The Restoration was actually a far more glorious time than ever before, in terms of spiritual power, though not in terms of outward glory and splendor. —James Jordan, Through New Eyes (1988) Cyrus took the prophecy of Isaiah to heart and so...
The prophets made it clear that, like Adam, the coming King was to rule over the entire world . . . . —David Chilton, Paradise Restored (1985) A Little Lower than the Angels David wrote these words nearly three thousand years after Adam fell into...
Jehovah is no mere tribal deity, but is “the God of the whole earth”; and the salvation which He had in view cannot be limited to that of a little select group or favored few. —Loraine Boettner, The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination (1974) For...
Born to raise the sons of earth, / born to give them second birth. —Charles Wesley, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” (1739) There Was a Man . . . Nicodemus was a Pharisee. In his day and within his culture, that was reckoned a good and respectable...
. . . From Their Sins Born thy people to deliver / Born a child and yet a King. —Charles Wesley (1744) Let earth receive her King . . . —Isaac Watts (1719) Who Is Jesus? A popular but suspect theologian stands before the new pope. Pope Kiril: So...
O come, O come Emmanuel, / And ransom captive Israel . . . —Latin antiphon, 12th century Christ was born to save! / Christ was born to save! —“Good Christian Men, Rejoice,” Mediaeval hymn Heartbreak Joseph was heart-broken, frustrated...
. . . We experience the universe as the city of man. It is a field of human exploration and endeavor from which the gods have fled. . . .This is the age of the secular city. — Harvey Cox, The Secular City (1966) The tribes that united to form a...
Christ, the Second Adam, will perform the task assigned to the First Adam, causing the Holy Mountain to grow and encompass the entire world. —David Chilton, Paradise Restored (1985) . . . But the kingdom of Christ shall break other kingdoms in...
And what is liberty? Can it be limited, or is true liberty only unlimited liberty? —Rousas J. Rushdoony, Law and Liberty (1977) Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord/But you’re gonna have to serve somebody. —Bob Dylan, Gotta Serve...
The idea of salvation by one’s own merit prevails in every religion on the face of the earth except Christianity. —Moncure Conway, My Pilgrimage to the Wise Men of the East (1906) This great apocalyptic battle, the greatest fight in history, has...
Editor’s Note: As many readers originally noted how they enjoyed this article, we are reposting this piece from 2011. Let us never forget the true meaning of the season. Have a very merry Christmas! He comes to make His blessings known/Far...
…Conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary…. —The Apostles’ Creed (6th Century) With War at Hand Israel and Syria had been at each other’s throats for decades. But when a powerful and aggressive empire rose to the north, they put aside...
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