Hope in Christ alone –John Newton If there is any grace in me, God put it there. “Twas grace that set me apart in distinguishing love before the stars were made. “Twas grace that set me apart from the mass of mankind; was grace that brought me safe this far, and grace will lead me […]
SERMON – SPIRITUAL FEARS (extract Henry Law) If there is a picture, in which all enchanting beauty shines, it is that which represents the state of the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Gal. 3:26. Every joy should glow in their cup. They are called to a song swelling with melody, which cannot be […]
“The just shall live by faith.” –Romans 1:17 A life of faith in Christ is as necessary to our present and experimental salvation, as his death upon the cross was to our past and actual salvation. If you are alive to what you are as a poor fallen sinner, you see yourself surrounded by enemies, […]
“Now the just shall live by faith.” Hebrews 10:38 We cannot too frequently nor too deeply study the profound meaning of these words. God will have his child perpetually looking to, leaning upon, and receiving from Him. At present we are but in an immature state. We are not, therefore, in a condition to be […]
Through Faith Alone A man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law (Romans 3:28). ”By faith alone” was the motto of the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. It was radical then. It is just as radical now. It does not mean quietism, that is, “Let Christ live the victorious life in […]
“Faith in Christ is not to work but to cease from our labour and to rest in Him for all things. Faith in Christ is not to do anything, but to believe and own that all is done in Him, by Him, and is imputed to us so fully that we are rewarded as if […]
Through Faith Alone A man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law (Romans 3:28). ”By faith alone” was the motto of the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. It was radical then. It is just as radical now. It does not mean quietism, that is, “Let Christ live the victorious life in […]
The Compelling Power of the Cross What is it that makes the young man devote himself, as a missionary, to the cause of God, to leave father and mother, and go into distant lands? It is a thing of power that does it; it is the gospel. What is it that constrains the far away […]
The furniture in my Father’s house When I was a child living under my parent’s roof, I remember those times when I would come home to find the furniture in the living room rearranged. It always surprised me at first. Sometimes I did not like it. Yet, it was my father’s house and his furniture. […]
“Is the Church Under the Judgment of God?” Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I received a note yesterday from a man who has been confused by the teaching of […]