Yielding To Christianity

Patricia Hofer

Old Testament’s purpose

“The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things…” (KJ Psalms 12:3-4) The Old Testament doesn’t always make us comfortable or comforted. Passages like these are almost impossible to justify or explain. … What has helped me in reading such verses is a conclusion drawn by both CS Lewis and Rudolf Otto. They saw the Old Testament as a record of religious growth and maturation. A theological scholar and… Continue reading

The living Lord writes on “human hearts”

Although they may not always admit it, trusting isn’t easy for Christians. During the first half of my life, I was constantly scrambling, trying to find ways to prop up my believing. … And that’s why Hannah Whitall Smith’s writing can be so helpful. She, too, was searching for a more secure and confident faith. That led her to become first a member and then a leader of the 19th century Holiness Movement. Its strict… Continue reading

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