And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.  When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, “This is a deserted place, and already […]

Stuffed Christians? Spurgeon’s, “Life’s Ever Springing Well” “We are all Christians.” “Why, we belong to a Christian nation; are we not born Christians?” “Surely we must be all right; we have always attended our parish church, is not that enough?” “Our parents were always godly; we were born into the church, were we not? Did […]

So many truly sincere and religious people (J. C. Philpot, “Answers to Inquiries”) “Cornelius and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.” Acts 10:2 Yet Cornelius and his family weren’t saved! (Acts 11:14) –A generous centurion build a synagogue. (Luke 7:3-5)–A young man keeps the commandments from his […]

Reader! marvel not that you must be born again!  (From Octavius Winslow’s, “The Restored Sheep”) Alas! the life of an unconverted person is one entire, unbroken, departure from God!  What hue sufficiently dark can portray the life of an unrenewed man? He may be…. upright and honorable as a man of the world; faithful in […]

Sheep or swine? (John Ensor) “The swine that has been washed returns to wallow in the mire.” 2 Peter 2:22 Sheep and swine can both end up in the mire. Yet the essential difference in their two natures is quite visible from the reaction each has to its fallen condition. While sheep do stray and stumble into the mire, […]

A god to himself? (adapted from Winslow’s, “The Soul Before Conversion”) The unsaved man is a god to himself, and he has many other gods as well. Whether it be….  self righteousness, self gratification,  the world,   wealth, family,  in whatever form it appears, “other lords have dominion over him,” to the exclusion of the […]

Shun them as they would the plague! (Arthur Pink) “Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them!” 2 Timothy 3:5 There are a multitude of such today!  ”Having a form of godliness.” This means that they have a religious veneer. They bear the name of Christ, belong to some so-called evangelical […]

Before and after… by Alleine Before conversion man seeks to cover himself with his own fig-leaves, and to make himself whole by his duties. He is apt to trust in himself, and set up his own righteousness, and to reckon his counters for gold, and not to submit to the righteousness of God. But conversion […]

THE FIRST ACT OF REGENERATION? Coming to Christ is the very first act of regeneration. No sooner is the soul quickened,than it at once discovers it’s lost estate, is horrified thereat,looks for a refuge, and believing Christ to be a suitable one, flies to him and reposes in him. –Spurgeon

Head or Heart? (From Octavius Winslow’s, “The Coming of the Lord in its Relation to Nominal Christianity”) A person may have well balanced theology, and his general views of truth would be considered evangelical and orthodox. And yet, thus far may  he proceed in the deepest ‘self deception’. With all this “form of knowledge,” this […]