“…Three-year-old twins Zyler and Kadyn Sharpe scurried around the boys and girls clothing racks of a narrow consignment store filled with toys. Zyler, wearing rainbow leggings, scrutinized a pair of hot-pink-and-purple sneakers. Kadyn, in a T-Rex shirt, fixated on a musical cube that flashed colorful lights. At a glance, the only discernible difference between these…
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The Lawful Use Of the Law
The Lawful Use Of the Law All Scripture Is Profitable Unto (Manifest) Righteousness & Sanctification By Curt Wildy “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];…
It Isn’t Easy…
It Isn’t Easy… By Curt Wildy Striving to learn, understand, discern, sharpen one’s acuity, and to stand one’s ground in the face of opposition and ridicule can be quite tough. It can lead to feelings of isolation, alienation, alterity, and even a sense of profound loneliness and depression — yet we press on, knowing that…
Ye Are Bought With A Price
Ye Are Bought With A Price Thomas Manton, Published in 1882 “Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have…
Divine (Agapē) Love Is *Righteously* Holy, Jealous, Intolerant, and Self-Sacrificial.
The following is humbling, needful, and even more pressing in our day than it was at the time it was preached. May God give us grace, mercy, and effectual strength to walk in accordance with the truths set forth herein. Divine (Agapē) Love Is Righteously Holy, Jealous, Intolerant, and Self-Sacrificial An Excerpt From “The Straitness…
“The Believer’s Assurance: Blessed Assurance – The Essence And The Evidence Of It” by Deacon Steven Clough
1 John 2:1-6 “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.…
Ralph Robinson on “The Sight Of Sin” (Published 1868)
An Excerpt On The Sight of Sin Taken from Christ All and in All or Several Significant Similitudes by which the Lord Jesus Christ is described in the Holy Scriptures. By Pastor Ralph Robinson of Mary Woolnoth, London, U.K., Published in 1868 …[Question] IV. Whether Jesus Christ observes the same method in this work of…
Romans 8:16: The Key to Understanding, Obtaining, and Retaining the Assurance of Salvation (In The Proper Context)
Romans 8:16 The Key to Understanding, Obtaining, and Retaining the Assurance of Salvation (As Considered In Its Proper Immediate, Lexical, and Systematic Context) By Curt Wildy Introduction Dear reader, please understand that in writing what I am about to write, I have no desire to puff myself up, gain a following, force my opinions on…
“Judge Not Lest You Be Judged! Only God Can Judge Me! Who are You To Judge Anyone Else? Do You Think Your Perfect? Etcetera…
“JUDGE NOT LEST YOU BE JUDGED! — ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME! — WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ANYONE ELSE? DO YOU THINK YOU’RE PERFECT?” The above is a common but erroneous sentiment held by those who do not properly exegete Scripture… The Christian is absolutely *commanded* to discern/judge/try/prove all things, including other people. However,…
Pastor Jesse Gistand on God-enabled Faithfulness, Commitment, Obedience, Self-Denial, and Focus
Note: The following is a relatively short excerpt from his May 14, 2016 study titled “Men’s Theology – Leadership Class – Part 5.” For the full audio, please click here or visit: http://www.grace-bible.com/sermons/sermon/2016-05-14/mens-theology-leadership-class-part-5-2016. I cannot stress enough how much I would encourage everyone to listen to it in its entirety. The study speaks volumes concerning…
Spiritual Wrestlings 