11/8 "Crucify HIM, Crucify HIM" (Luke 23:21) Jim Byrd No event in all of history has so fully displayed man’s attitude toward God as the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus. Here is a perfect standard by which to measure the world and the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
10/31 One Way Jim Byrd "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me" (John 14:6). There is only one right way, but a thousand ways of being wrong. If you are not following Him who has...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
10/17Why Did God Choose You? Jim Byrd "Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you" (John 15:16). Are you a believer? Do you look to Christ Jesus the Lord of glory for everlasting salvation? Are you dependent upon His faithfulness not yours,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
10/10 The Prince of Life Jim Byrd "And killed the Prince of life whom God raised from the dead" (Acts 3:15). Did they merely kill a great prophet, a good man or a kind miracle-worker? Jesus of Nazareth was infinitely more. Peter identified...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
9/24 Some Thoughts on the Lord’s Supper Jim Byrd 1. It is a time of examination. "Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup" (1 Corinthians 11:28). Do we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for all...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
9/9 Predestination and Providence Jim Byrd Before the worlds were created, the eternal God, for the glory of His great name, determined everything that shall ever come to pass. "For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to Whom...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Righteous In ChristJim ByrdHow righteous are those sinners for whom Christ died and to whom God the Spirit has given spiritual life to trust the Lord Jesus Christ? We are more righteous than our father Adam when he stood innocent before God in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Election of Grace Jim Byrd "Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace" (Romans 11:5). Why does the natural man balk at the mention of God’s electing grace? Election is not, as some...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Unmasking Free-Willism Jim Byrd Let me unmask free-willism so that we may see that it is anti-God, anti-Christ and anti-gospel. By free-willism I mean that system of religion which says that salvation is ultimately dependent upon the will of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Love of Christ Jim Byrd No matter how believers feel or what we do, the love of Christ toward us is just like the Savior Himself, "the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever" (Hebrews 13:8). His love was not caused by our goodness, for we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
