Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5: 6)I read that during the days of the Great Depression in this country there was such a famine of bread that families had to go to soup kitchens...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew 13: 31-32 Here is great encouragement for every believer. Our Lord assures us he shall cause his kingdom to grow: not by might, nor by power but by His Spirit. Our Lord shall add to his kingdom and make his children grow being filled...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew 13: 1-23In this parable the Lord teaches his disciples the utmost importance of hearing his gospel preached (Luke 8: 11; 1 Peter 1: 23-25; 1 Corinthians 3: 6-7). Three out of the four hearers are not profited: the wayside hearer is not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Deuteronomy 34: 1-12; Joshua 1: 1-9; Romans 10: 4Joshua is a type of Christ Jesus the Lord. In two places in the New Testament, instead of referring to him by the name "Joshua", he is called "Jesus" (Acts 7: 45; Hebrews 4: 8.) The name "Joshua"...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Deuteronomy 34: 1-12; Joshua 1: 1-9; Romans 10: 4Joshua is a type of Christ Jesus the Lord. In two places in the New Testament, instead of referring to him by the name "Joshua", he is called "Jesus" (Acts 7: 45; Hebrews 4: 8.) The name "Joshua"...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Galatians 6: 1-4When the carnal yoke is lifted off of the natural man, when he visits the congregation where brethren are led of the Spirit of grace, the gospel he hears declares he has no power to constrain himself much less work obedience in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Joshua 20: 1-9 A refuge is a place of hope to which the guilty may flee for safety and security. These six cities of refuge typify God our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, the refuge for guilty sinners. If the avenger of blood caught the guilty man...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Ro 3:26: To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.Ultimately, there have only ever been two beliefs among professing Christians throughout all generations. One...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Forbidden to Eat of the Tree of Life (Genesis 3: 22-24.)The eternal life of God is Christ the Tree of Life (Revelation 2:7; 1 John 5: 11.) The elect of God are trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD himself (Isaiah 61: 3.) Adam lost all...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. Leviticus 16:22Christ Jesus completely bore away all the sin of his people (Hebrews 9: 28.) Those whom God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
