Paul W. Powell Legacy Library

I heard about a young preacher one time who was interviewing for his first church. He had never pastored a church before and the pastor search committee had invited him to come for an interview. As he was being questioned by the committee, the chairman asked, “Son, do you know the Bible?” He replied, “Yes sir, I really know the Bible.” The chai...

The Bible often times uses fire as a symbol of God’s work in us. Jeremiah was called to preach, and he didn’t want to. He said, “I said to myself, ‘I will not proclaim the word of God.’ But God’s word was like a fire inside my bones and I had to preach.” God’s word in you can be like a fire. It has to come out. If God&rs...

Willie Sutton decided that he would read the gospels as though he had never read them before. With that fresh approach he would see what new revelation, what new understanding he could gain from the gospels. And so, as best he could he washed his mind of all previous ideas, all preconceived conceptions of the Lord. And he went to the gospels and read them as though he...

Measured by any standard...by sales, public opinion, or its effect on people...the Bible is the greatest book ever written. But in spite of accumulating enormous prestige over the centuries, in spite of wielding great power in people's lives and in spite of winning praise from leaders of government, art, business, and religion, it remains in America today the country&...

Someone who is right about questions of money is likely to be right on every other question of religion. On the other hand, a man wrong about money is likely to be seriously wrong about every other question of religion. What is the right use of money? What does the Bible say about the right use of wealth? Look at 1 Timothy 6.  1. We are to enjoy our wealth (v17...

Has science outmoded the Bible? Some people think so. But those who know both science and the scriptures know that the answer is obviously no. When properly understood, the Bible has never bowed to any discovery of science. We must remember that the Bible is not a textbook of science. It is a book of God to show us how to be saved. The Bible does not propose to give...

“If Christianity today is losing its influence, the reason may be that the church consists of soft pews, soft music, and soft soap.” So said Pastor John C. Jeske one time in the Presbyterian Journal.  We must never so water down our message as Christians that it loses its cleansing power. We must fight the temptation to be apologetic and even as...

How can your life be better? How can you live life at its best? The answer is simple: Live by God’s rules. Life at its best is a life lived in obedience to God’s laws. The Bible says, “He that keepeth the commandment [of the Lord] keepeth his own soul [life]; but he who despiseth his way shall die” (Proverbs 19:16). God wants us to enjoy life...

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the...