By One Offering “By one offering, Christ hath perfected forever them who are sanctified.” (Hebrews 10:14) In what sense has Christ perfected them forever? My dear reader, it is for want of Faith in this, that we feel so much...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Christ the First and the Last in Salvation My friends, do you love to hear Christ lifted up and exalted as your All and in all? If you do, you are willing to be made less than nothing and vanity in yourselves. Professors of religion, generally, do...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Believing and Salvation “And they said, Believe on the LORD Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:31) Many quote this verse as a proof text to support their notion that believing is a condition for being...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Righteousness Without Works “Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works.” (Romans 4:6) This righteousness, which is here said to be without works, is the obedience of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Christ Made Sin Now, as justifying righteousness is not inherent in us but imputed to us; so our condemning sin was not inherent in Christ but imputed to Him. There would else [otherwise] be no consistency in the antithesis: “He hath made...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What If? Have you ever considered two 'what ifs' recorded in the Bible? 1.) “For WHAT IF some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?” (Romans 3:3) The majority of Israel of old fell in the desert in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
All Spiritual Blessings in Christ "Blessed be the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." (Ephesians 1:3) Our justification by Grace and acceptance with God is only...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Ransom Paid "By the blood of Thy covenant, I have sent forth Thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water." (Zechariah 9:11) How marvelous is the salvation of God! Jesus, by His death, hath paid the ransom and made the captives His own....[ abbreviated | read entire ]