That hideous idol SELF in his little shrine (J. C. Philpot, “Israel’s Departure and Return” 1849) Never again will we say any more to the workof our hands—”You are our gods!” Hosea 14:3 The besetting sin of Israel was the worship of idols. Perhaps, if you have walked into the British Museum,and seen the idols that […]
God’s Law and The Gospel of His Dear Son are both perfect. One perfectly condemns and the other perfectly saves! – Copied “The difference between true and false repentance lies in this: the man who truly repents cries out against his heart; but the other, as Eve, against the serpent, or something else. […]
A religious man (Horatius Bonar, “The Doom of the Double-Hearted”) Then Balaam uttered this oracle: “Let me die the death of the righteous, and may my last end be like theirs!” Numbers 23:7, 10 “Which have left the right way, and gone astray, following the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness!” 2 Peter 2:15 […]
The jewelry of the Bible! (Octavius Winslow, “The Preciousness of the Divine Promises”) “God has given us His very great and precious promises!” 2 Peter 1:4 The promises of God are the jewelry of the Bible! Every page of the sacred volume is rich and sparkling with these divine assurances of Jehovah’s love, faithfulness, and […]
Isaiah 33: 20: Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: We behold that we are compassed about with a great cloud of witnesses, the spirits of just men made perfect. Not one has ever been plucked out of his hand. We behold the King in his beauty–Jesus the Author and Finisher of faith who […]
Unto God be Glory The true and living God is able to do. To do means “to effect or work out or accomplish whatsoever one is pleased to do.” The true and living God is the mighty, omnipotent God. God is so mighty and so able to do, he tells us beforehand what pleases him […]