The cross has not become obsolete! (Horatius Bonar, “The Surety’s Cross”) “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 The whole world looked with contempt-indignant at the audacity of a few humble Christians, thus . . . affronting and defying […]
Conversion Jeremiah 31:18-20 Conversion is the turning of God’s elect to Christ by the power of his grace. It is a willing turn of rebels to Christ as their King, surrendering to his dominion. Yet, it is a turning that is caused by God’s free grace. We turn to him, because he has turned us […]
The divine hammer!Spurgeon, “Preach, Preach, Preach Everywhere” You do not know who the elect are. You do not know whose heart will be broken by the divine hammer of truth.But it is your responsibility to use the divine hammer on the hard heart. And as the gospel is preached it will attract to itself, by […]
The importance and truth of the Gospel salvation is witnessed to in heaven, by “the Father, the Word, and the Spirit.” It is witnessed to on earth, by “the Spirit, the water, and the blood,” 1Jo. 26 5:7-8. The spirit, in 1Jo. 26 5:8, (I apprehend) denotes a Divine light in the understanding, communicated by the […]
“The Wrath Of God Is Revealed” Romans 1:18 Yes the God of heaven is a God of wrath. In a generation which has given itself unashamedly to the gods of greed, ambition, sex, pride, and self-will, the church mumbles on about the love, tenderness, goodness, kindness, and grace of God. We rejoice that “God is love”, and […]
“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart and said unto Peter and to the other apostles, Men and brethren what shall we do?” Acts 2:37 A cut to the heart is very painful. To be cut anywhere is not a thing to be desired, but a cut to the heart would not merely be […]
“The Great Whore” Revelation 17:1 The standing symbol of false religion in the Word of God is whoredom. When men and women worship for God that which is not God, give their hearts to false gods, or institute doctrines, ordinances and practices into the church to replace what God has revealed and appointed, they have […]
“The Great Whore” Revelation 17:1 The standing symbol of false religion in the Word of God is whoredom. When men and women worship for God that which is not God, give their hearts to false gods, or institute doctrines, ordinances and practices into the church to replace what God has revealed and appointed, they have […]
Four Imperatives John 3:3-7 During the course of our Lord’s earthly ministry he declared that four things are absolutely necessary for the salvation of our souls. Those who do not experience these four things cannot inherit the kingdom of God. No matter what our doctrine is, no matter what we profess, no matter what else we experience, we […]
“They are of those that rebel against the light.” Job 24:13 So far from cooperating with the Spirit in the new creation, the natural man presents every resistance and opposition to it. There is not only a passive aversion to, but there is an active resistance of, the work. The stream of man’s natural inclinations […]