NOTHING TO PAYLuke 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? The gospel of God’s free grace by Jesus Christ is indeed good news. But like those debtors the Lord spoke of, it is only good news to those who have […]
Thus Says the Lord!The following is from Spurgeon’s sermon,“Thus Saith the Lord” No. 591. Ezekiel 11:5. “Thus says the Lord” is the only authority in God’s Church. The faintest whisper of Jehovah’s voice should fill us withsolemn awe, and command the deepest obedience of our souls. Brethren, how careful should we be that we do […]
All the heresies….from Spurgeon’s sermon, “Self-Sufficiency Slain” It is a remarkable fact that all the heresies which havearisen in the Christian Church have had a decided tendencyto ‘dishonour God and to flatter man’. They have always had for their covert, if not for their open aim,the exaltation of human nature, and the casting down ofthe sovereignty of divine […]
False faith!(Don Fortner) There is a false faith in which multitudes are confidently resting. There is a false faith by which multitudes are deceived and will perish for ever in Hell. A false faith may be greatly enlightened and knowledgeable in gospel truth (Heb. 6:4).A false faith excites the affections (Stony Ground Hearers).A false faith reforms the […]
The most hideous blasphemy ever to be spewed from the pit of darkness! (Don Fortner) Universal atonement is the most hideous blasphemy ever to be spewed from the pit of darkness! No greater blasphemy ever spewed from the pit of Hell, than the blasphemous assertion that Christ died to redeem the multitudes who suffer the wrath of […]
“Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4,5 There is one feature in true religion perhaps not much insisted upon, but not the less real and genuine; which is this, that […]
REFORMATION? I hear a lot about “reformation” in our day. There are reformed churches, reformed doctrine, reformed preachers and reformed believers, everything seems to be “reformed.” The word “reform” means to “improve” or to “make better.” If “reformation” means to improve myself or make myself better, then, I don’t need reformation! What I need is […]
Contrary Not Complicated The gospel does not remain a mystery to the natural man because it is complicated. The gospel remains a mystery because it is contrary to everything he believes to be true. It is contrary to his view of God. He will honour God with his lips but believe in his heart in […]
“LOVE…REJOICETH IN THE TRUTH” I Corinthians 13:6 As believers, we are bound to love our neighbours and even our enemies. But the special bond of brotherly love which we hold for our fellow-believers is the truth. The truth of the gospel is the foundation of reciprocal Christian love. We do not love each other because […]
Human guidance (Octavius Winslow, “The Fragrance of Christ’s Name” We have need to be on our watch against the powerful influence of spiritual mentors—lest, fascinated by the fame of some popular leader, we become the willing dupes of a childish superstition, or the blind followers of a fatal error. Do not take your views of Divine […]