It is 5:30 a.m. My room is still dark except for the bright red numbers on the digital alarm clock above my bed. It’s quiet. I love this moment when I can ease into my day by speaking in tongues. I’m thankful God made it so simple to praise Him and pray perfectly. Slowly, at… Continue Reading
My wife and I have the blessing of raising two wonderful sons. Some time ago, while working with one of our sons, I found myself “laying down the law” on an issue. I made it clear to him what I wanted, and he responded with a reluctant, “Yes, sir.” While it was apparent that he… Continue Reading
Romans 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…. Condemnation is a sentence of judgment that is pronounced against someone. Now, in Christ Jesus, there is no condemnation. However, we still have an old-man nature that reminds us of our past, our inadequacies, and which condemns us when we… Continue Reading
In this Keys to Biblical Research series, we’ve looked at specific ways the Scripture interprets itself in the verse. Now we’ll look at another way the Scripture interprets itself: In the context. Thinking about context reminds me of John Adams, the second president of the United States of America. He stood for freedom of religion… Continue Reading
In recent issues of The Way Magazine we have considered that the Scripture interprets itself in the verse—right where it is written, and a word or words must be interpreted according to Biblical usage. As workmen of the Word, we must also understand that the words must be in harmony with the verse as well… Continue Reading
One of the ways the Scripture interprets itself in the verse is by way of scripture build-up, or narrative development. One scripture may not tell all the details regarding a section of scripture. Scripture build-up means that several passages of scripture on an identical incident or subject may augment the information given in each other.… Continue Reading
In The Way Ministry we frequently hear this thought-provoking but reassuring statement: “The greatest key to being a workman of the Word is to learn to enjoy reading the Bible.” To learn to enjoy reading the Bible, we must learn to understand it. God in His wisdom tells us very clearly what we need to… Continue Reading
The waitress was tap, tap, tapping on the order ticket with her pencil. The others at the table were all staring at me with anticipation. I just couldn’t decide. There were so many choices on the menu, and everything looked so good. What was I to do? Did I want the special or something from… Continue Reading
From the time I began walking and into the start of first grade, I wore white high-top shoes with steel plates built in on the instep side. This was to keep my ankles upright. These white shoes did not bother me until some of the children began to tease me about wearing “baby shoes.” I… Continue Reading
When I was growing up, I really enjoyed the times my father would take our family fishing on our boat. Once we found where we wanted to fish, we’d take our anchor and drop it overboard. What surprised me was how our little eight-pound anchor would hold our boat from moving away from our chosen… Continue Reading