I Plead the Merits of Christ Remember, Lord, the blood and sweatOf Him Who more than paid my debt.Remember Christ upon the tree,And now be merciful to me. Remember how that Jesus bledIn this poor, guilty sinners stead.He bore your wrath and curse for meIn His own body on the tree. A perfect righteousness He […]
Matthew 27: 15: Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. 16: And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 17: Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is […]
GOD SPARED NOT In 2 Peter 2:4-7; several times the word of the Lord says, “God spared not;” the righteous and holy judgment of God fell without any mixture of mercy on many. The angels that fell were judged and cast out. The rebels in Noah’s day were judged and with the flood of God’s […]
Christ Made Sin “For He hath made Him sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him”. 2 Cor 5:21. Oh, what a great mystery. The sinless Son of God being made sin. We can only stand in awe of this glorious truth. Like everything about […]
“Not unto us O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory…” Ps 115:1. There are many messages in the world that promise salvation. Only one gives to God ALL the glory. The gospel of God’s free and sovereign Grace in the glorious person and accomplished work of the Lord Jesus Christ, is […]
“Not unto us O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory…” Ps 115:1. There are many messages in the world that promise salvation. Only one gives to God ALL the glory. The gospel of God’s free and sovereign Grace in the glorious person and accomplished work of the Lord Jesus Christ, is […]
Unquenched, unquenchable! (J. C. Philpot “Love in its Priceless Valueand Unquenchable Strength“, 1862) “Many waters cannot quench love; neither can the floods drown it.” Song of Solomon 8:7 The bride uses a figure which shall express theinsuperable strength of divine love against allopposition; and she therefore compares it toa fire which burns and burns unquenched andunquenchable, whatever be […]
(From Winslow’s, “Love at the Foot of the Cross”) The cross of Jesus inspires our love to Him.It would seem impossible to be brought bythe Holy Spirit to the foot of the cross, andnot feel the inspiration of love. Surely a believing apprehension of the amazing,the unparalleled love of Jesus, bending His lookof forgiveness upon […]
(MacDuff, “Encouragements to Patient Waiting“) Take a pilgrimage in thought, to Gethsemaneand Calvary! Gaze upon His sufferings! He knewall the sorrows that await Him–the shame, thesuffering, the anguish–but He takes the bittercup, and, with His heart set on the salvationof His people–with His heart set on you–theblessed Savior drains it to the very dregs! See Him on Calvary . […]
He loved them unto the end.” John 13:1 The love of Christ for his elect is immutable and incessant. It is love surpassing thought. There is nothing like it in this world below. The narrow, self-centred thoughts, and words, and deeds of humanity cannot comprehend it. Our Savior knew that his disciples would all soon […]