Preaching Trip to the Philippine Islands January – February 1996

By Jim McDonald Preaching at Infanta, Quezon When the seminar at Resurreccion was past, R.J. and I bade each other a sad farewell. He had given nearly three weeks of his time to the Philippine work and had been warmly received by them. Ben Cruz and his family had come to the Resurreccion lectures and R.J. …

Last Article of Series How To Develop Self-Discipline

By Donnie V. Rader Jesus said, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Mark 8:34). This series has been about learning to deny our-selves  learning to control or master ourselves. We have seen that God demands self-denial (part 1). We saw that we must …

Mastering Self (Part 5) Temperance

By Donnie V. Rader Temperance is essential to .. . Becoming a Christian Basic happiness Unity Living pure A happy marriage Temperance is needed in .. . Our temper Our pride Our words Our thoughts Our reactions Our will Our opinions Our buying and spending Anything that might be a hindrance to us General self-discipline (self-help) …

Where Did Satan Come From? (1)

By David McClister Open any number of commonly used Bible reference works and look up the entry for “Satan.” You will probably get a familiar story. I quote L.O. Richards’ Complete Bible Handbook as typical: The O.T. indicates that Satan was created by God as a ruling angel called Lucifer, with great powers. But pride led …