RECEIVING THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH “Because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved” (II Thess. 2:10). It is possible to receive the Truth without receiving the love of the Truth. Merely receiving the Truth is an acknowledgment that the Bible does in fact teach some particular doctrine. This […]
SEPARATED Acts 13: 2-3 Over time, the Holy Spirit worked in Barnabas and Saul and proved, before the others in the church at Antioch, that these were two men whom the Lord had chosen, filled, made faithful and who were proven faithful. In the beginning, Barnabas was faithful to do what the Lord enabled him […]
GOD’S SUCCESSFUL WORD Isaiah 55: 10: For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11: So shall my word be that goeth forth out […]
The Preface To Joseph Hart’s “Hart’s Hymns” from 1759 is a classic in spiritual autobiography. Joseph Hart’s Spiritual Autobiography As I had the happiness of being born of believing parents, I imbibed the sound doctrines of the Gospel from my infancy; nor was I without touches of heart, checks of conscience, and meltings of affections, […]
; Next In Line; Sleeping Drew Dietz And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains and the keepers before the door kept the prison. Acts 12:6 Look! what grace in the heart does for God’s dear children!! Peter was just hours before […]
… and were by nature children of wrath, even as others. Eph.3:3 Are you a believer? Are you what is called a saved person, a child of God? If so, how did that come about? Why did God save you? If your answer is, “because I believed in Jesus,” then you are over-qualified to be […]
“But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”—Romans v. 8. It is a very blessed heightening of divine mercies, when we behold them as not only bestowed upon those that deserved them not, but upon those that deserved the reverse of them. It is not […]
Whips And Chains And Biscuits Tim James The treatment afforded the demoniac of Gadara is a treatise on the means used by false religion to keep its converts committed to its cause. In Mark 5:3-4, two words are used to describe this vile religious practice. The religious folks efforts to recover this poor sinner, were […]
for as many people as might someday decide to accept him as their personal savior. The Lord Jesus Christ came into the world to make salvation CERTAIN for all those the Father gave Him in the covenant of grace. If this is not so, it is not possible for anyone to be saved. Frank Tate
CHRIST ALONE The person and work of Jesus Christ is an offense to this lost world and the reason for it is very evident for those who know and believe the gospel of the Grace of God. · Man by nature is in darkness, blinded by the devil and Jesus Christ is the only life. […]