Without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish! (Philpot, “The Love of Christ in Giving Himself for the Church“) “Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her. He did this to present her to Himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish! Instead, she will be holy and […]
JEHOVAH’S JEWELS “They shall be Mine, says the Lord, in that day when I make up my jewels.”–Mal. 3:17 That which the merchant regards as most costly, and the bride as most ornamental, Jehovah condescends to employ to illustrate the character and relation of His saints–“My Jewels.” My soul, if, through sovereign grace, you have […]
Why should I cry out if the sun of my prosperity goes down, if in the darkness of my adversity I shall be the better able to count the starry promises with which my faithful God has been pleased to gem the sky? Charles Spurgeon “Thus says the Lord; I remember you, the kindness of […]
Why should I cry out if the sun of my prosperity goes down, if in the darkness of my adversity I shall be the better able to count the starry promises with which my faithful God has been pleased to gem the sky? Charles Spurgeon “Thus says the Lord; I remember you, the kindness of […]
Christ’s Estimate of His Church James Smith, 1865 “You are absolutely beautiful, My love; there is no spot in you!” Song of Solomon 4:7 Solomon’s Song represents the love of Christ to His people, His admiration of them, andcommunion with them. Every spiritual person more or less understands it; but it requires deep spirituality, much intimacy with Jesus, and […]
EVERY SERMON Mt 28:20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: Every sermon, no matter the text or subject, must be preached with the awareness that there are sinners listening who do not know Christ, do not know themselves to be ruined in sin, nor do they know that God saves […]
WHAT IS THE NEW BIRTH? In conversion the soul is ushered into a new, spiritual world—emphatically born again. The first birth introduces us into the natural world; the second introduces us into a spiritual world. The first birth ushers us into a world of sin, and woe, and death; the second birth, into a world […]
WHAT IS THE NEW BIRTH? In conversion the soul is ushered into a new, spiritual world—emphatically born again. The first birth introduces us into the natural world; the second introduces us into a spiritual world. The first birth ushers us into a world of sin, and woe, and death; the second birth, into a world […]
The religion which I want (Letters of J. C. Philpot) I am quite sick of modern religion—it is such a mixture, such a medley, such a compromise. I find much, indeed, of this religion in my own heart, for it suits the flesh well—but I would not have it so, and grieve it should be […]
This new spiritual life (James Smith, “The Way of Salvation Set Forth”) By nature we are all dead in trespasses and sins. There is . . . no breath of prayer, no sight of God, no listening to the voice of mercy, no power of faith; but we are alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in us. […]