“[Christ] embraces all things that are lovely: he seals up the sum of all loveliness. Things that shine as single stars with a particular glory, all meet in Christ as a glorious constellation. Col. 1:19, “It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell.” Cast your eyes among all created beings, survey the…
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever He will” (Pro 21:1). What could be more explicit? Out of the heart are the issues of life (Prov 4:23), for as a man “thinketh in his heart, so is he (Prov 23:7). If then the…
Those who oppose the “Calvinistic” interpretation of election and predestination often argue that these truths “are not fair.” They say that it doesn’t allow everyone a “chance” to choose Christ (as if anyone, in and of themselves, would ever choose Christ). Those who think this way reveal their belief that they are somehow “good enough,”…
Galatians 6:1 “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault [trespass/offence/sin], ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” James 5:19-20 “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 Let him know, that he which converteth…
As an example, in one conversation I was involved in a few years back, a professing Christian stated how she would hear sermons that made her feel bad about her sin, and she would always feel down. As a result, she switched to those pastors/preachers who ‘made her feel good.’ And how did they make…
“O what efforts Satan puts forth to keep people from this vitally important and all-necessary work of self-examination. He knows full well that if many of his deceived victims set about the task in earnest, they would soon discover that no miracle of Divine grace has been wrought in them, and that this would cause…
“But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.” Matthew 7:26 “Not that the Christian will “do” them perfectly—“For in many things we offend all” (James 3:2)—though he ought to, and must not excuse but rather mourn over…
The question of what Gospel repentance truly entails is a vital one. How one understands it makes a powerful difference as to how one lives, and unto whom one lives, whether unto Christ…. or unto self. The point of this article is to answer that question, affirming the principle that (contrary to the teaching of…
“Where God works, he always does so consistently with his own Word. What I mean is this: when he raises up, equips, and sends forth one of his servants, that servant will necessarily preach the Word, and denounce all that is opposed to the Word: hence, his message is bound to be unpopular, in fact,…
“Those iniquities which men hide in their hearts—shall be written one day on their foreheads as with the point of a diamond! They who will not confess their sin as David did—that they may be pardoned; shall confess their sin as Achan did—that they may be punished. It is dangerous to keep the devil’s counsel—to…
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