Who Will Be Justified Before God? I recently asked a local religious leader who would be justified before God at the judgment seat of Christ (John 5:21-22)? To which he replied, “I believe all good people will be in heaven.” To which I said, “What is the basis or root cause of goodness?” The religious […]
DEALING OUR BREAD TO THE HUNGRYBy only the constraint of Christ’s love for us, believers deal our bread to the hungry by telling others how Christ broke our yoke by bearing our sins on the cross. We bring the poor to our house—Christ’s church—to hear the good news of our Redeemer. The gospel is the means God […]
Joseph HartThe Death and Excellency of Christ. Isa. 13. 121 The things on earth which men esteem,And of their richness boast,In value less or greater seem,Proportioned to their cost. 2 [The diamond, that’s for thousands sold,Our admiration draws;For dust men seldom part with gold,Or barter pearls for straws.] 3 Then what inestimable worthMust in those […]
Five Things About MannaExodus 16: 1-31There are five things pictured in the heavenly manna as it is given in figure of Christ the true bread of God. These are things which every believer shall come to know in the sweet experience of grace.First: He will come to see that this true manna was provided by God alone. It […]
GOD’S FAITHFULNESS Throughout my days my path’s been markedBy God, my Father’s, loving heart.He’s ordered every step with care.I’ve met His goodness everywhere.When I was lost and knew Him not,Prevenient grace marked every spot;And angels came for God’s elect,Though in rebellion, to protect. Then in the time and at the placeWhich God had purposed by […]
“To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna.” –Revelation 2:17How often God’s word is to you a sealed book; how often you hear from the pulpit the most encouraging preaching, yet get no encouragement from it; how often you hear Christ held forth in his Person, blood and righteousness, and go away as you […]
“To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna.” –Revelation 2:17 How often God’s word is to you a sealed book; how often you hear from the pulpit the most encouraging preaching, yet get no encouragement from it; how often you hear Christ held forth in his Person, blood and righteousness, […]
God’s King is King Already About 5,000 men sat on the side of a mountain in the lush grass and listened to the gracious words of Him who was the gospel incarnate. Having heard His precious words they ate their fill of a basket containing five barley loaves and two small fishes.This God did by Him in their […]
Peter’s Sin And RepentanceTom HardingPeter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. (Matt. 26:75).There has been much written and said of Peter’s failure and sin when he denied that he knew the Lord Jesus Christ, but not much of Peter’s conviction […]
Covenant MerciesTom HardingNow these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. The God of Israel […]