MORE THAN A DREAM This article was first published in the Banner of Truth magazine as an editorial by Maurice Roberts. It is reprinted here by kind permission of the Trust which has recently published a collection of these editorials in a book entitled, The Christian’s High Calling. It is in similar format to a …
Author: Maurice Roberts
THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST Maurice Roberts* Nothing ought to matter to us in this life like the getting safely out of it. If we do that, we shall do what is of most importance, even though we shall have done little or nothing here of importance in the eyes of worldly men. On the other …
WHY IS THERE NO WRESTLING? Maurice Roberts* It is a question worth pondering as to whether there is much serious prayer being offered up in our busy age. There is undoubtedly a welter of other things being attempted: files of paper are prepared on a host of topics; memoranda by the score are recorded; statistics …
LONG PRAYERS-AN EXHORTATION Maurice Roberts* It is noteworthy that Christ warns against the danger of making ‘long prayer’ in public (Matt. 23:14), but He gives no similar counsel with respect to brevity in prayer. Most prayer, as recorded in Scripture, is short and we are never encouraged to think of earnestness in prayer in terms …
CHRISTIAN FRIENDSHIPS* Maurice Roberts The Christian discovers that, whilst he has fellowship with all his brethren in Christ, he has special friendships only with some of them. It is not always easy to say why such friendships between some Christians develop or why potential friendships with others come to nothing. But it is a fact …
WHAT FAMILIARITY MUST NOT BREED* Maurice Roberts It is a very great honour to meet a Christian in this life. Many kings and honourable men have lived, flourished, and died without ever having seen one of God’s dear children in this world. We are highly favoured therefore if we know even one or two of …