What is faith?
May 14, 2024
Now what’s wrong with Cain? Well, he’s a sinner by nature, but he’s also a sinner by choice and acts. “By faith,” we’re told, that “Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous ….” How? Because he was a nice little Sunday school boy? No, not that at all. He was a sinner, but he responded to the Word of God. And he believed God. And when he believed God, then he was saved. My friend, that’s what faith is. It connects you to God. It communicates to your heart the Word of God and you respond. And that’s what conversion is. It’s to believe God.
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Now faith is the response of the soul of man to the Word of God. And when a man responds to the Word of God, we find that then he walks by faith. And that is the thing the Lord Jesus in the 6th chapter of John, verse 29: “They came to him with a question, What shall we do that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God that you believe on him whom he hath sent.” Now he says that you don’t come to God with works; you come by faith. But a living faith, then, presents itself in the life that is lived.
May 13, 2024
“He was made sin for us, who knew no sin ….” And He did it in order that He might save you, my friend. He did it because He loves you! He did it, my friend, in order that He might judge your sin and mine on the cross. And God made His soul an offering for sin. And God “spared not His own Son.” And my friend, if God didn’t spare His Son, what do you expect at the hand of God when you stand before Him someday? Do you think that you can escape? Do you know how? There is no way. Because He was taking the only route and paying the tremendous price that you and I might be saved.
May 10, 2024
“Rejoice in the Lord; and again, I say, rejoice.” My, that’s a commandment. You have no right, my friend, as a child of God to go around as a sour puss. You’ve got no right to go around as a cantankerous individual. You are to “rejoice evermore” as a child of God. And how wonderful it is to be able to rejoice. And by the way, it is a fruit of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace—and if you can’t rejoice right now, then begin reading the Word of God and calling on God to put joy in your heart. He’ll do it. Rejoice. Always.
May 9, 2024
Up to the time you’re saved, God has you shut up to a cross. God has the world shut up to the cross, and He’s not asking anything of the world. Except this. Here’s His question: What will you do with My Son who died for you? Now, after you’ve answered that question, and if you answered it in the affirmative and accepted Him as your Savior, now He’s going to talk to you about your life. He’s going to develop you, and you should grow in grace and the knowledge of Him. And we ought to be a better Christian this year than we were last year. Well, we’re going to look at those commandments next time. So until then, may God richly bless you, my beloved.
May 8, 2024
“We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. They now surrender completely to God.” And I think this should be the attitude of the Christian today. What a picture this should be for us—complete yielding to God. Friends, most of us are afraid to do it. We’re afraid He’ll be hard on us. But He wants to be gentle with us and will be if we give Him a chance—but remember, He is the God of judgment. He is the One that’s coming, treading the winepress of the fierceness of His wrath on this earth someday. I’m not trying to frighten you. God’s not trying to frighten you. He’s just telling you the truth, that’s all.
May 7, 2024
“For he that is entered into his rest [that is, the Sabbath] he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.” Now have you and I entered into His Sabbath? That is, the rest of redemption today? Have you come to the place where you can completely, fully trust Christ? That He’s done everything for you and you’re resting in Him and you’re not having to jump up every two minutes and run and do something, thinking that if you don’t do that, you’ll lose your salvation? Can you fully trust Christ today? He wants us to enter into that. Now, if we’ll enter into that, there’s great blessing for us.
May 6, 2024
Now we today, we say, “Well, our prayers are not being answered.” Why? Is it because God does not want to answer them? No, our hearts are not open. Our hearts are not open to receive the blessing that God really wants to give to us. Why He says, “The minute you cry to Me,” God says, “I’m going to say, ‘Here I am.’ I’m right here.” What a comfort it is to know that when we come to God in prayer, He’s there and He says, “Here I am. It’s up to you from now on. If you come in the name of My Son today and make a request, it’s in my will, your heart is right, why, I’m going to move right along with you.”
May 3, 2024
In the 58th chapter of Isaiah, you see the exposure of the wicked ways of Israel. They were turning their backs on the poor and needy. They even refused to show kindness and love to their own flesh and blood. Their religion was as cold as the north side of a tombstone in January. I tell you, they didn’t have a heart for God. And when you’ve got a heart for God, you’ll have a heart for other folk. You’ll want to be helpful to them and a blessing to them, friends. And you can’t be hateful and be fundamental at the same time. All of this criticism today, all of the unloveliness today, it hurts the cause of Christ.
May 2, 2024
1 Thessalonians 4:11, “And that ye study to be quiet ….” Now, my friend, that’s an interesting one. That’s a commandment for Christians. Study to be quiet. “And to do your own business,” that’s a good one. And actually, it means tend to your own business—“tend to your own knitting” is the way I used to hear it as a boy. Keep your nose out of other people’s affairs. “And to work with your hands, as we commanded you.” And I believe that every Christian ought to have some type of activity whereby he’s doing something that’s tangible for God today. That’s a very wonderful thing, by the way.
May 1, 2024
When you’ve got a heart for God, you’ll have a heart for other folk. You’ll want to be helpful to them and a blessing to them, friends. And you can’t be hateful and be fundamental at the same time. All of this criticism today, all of the unloveliness today, it hurts the cause of Christ. God told His people in their day, “Away with it. I don’t want it. It’s no good.” You’re just going through a form. You’re playing church. And you may be having a little fun at it, although I don’t think you’re having fun. I think it’s become a burden to you, but you go through with it. Because you’re trying to keep up a front before the world. God says, “Let’s come clean. Let’s demonstrate in our lives that we’ve got reality.” This is tremendous.
April 30, 2024
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About Dr. J. Vernon McGee
John Vernon McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1904. Dr. McGee remarked, "When I was born and the doctor gave me the customary whack, my mother said that I let out a yell that could be heard on all four borders of Texas!" His Creator well knew that he would need a powerful voice to deliver a powerful message.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
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