Our refuge! (Joseph Philpot, “An Immutable God and a Strong Consolation” 1866) “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Psalm 18:2 On every side are hosts of enemies ever invading […]
Union with Christ- J.C.Philpot (extract from A spiritual death and a hidden life.) How Christ is “our life.” Union with Christ is the grand truth revealed in the Scripture, and the fountain head out of which every blessing springs. But to understand this we must carry our thoughts upward and backward, to look at the […]
How vast, how numerous, how complicated are the various events and circumstances which attend the Church of God here below, as she travels onward to her heavenly home! But if all things as well as all persons are put under Jesus’ feet, there cannot be a single circumstance over which he has not supreme control. […]
One point in the sin offering demands a few moments’ attention, After the fat had been burnt on the brazen altar (Lev. 4:9, 10)—significant emblem of the acceptance of the sacrifice of Jesus as a sweet-smelling savor, the skin, head, legs, inwards, etc., of the bullock were to be carried outside the camp, into a […]
“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon–for why should I be as one that turns aside by the flocks of your companions? If you know not, O fairest among women, go your way by the footsteps of the flock, and feed your […]
“Draw me; we will run after you! Let the king bring me into his chambers.” Song of Solomon 1:4 How many of us can take the words of the bride into our lips, or have ever been able at any one time of our life to use such an expression? We must have had some […]
The whole apparatus of religion (J. C. Philpot, “Reviews”) “I see that you are very religious in every way.” Acts 17:22 Religion, in some shape or other, is indispensable to the very existence of civilized society. There is a natural religion–as well as a spiritual religion. Natural conscience is the seat of the former; a […]
The kingship of Christ- J.C.Philpot. “King of kings and Lord of lords!” Revelation 19:16 The kingship of Christ is full of sweet consolation to the tried family of God. As Zion’s enthroned King, He supplies His people out of His own inexhaustible fullness! To Him, as our enthroned King, we give the allegiance of our […]
The flesh (J. C. Philpot) “That which is born of the flesh is flesh.” John 3:6 There is no promise made that in this life, we shall be set free from the indwelling and the in-working of sin. Many think that their flesh is to become “progressively holier and holier”–that sin after sin is to […]
Cain, Esau, Saul, Ahab, Judas (J. C. Philpot) “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” 2 Cor. 7:10 These two kinds of repentance are to be carefully distinguished from each other; though they are often sadly confounded. Cain, Esau, Saul, Ahab, Judas, all repented. But […]