The Poor Man’s Concordance and Dictionary “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” (Isaiah 26:3). Are you happy? Yes! But I am not without times of sorrow and depression. Like any human, I weep over loved ones, friends, sickness, death, and disappointment. But I […]

THE Promise of God Maurice Montgomery The promises of God, “said one man, “are like the clothes we wear; if there is life in the body, they warm us, but not otherwise. Where there is living faith, God’s promises afford warm comfort.” Thus we can say with Luther, “Although I am a sinner, yet I […]

The Faith Of God’s Elect Until we are sensible of our being miserable and helpless in ourselves, we shall not be persuaded of the necessity of a sole trust in another for help and succour. ‘They that be whole need not the physician, but they that are sick.’ This conviction is becoming ‘dead to the […]

There is no fear of God before their eyes (Romans 3:18) Commenting upon this verse J.C. Philpot said, Those who have every reason to fear as to their eternal state before God, have for the most part, no fear at all. They are secure, and free from doubt and fear. The depths of human hypocrisy, […]

Ready To Hear Acts 10 How blessed our time together would be if, when we come to the house of worship, we had prepared our hearts to hear from God. Cornelius said to Peter – “Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.” Their […]

A Four Word Description If we chose four words to describe the life of a believer–that is, what the Lord Jesus does for the believer from the first hour we believe until we come into final glory–these four words might sum it up: converted, healed, filled, and raised. If you will read the ninth chapter […]

“Self-righteousness can feed upon doctrines, as well as upon works!” John Newton Complete Restoration In Christ They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away (Psalm 69:4). This Psalm, […]

O, Lamb of God, still keep me near to Thy wounded side Tis only there in safety and peace I can abide. What foes and snares surround me, what lusts and fears within! The grace that sought and found me alone can keep me clean. ‘Tis only in Thee hiding I know my life secure […]

In John 14:6 Christ is said to be, the way, the truth and the life. In 1 Co 1:30 Christ is said to be made unto me, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. This covers all that I need to stand in God’s presence, only a fool would look for more. Pastor John Chapman Prevenient Grace […]

Christ is the way Isaiah 35: 8: And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; Earthly Zion was where the city of Jerusalem was. It was the place where the one altar and the one mercy-seat were. That […]