WHY CHRIST CAME Jesus Christ came into the world not only to reveal the Father, but to redeem the sinner. He came not as the President of our country would go into a disaster area to look upon the poor, helpless victims, but to redeem victims of depravity whom the Father gave Him in the […]
When the Holy Spirit preaches the gospel (J. C. Philpot) We often know the theory of the gospel, before we know the experience of the gospel. We often receive the doctrines of grace into our judgment, before we receive the grace of the doctrines into our soul. We therefore need to be . . . […]
CHRIST’S WIFE DISTINGUISHED You would surely think poorly of a wife who speaks little about her husband except perhaps to boast of his wealth and possessions, the things he gives to her, and what she has to do for him. You would perhaps assume she is ashamed of his person. I think the same of […]
“And such were some of you–but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:11 Justification and sanctification are distinct blessings. The first springs out of, and is connected with, the finished work of the Son of […]
Not Orphans! by James Smith, 1860 How exquisitely tender is the heart of Jesus! It always was so. He could never break the bruised reed, or quench the smoking flax. His heart overflows with love to poor sinners. How finely he displayed this, just as he was going to suffer for our sins. He exhorts […]
Clothes And Shoes For Life Tommy Robbins “I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.” Deuteronomy 29:5 This miracle wrought by God for the children of Israel as they journeyed through the wilderness represents a far greater […]
My friend, repentance is not an isolated act. If any man ever repented, he continues to repent. If he ever quits repenting, he never did repent. Faith is not an isolated act. Faith is a state of being. Faith is a condition. Faith is a product of a life principle which God puts in a […]
How much religion, tradition, and ceremony can a man know and observe and yet not know God? Well, the Jews observed thousands of passovers yet never saw CHRIST, OUR PASSOVER. They slew thousands of lambs and never saw CHRIST, THE LAMB OF GOD. They kept thousands of sabbaths and never knew the rest of CHRIST, […]
How much religion, tradition, and ceremony can a man know and observe and yet not know God? Well, the Jews observed thousands of passovers yet never saw CHRIST, OUR PASSOVER. They slew thousands of lambs and never saw CHRIST, THE LAMB OF GOD. They kept thousands of sabbaths and never knew the rest of CHRIST, […]
A GOOD HOPE It is only when our Lord in grace and mercy takes away our imaginary strength that we truly look to Him and trust Him. This we do not learn in creeds and confessions of faith. This we are taught by Him in personal relationship in the experience of grace. I only find […]