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. […]
THE GRACE OF GOD by Don Fortner- If you search the Scriptures you will find four things which always characterize the GRACE OF GOD. Any doctrine that is inconsistent with these four things is a denial of the doctrine of the grace of God. 1. THE GRACE OF GOD IS ETERNAL (II Tim. 1:9). Grace […]
CHRIST THE BELIEVER’S LIFE by Archibald Alexander Jesus is the believer’s life, because he has redeemed him from death. The sentence of death, eternal death, has gone forth against every sinner. “The wages of sin is death.” “Cursed is everyone that continues not in all things written in the book of the law to do them.” […]
Supernatural light (Joseph Philpot, “The Heir of Heaven Walking in Darkness, and the Heir of Hell Walking in Light”) “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” 2 Cor. […]
THE GREAT I AM Exodus 3: 13-15 Christ revealed himself in the burning bush as God, saying, “I AM”. During his earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus declared himself to be God by saying, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.” (Jn 8: 58; 10: 33; 36; 6: 35) It means he is God in […]