By John D. LaVier (Written in September 1953) God wrote a symphony of praise in eternity past. In this symphony there are three great movements. In the first movement, God the Son is presented as the Creator, and there is the great chorus of Creation. But sin and...
By John LaVier (Written December 1951) The Lamb In the seventh chapter of Daniel the Gentile world kingdoms are likened to wild ravenous beasts. They are bestial in character, and bite and devour one another. Even in our day the nations take for themselves as a symbol...
By John D. LaVier In his letter to Titus the Apostle Paul has much to say about the believer’s walk and works. Salvation is “not by works of righteousness which we have done” (Tit. 3:5); but after having been saved by grace alone there is plenty of...
By John LaVier There is no prophetic word in the Bible more wonderful than that given to us in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. This passage is well known, but we quote it again: “For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the...
By John LaVier In the 8th chapter of Romans we reach the climax of this wonderful book, and verse 31 seems to be the capstone of this great chapter. Here we read: “What shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” “What...
By John LaVier (Written May 1953) A verse that has been much misunderstood is Hebrews 13:8. There we read: “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Along with this verse we ought to read the verse following, which says, “Be not...
