THE GREAT CALM “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Mark 6:50 “It is I” (or as our old version has it, more in accordance with the original), “I AM! do not be afraid!” Jesus lives! His people may dispel their misgivings—Omnipotence treads the waves! To sense it may seem at times to be otherwise—wayward […]

Beware of religion without Christ!   Mark 4:1-20 – The Parable of the Sower You may think, “All is well with my soul. No one could ever feel what I feel and experience what I have experienced and yet be lost.” You ought to think again! False faith is a strong delusion, a delusion by which, […]

The BROTHERLY Spirit of the Lord’s Prayer (extract) “Our Father.” Matthew 6:6 But the Lord Jesus came to gather together His people of all nations and tongues around one mercy-seat, teaching them to say–”OUR Father;” thus uniting in the one “household of faith” Jew and Gentile, male and female, bond and free–all one in Christ, and […]

“Through the preaching of the Gospel God gathers and unites His people together as One Body in Christ , as a pool of light separated from, divided from, the darkness of the world around them. The Adversary, however, constantly seeks to do the opposite. He loves to keep God’s people united with the world, and […]

Atonement defined Atonement is the result of Christ’s work of making his people holy and without sin so that we are made one with God. Some have hyphenated the word to show the meaning in the spelling of the word itself: “At-one-ment.” God is holy. God’s elect are sinners. Before God will accept a sinner […]

God Promises “[I] will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty” (2 Corinthians 6:18). “Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:26). “Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, […]

No oil? (Bonar, “Religion Without the Holy Spirit”) “The five who were foolish took no oil for their lamps.” Matthew 25.3 This parable has many sides and aspects. It is prophetical; it is also practical. It suits all ages, but especially the last days. It suits the world, but especially the church of God. It is […]

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. 4:6 […]

Old Adam put in a better dress (Thomas Watson, “A New Creature”) “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” John 3:3 Natural honesty, moral virtue, prudence, justice, liberality, temperance–these are not the new birth. These make a glorious show in the eye of the world—but […]

Knowing The Secrets of God …..and Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, It is not in me; God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace”. (Genesis 41:16) God’s will and purpose shall be known by the sons and daughters of Adams race, but how and by whom shall God reveal such wonders of his grace and mercy? […]