The Righteousness of God One of the more important phrases in our English Bibles is the phrase, “The righteousness of God.” Martin Luther claimed that a proper understanding of this phrase led to his salvation. But a word or phrase has no power unless we understand what it means. There are at least three ways […]
LIES, THE FOOD OF MAN “But you have cultivated wickedness and raised a thriving crop of sins. You have eaten the fruit of lies; trusting in your military might, believing that great armies could make your nation safe!” Hosea 10:13 The subject suggested by these words is, “lies, their fruit, and man’s eating it;” or simply, […]
WHAT ABOUT YOU? I can imagine the day of judgment. All are gathered before the throne of God. Those who are robed in the perfect robe of Christ’s righteousness are gathered to His right hand. The rest wait to hear His voice of condemnation, “Depart from Me!” Does anyone have anything to say? If there […]
Four lies These are four false statements made from the average pulpit and parroted by those who hear them. “God loves YOU.” “Jesus died for YOU.” “Will you ACCEPT Jesus?” “Give YOUR HEART to Jesus.” Why are these statements false? Because they are unscriptural, and should never be preached nor told to men indiscriminately. Not […]
Four lies These are four false statements made from the average pulpit and parroted by those who hear them. “God loves YOU.” “Jesus died for YOU.” “Will you ACCEPT Jesus?” “Give YOUR HEART to Jesus.” Why are these statements false? Because they are unscriptural, and should never be preached nor told to men indiscriminately. Not […]
Regeneration is not a change of the old nature, but the introduction of a new nature. It is the implanting of the nature of life of the second Adam by the operation of the Holy Ghost, founded upon the accomplished redemption of the Lord Jesus, and in full keeping with the Sovereign will of God. […]
The natural man is not getting any better — The regenerate man cannot get any better. AT ONE WITH GOD John 17: 22, 23: “And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may […]
“Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?” (Gal. 4:21) The life of the Old Testament Jew, under the law, was so difficult. He was hedged in by a thousand commandments and prohibitions. The forms, laws, ceremonies, and sacrifices were many, and every detail minutely arranged. He […]
As the doctrines of election and perseverance are comfortable, so they cut off all pretense of boasting and self-dependence, when they are truly received in the heart, and therefore tend to exalt the Saviour. … How do our hearts soften, and our eyes melt, when we feel some liberty in thinking and speaking of him! […]
EVERYTHING IS IN, BY AND THROUGH CHRIST JESUS · Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ (Jn 1: 17) · There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus (Ro 8: 1) · It is the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus that hath made us free from the law of sin […]