The desires of the righteous! (John MacDuff, “Brief Thoughts for the Followers of Jesus” 1855) “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you cannot do the things that you wish.” Galatians 5:17 How true is this! How exactly does it […]

There are many things that we ask the Lord to give us in prayer. But did you know there is something that we ought to ask from above all things?  “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves.” Love is “That more excellent way” which we should “Follow after”, or make our aim.  The […]

Have we nothing to give Christ? (J. C. Philpot, “REVIEWS”) Have we nothing to give Christ? Yes! Our sins, our sorrows, our burdens, our trials, and above all the salvation and sanctification of our souls. And what has He to give us? What? Why, everything worth having, everything worth a moment’s anxious thought, everything for […]

Gathered  “Where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in the midst of them.”  Matthew 18:20 The Holy Spirit is the only Gatherer. Christ Himself is the only object to which we are gathered, and our assembly, when convened, is to be characterised by holiness. The Holy Spirit can only gather […]

“The Lamb Slain From The Foundation Of The World” Revelation 13:8 Don Fortner      Though he did not come until after the world had existed for four thousand years, Christ is described as “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” because he offered himself to God as a sin-atoning sacrifice for his people […]

“Christ Is The End Of The Law” HOW AND TO WHOM?                 Romans 10:4 Knowing something of the just severity and strict demands of God’s holy law, –Knowing that the law demands, “The soul that sinneth it shall die”, –Knowing that the law demands, “It must be perfect to be accepted”, –Knowing the utter terror of […]

“Grace for Grace” — John 1:16 In Christ we have received, from his boundless fulness, grace because of grace. —  We have received redeeming grace because of electing grace, —  regenerating grace because of redeeming grace, —  sanctifying grace because of regenerating grace, —  believing grace because of sanctifying grace, —  persevering grace because of […]

ALL-SUFFICIENT GRACE (John MacDuff, “The Faithful Promiser”) “God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things — may abound to every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 All-sufficiency in all things! Believer! Surely you are “thoroughly equipped for every good work!” Grace is no scanty thing, […]

The chief among ten thousand,   the altogether lovely One! (by Octavius Winslow) With what pen, dipped though it were in heaven’sThe Authority & Power of the Word upon the Heart excerpt by J. C. Philpot God is essentially invisible. “He dwells in the light which no man can approach unto, whom no man has […]

How Do We Fulfill The Law By Faith In Christ? Rom. 8:4      Paul declares that we fulfill the law’s righteousness, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. He is not saying that the Holy Spirit of God enables the believer to personally fulfill the law. To suggest such a thing is […]