By It comes as a bit of a surprise that the main petitions in Solomon’s famous temple-dedication prayer of 1 Kings 8, is the plea to God to listen to the prayers prayed as part of the worship at the temple. Solomon understood that in light of God’s great greatness, and
Why the Bible is so very important
The most packed and concise summary of what we believe about the Bible is given to us by God in 2 Timothy 3:15-17, … and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Three kinds of uses of the Scriptures
The medical-doctor-turned-preacher David Martyn Lloyd-Jones divided his ministry of the word into three different groups. On Sunday mornings he would typically preach to the converted focussing on the experience of Christian faith and the mature practise thereof in daily godliness. On Sunday evenings his focus would typically be on the