The Great Agnostic

The Republican party has recently welcomed Christian conservatives. In the past the party was not so accepting. Robert Ingersoll (1833–1899), a Republican orator, was known as “the Great Agnostic,” and one of his life’s missions was to shake people’s belief in the Bible and Christianity. Ingersoll wrote such books as The Mistakes of Moses, Superstition, and Why I Am an Agnostic. His views on religion didn’t hurt him in the eyes of Republicans, for he gave the nominating address for the presidential candidate at the 1876 convention.

Ingersoll unintentionally was the reason the novel Ben-Hur (later made into a blockbuster movie) was written. Ingersoll was riding on a train with retired Civil War general Lew Wallace, and the two discussed their hostility toward Christianity and the Bible. Following their conversation, Wallace decided to study the life of Jesus and then write a book proving Christianity was false. He ended up becoming a Christian and writing the proChristian novel Ben-Hur.
See 778 (Ben-Hur).

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The Blessing which the Cross Affords

Jimmy Swaggart

This is the first mention of the Cross, although in shadow, after the Fall. The Lord told Satan through the serpent that victory would come by the Seed of the woman. Ironically, woman has no seed, with the exception of One, Who was the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Light which Redeems the Soul

Jimmy Swaggart

The darkness that was here prevalent was taken away only by the Spirit of God, as He moved upon the face of the waters. As someone has well said, The Moving of the Holy Spirit is the first sign of life.

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Beginnings are one thing, while endings are another!

Jimmy Swaggart

On this first day of a brand-new year, which is a new beginning of sorts, the Lord offers to every person a brand-new beginning in their life, irrespective as to what the past has been. Millions this year will make New Year’s resolutions, resolutions which invariably will not be kept.

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A Place Called Home

Colin S. Smith and Tim Augustyn

The book of genesis is part of the revelation god gave to moses at mount Sinai, so when it says eden was “in the east,” we are talking about a location somewhere east of Sinai.

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God’s Heart and Ours

Chris Tiegreen

One of the primary ways God accomplishes his purposes on earth is through the prayers of his people. And one of our primary motivations for prayer is the desires in our hearts.