Consider Jesus–(extract from) in Obedience to Divine Law – Octavius Winslow But consider the obedience of Jesus. It was SUBSTITUTIONARY obedience. Although consenting to come under a law which He had never broken, no obedience, therefore, to that law was required for Himself. Made under the law as man, He was bound to obey it, […]
“Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.” – Hebrews 9:20 There is a strange power about the very name of blood, and the sight of it is always affecting. A kind heart cannot bear to see a sparrow bleed, and unless familiarized by use, turns away with horror […]
Lazarus Raised: A Picture Of God’s Saving Grace John 11:43-44 – Don Fortner There are many pictures of grace in the Bible, by which God illustrates the gospel message of salvation by grace alone. One of the most instructive of these pictures is the resurrection of Lazarus. Read John 11 and 12, and note these […]
Extract from a sermon delivered by Angus Fisher on the 7th November 2010 at the Shoalhaven Gospel Church “Matthew’s Physician at Work” . Mark 2:13-22. In this event before us today we see the Lord Jesus describe Himself as a physician – a physician of men’s souls. The contrast here continues between the gracious operations […]
THE MASTER KEY? -Spurgeon, “A Stanza of Deliverance” God does not violate the human will when he saves men. They are not converted against their will, but their will itself is converted. The Lord has a way of entering the heart– not with a crowbar, like a burglar. But with a master-key, which he gently inserts in the lock, and the […]
When the gospel bids the sinner cease from his Toiling and trust alone in Jesus, having nothing and being nothing in himself, but taking Jesus to be his all in all; and when it adds that even this is the gift of God’s Spirit, then it puts before him an available method for the weakest, […]
PHYSICIANS OF NO VALUE First, let me expose the physicians who delude so many by their vain pretensions. Dr Sadducee Amongst the herd of deceivers, I single out one of the vilest first, an old-established doctor, who has had a wide practice amongst sin-sick souls – a wicked old poisoner he is, but for all […]
John Gill “This word of God has been quick and powerful, sharper than a two edged sword; it has pierced and penetrated into the recesses of the heart, and laid open the secrets of it; it has been the means of enlightening the mind, bringing life to the soul, regenerating and sanctifying the heart, and […]
Unwilling to Do something The problem with sinners is not that we are unwilling to do something to save ourselves but that we are unwilling to do nothing that we might be saved by another. (John 3: 19, 20.) Faith takes nothing from you, faith takes nothing done by you, faith demands you add nothing, […]
I am not what I once was! In his old age, when he could no longer see to read, John Newton heard someone recite this text, “By the grace of God—I am what I am.” He remained silent a short time and then, as if speaking to himself, he said: “I am not what I […]