David L. Hoey

“I have finished the work which You have given Me to do” (John 17:4).

The death of Jesus Christ is the fulfillment in history of the very mind and intent of God. There is no place for seeing Jesus Christ as a martyr. His death was not something that happened to Him—something that might have been prevented. His death was the very reason He came.

Never build your case for forgiveness on the idea that God is our Father and He will forgive us because He loves us. That contradicts the revealed trut… Continue

The Forgiveness of God

“In Him we have … the forgiveness of sins …” (Ephesians 1:7).

Beware of the pleasant view of the fatherhood of God: God is so kind and loving that of course He will forgive us. That thought, based solely on emotion, cannot be found anywhere in the New Testament. The only basis on which God can forgive us is the tremendous tragedy of the Cross of Christ. To base our forgiveness on any other ground is unconscious blasphemy. The only ground on which God can forgive o… Continue

“When He Has Come”

“When He has come, He will convict the world of sin …” (John 16:8).

Very few of us know anything about conviction of sin. We know the experience of being disturbed because we have done wrong things. But conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit blots out every relationship on earth and makes us aware of only one—“Against You, You only, have I sinned …” (Psalm 51:4). When a person is convicted of sin in this way, he knows with every bit of his conscience that God would not… Continue

Winning Into Freedom

“If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed” (John 8:36).

If there is even a trace of individual self-satisfaction left in us, it always says, “I can’t surrender,” or “I can’t be free.” But the spiritual part of our being never says “I can’t”; it simply soaks up everything around it. Our spirit hungers for more and more. It is the way we are built. We are designed with a great capacity for God, but sin, our own individuality, and wrong thinking keep us from… Continue

Heavenly Material
Now anyone who builds on that foundation may use gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay or straw. (1 Corinthians 3:12) If it burns up in the fire of judgment, whose work is it—yours or God’s? Which things will stand the test of time? Which will disappear and be left in ashes? For no one can lay any other foundation than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.
Now anyone who builds on that foundation may use gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. But there is going to come a t… Continue