Test All Things; Hold On to What Is Good

(The following is the September 20 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Thessalonians 5 and pay close attention to verses 12-22.) As Paul ended 1 Thessalonians, he gave several brief appeals, including, “Don’t despise prophecies, but test all things. Hold on to what is good” (vv. 20-21). Bible scholars disagree …

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Book Review: “The Gospel According to God” by John MacArthur

A few months ago, a friend loaned me his copy of The Gospel According to God: Rediscovering the Most Remarkable Chapter in the Old Testament. This 2018 book, written by noted pastor/author/speaker John MacArthur and published by Crossway, expounds upon the prophet Isaiah's text from Isaiah 52:13-53:12. The passage is very familiar to many Christians …

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