In all fourteen epistles attributed to the Apostle Paul (I include Hebrews), either in the salutation or conclusion, he invokes the grace of God upon the Church. He does so without any explanation or definition of grace. I believe he does so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
DOCTRINAL INDIFFERENCE Doctrinal indifference is no solution to the problem of doctrinal differences. God help me to know what I believe and to believe it with an immovable, uncompromising, and steadfast faith. Jude said, “Our salvation is a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE LORD’S SUPPER As I gave thought to this most sacred celebration I wondered how many go through the ritual and it remains precisely that, “a ritual.” There is something in the LORD’S Supper that meets with much more than the external senses....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST In the Galatian letter Paul speaks much of his own self-denial for Christ’s sake, “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE LOCAL ASSEMBLY “And being let go, they went to their own company…” There are some people who attend church fairly regularly, but are in many ways like the “live-ins” who have a very convenient situation that lacks commitment. There is no...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
SAINT PATRICK WAS A BAPTIST! The following is an article by my good friend Dr. W. R. Downing Pastor of Sovereign Grace Baptist Church of Silicone Valley, CA St. Patrick’s Personal History--Patrick lived from about 387 to 461 AD. He was born in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
GOD MUST BE HONORED “For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified by the Word of God and prayer” (I Timothy 4:4-5). As it is in every act honoring to God, whether public...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
RELIGIOUS RITUALISM “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou were cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE SIMPLICITY OF SALVATION “Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
GOD IS JEALOUS FOR HIS GLORY “I AM THE LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.” (Isaiah 42:8) A person who is a braggart or boastful is one of the most obnoxious creatures on earth....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
