminster CatechismQuestion 1: What is the chief and highest end of man?Answer: Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God and fully to enjoy Him forever. God’s Word indicates that His purpose in this world is to disclose His glory (splendor, honor, worth). Beginning with creation and continuing with His…
Life’s greatest victories and worst failures are often the result of personal choices, the crossroad catalysts of life. In making these momentous decisions, you reveal where your trust is placed . . . either in yourself or in God. According to the Bible, there are significant consequences that result from choosing your own way instead…
by Randy Alcorn Having an eternal perspective is in many ways the key to living a true Christ-following life. Scripture says in 2 Corinthians 4:18, “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (NIV). If we let this reality sink…
Biblical Perspectives in Everyday Life Recently, some of my friends who say they trust in God turned rather quickly to other supposed “sources of help” in an effort to find “help in time of need.” Basically, the belief systems of my friends and millions of other believers aren’t really rooted in God. Tough times reveal…
Bringing Everything to Light How is it possible to differentiate between falsehood and truth? That question cannot be answered accurately without a correct definition of truth – a definition that is applicable to any subject or situation in any culture or to any religious belief. A four-word phrase defines truth in such an all-encompassing manner,…
Even if you barely understand the game of golf, you probably realize that perfection is a golfer’s goal for every shot on the golf course. Golfers at every level know, however, that only the best golfers in the world are able to make perfect shots with any regularity…and there is a reason for that. Golfers…
The word truth and its associated concepts are used throughout the world, which would seem to indicate that the definition of truth is well known and globally accepted. As we will see, such is not the case. The primary Old Testament word for truth (transliterated as ‘emeth and pronounced eh’- meth) is the basis for our word…
There’s not a “Trinity verse”— and that’s a good thing The Trinity is a biblical doctrine, but let’s admit it: There’s something annoying about how hard it is to put your finger on a verse that states the whole doctrine. The Bible presents the elements of the doctrine in numerous passages, of course: that there…
This study spotlights some aspects of God’s truth that rest just below the surface of Bible reading. Our subject is taking the Lord’s name in vain (Exodus 20:7). Our study of Exodus 20:7, one of the Ten Commandments, begins by reviewing the usual understanding of this commandment followed by the translation challenge of this verse’s key word. The…
Exodus 20:7, You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. The above commandment prohibits speech that defames the sanctity of the Lord’s Name. The most obvious sin in this regard involves the use of “Jesus” or “God” in cursing.…