FREE TO COMMIT MURDER We believe the word of God which declares that Christ established the law for his people so that every believer called to faith in Christ is not under law but under grace. Therefore, we are accused of being antinomians. One of the common arguments involves picking out one of the ten […]

LAW AND GRACE Henry Mahan Law manifests what is in men–sin! Grace manifests what is in God–love! Law demands righteousness from men! Grace brings righteousness to men! Law sentences men to death! Grace brings dead men to life! Law speaks of what I must do! Grace tells what Christ has done! Law gives a knowledge […]

‘If You Be Circumcised’ Joe Terrell Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. (Galatians 5:2) It is a man’s guilt that makes Christ necessary for Him; but it is a man’s righteousness that will render Christ ineffective for him. The blood of Christ is the remedy […]

DESCRIPTION OF THE LORD’S PEOPLE Rom. 16:1-27 Tom Harding When we are reading Romans 16 there is a tendency to read over the first 24 verses and skip down to the doxology of praise in verse 25-27. We have not only in these verses the 36 names of some God’s elect chosen in Him before […]

Come and eat! (Horatius Bonar, “The Bread of Immortality”) “I am the bread of life.” John 6:48 “I am the living bread.” John 6:51 All food is for the sustaining of life. Jesus announces Himself as the bread which will sustain the life of the soul. Not merely some doctrine–but Himself. He is the bread; […]

The Breaker! (Charles Spurgeon) “The Breaker has gone up before them. He will bring you through the gates of your cities of captivity, back to your own land. Your King will lead you; the Lord Himself will guide you!” Micah 2:13 Inasmuch as Jesus has gone before us, things do not remain as they would […]

(Octavius Winslow, “Christ is Ever with You!” 1863) “Surely, I am with you always — even unto the end of the world!” Matthew 28:20 Christ is ever with His people — as a shield and deliverer. Our estimation of this truth, will be proportioned to our intelligent apprehension of the number and potency of our […]

DOES THE GOSPEL OFFEND YOU? Henry Mahan Some of you have found that your family, friends, and fellow workers are not happy over your conversion to Christ – in fact, they are quite hostile. “I liked you better when you were not a Christian!” said one man to a new believer. Be encouraged, my friends; […]

DOES THE GOSPEL OFFEND YOU? EDITORIAL Henry Mahan Some of you have found that your family, friends, and fellow workers are not happy over your conversion to Christ – in fact, they are quite hostile. “I liked you better when you were not a Christian!” said one man to a new believer. Be encouraged, my […]

Let There be Light In Genesis 1: 3-5, God declares the giving of light. Light is essential to the purpose of God in creation because creation is the stage upon which His redemptive glory will be unveiled. It is because God is willing to make known this glory, that He commands first a light by […]