Truth Triumphs

The principle of holiness is clearly taught in Scripture and must be pursued if one desires to gain entrance to heaven.  This foundational belief of our doctrine can be found in Hebrews 12:14.  Although the Bible teaches holiness, or sanctification, as a requisite for heaven, a person is not born with a nature of holiness, but receives it upon accepting salvation and progresses in it as he draws nearer to God (Roberts, 1972).  Begun at salvation, sanctification starts with a correct view of God and sin and deals with the extirpating of the roots of our flesh, that “inward spiritual work” which God works in us to, literally, make us godly (Ryle, 2012).  A person must be submissive to this process of deliverance from all “dispositions, tempers, and desires” (Roberts, 1972).  Although the doctrine of holiness suffers some fierce opposition (namely, from the sinful nature and attackers of holiness), the Bible explicitly expresses the need for holy living.  Wherefore, Christians must be ca

The Importance and Neglect of Prayer             Prayer, that weapon at the disposal of every Christian, is the only thing to which God yields, yet most Christians are so often so guilty of neglecting it.  But why should a child of God kneel down and offer his petitions to an invisible Sovereignty?  Throughout the Scriptures, God clearly commands his children to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) and teaches that prayer is “God’s appointed way for Christians to get things” (Rice, 1942, p. 28). Not only does prayer enable those who utilize it to receive blessings, but it also “opens a whole planet to a man’s activities” and allows an individual to intercede on the behalf of another (Gordon, 1904).  Since prayer is required in Scripture, exists as the means by which one has his needs met, and enables a person to plead to God for someone else, Christians must passionately participate in this spiritual exercise to fight against the strongholds of Satan and build the kingdom o