Four Imperatives John 3:3-7 During the course of our Lord’s earthly ministry he declared that four things are absolutely necessary for the salvation of our souls. Those who do not experience these four things cannot inherit the kingdom of God. No matter what our doctrine is, no matter what we profess, no matter what else we experience, we […]
“They are of those that rebel against the light.” Job 24:13 So far from cooperating with the Spirit in the new creation, the natural man presents every resistance and opposition to it. There is not only a passive aversion to, but there is an active resistance of, the work. The stream of man’s natural inclinations […]
“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, […]
We may understand two things by this expression. First, the discovery to the conscience of Christ’s imputed righteousness, in the way of justification; and secondly, the communication to the soul of a divine or righteous nature, whereby it brings forth the fruits of sincerity and uprightness before God. Both are to be followed after. But […]
“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.”—Psalm 34:10. RIGHT truly did Paul say, “Whereby he has given unto us exceeding great and precious promises;” for surely this promise is exceeding great indeed. In the entire compass of God’s holy word, there is […]
Pride is a groundless thing. We have reasons for almost everything, but we have no reason to be proud. Pride should be unnatural to us, for we have nothing to be proud of. Our CREATION ought to humble us, for we are frail creatures who are here today and gone tomorrow. Our IGNORANCE should be […]
When Solomon commanded the living child to be cut in half to settle the dispute over whose mother the child was; each mother would receive one half of the child. One of the two women agreed that that would be the fair and equitable thing to do. The other one said, “No, give her the child.” That is […]
The glorious thing about the Gospel is this. If I can do nothing to merit, earn, or deserve my salvation, then I can certainly do nothing to lose it. Our righteousness before God is determined only by the finished work of Christ that God accepted as perfect. So with Paul we simply “declare at this […]
We know that a man is saved through faith and that without faith it is impossible to please God. We also know that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and that there is no fear of God before the eyes of the wicked. Much can be said from scripture to define and […]
The real problem with any message of salvation that depends in any way on the will, works, or wisdom of man, is its low view of God. It changes the glory of the incorruptable God into an image made like unto corruptible man. It sets man on the throne of God and makes The Almighty […]