It was not the nails! (J. C. Philpot) “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Mark 15:34 It was not the nails driven through His hands and feet; it was not the crown of thorns placed upon His brow; it was not the stripes which mangled His back; it was not the languor […]
GRACE EXPERIENCED IS CHRIST REVEALED Saul of Tarsus, who became Paul the apostle, experienced the mighty work of God’s Spirit. God brought this rebel sinner to bow before Him in the dust and revealed Himself in Paul. He gives confession of this in his letter to the Galatians: “But when it pleased God, who separated […]
Meekness, one of the fruits of the Spirit, is an attitude toward God. Meekness believes all things come from God, and therefore receives them as good. Humility is her twin sister. The Lord said, “Blessed are the meek.” Here are some of the blessings of meekness. “The meek shall eat and be satisfied.” “The meek […]
Joseph Hart Flesh and Spirit. Rom. 7. 14-25; Gal. 5. 17-24 1 Though void of all that’s good, And very, very poor, Through Christ I hope to be renewed, And live for evermore. 2 I view my own bad heart, And see such evils there, The sight with horror makes me start, And tempts me […]
We did not ask God to elect us. We did not ask God to make a covenant of grace. We did not ask God to redeem us by the blood of His Son. All of these things were done before we were born. – C. H. Spurgeon Joseph Hart “All my springs are in thee.” […]
The Agony in Gethsemane The following is from Spurgeon’s sermon, “The Agony in Gethsemane” #1199. Luke 22:44 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.” Matthew 26:38 “And being in agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” Luke […]
THREE THINGS REGARDING GOD’S GRACE 1. Grace is always sovereign. “Therefore, hath He mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He will He hardeneth.” (Romans 9:18) 2. God’s grace is always free. “Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:24) 3. God’s grace is always […]
To worship God in the Spirit is to worship without the use of idolatrous images and rituals. It is a heart worship of the living God. Yet, it is much more than that. It is worshipping God in the power of and under the influence of the Holy Spirit. True worship is born in the […]
WHY CHRIST CAME Jesus Christ came into the world not only to reveal the Father, but to redeem the sinner. He came not as the President of our country would go into a disaster area to look upon the poor, helpless victims, but to redeem victims of depravity whom the Father gave Him in the […]
When the Holy Spirit preaches the gospel (J. C. Philpot) We often know the theory of the gospel, before we know the experience of the gospel. We often receive the doctrines of grace into our judgment, before we receive the grace of the doctrines into our soul. We therefore need to be . . . […]