Standing For God

Do You Really Love Him?

Rocco — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:10:00 +0000

by Oswald Chambers She has done a good work for Me —Mark 14:6 If what we call love doesn’t take us beyond ourselves, it is not really love. If we have the idea that love is characterized as cautious, wise, sensible, shrewd, and never taken to extremes, we have missed the true meaning. This may...

God’s Will

Rocco — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:09:00 +0000

by Vance Havner We will always have all we need, to do all that God wants us to do, as long as He wants us to do it. by Vance Havner

God Is Our Critic

Rocco — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:08:00 +0000

by A.W. Tozer You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. Romans 14:10 Was it not Voltaire who said that some people were like insects, they would never be noticed except that they sting? A traveler must...

It Is I, Be Not Afraid

Rocco — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:07:00 +0000

by A.B. Simpson Be not dismayed; for I am thy God—Isaiah 41:10 How tenderly God soothes our fears! How sweetly He says in the introductory verse, Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: . . . I will uphold thee with the right hand of my...

British PM Commits To Legalizing Homosexual Marriage

Rocco — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:06:00 +0000

by Chris Perver David Cameron has remarked that the United Kingdom will legalize homosexual and lesbian ‘marriage’ despite receiving scathing criticism from former Archbishop Lord Carey over the plans. The Archbishop has set up an organization, the Coalition for Marriage, to protest against the government’s proposals. The former Labour government introduced the Civil Partnership Act...

In The Last Days

Rocco — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:05:00 +0000

by Roger Anghis 2 Timothy 3:1,5 “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers...

When The Accounts Are Called: A Christian Understanding of Gambling

Rocco — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:04:00 +0000

by Al Mohler The nationwide explosion of legal gambling may well be the most underrated dimension of America’s moral crisis. With the expansion of state lotteries, casino gambling, and new technologies, the gambling industry is poised to grow even further in the next decade. According to some estimates, as much as one-third of the nation’s...

Trust Is The Remedy For Fear

Rocco — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:10:00 +0000

by A.B. Simpson Fear thou not; for I am with thee—Isaiah 41:10 Satan is continually trying to weaken our faith by fear. He is a great metaphysician and knows the paralyzing effect of fear-the great enemy of faith. If he can cause us to fear, he will stop us from trusting and hinder the very...

Handling Criticism

Rocco — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:09:00 +0000

by A.W. Tozer My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. 1 Corinthians 4:4 "Let not thy peace depend on the tongues of men," said the wise old Christian mystic, Thomas a Kempis; "for whether they judge well or ill, thou art not on that...

Suffering Savior, Suffering Disciples

Rocco — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:08:00 +0000

by J.C. Ryle Suffering is a part of the process by which the children of God are made holy. They are chastened to wean them from the world, and make them partakers of God’s holiness. The Captain of their salvation was made “perfect through suffering,” and so are they (Hebrews 2:10; 12:10). There never was...