HELP FOR THE POOR AND NEEDY How inexhaustible is God’s Holy Word, a never-ending source of instruction and comfort. Isaiah 55:1 holds out an offer of the free grace of God. “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the water, and he that hath...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WHY WORRY? As the saying goes, “It’s easier said than done”; I’m sure this applies to my question. Yet this is what Paul is saying to us in Philippians 4:6-7, “Be careful for nothing” is simply, “Don’t worry about anything.” He isn’t...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
LOST IN THE CROWD When the Lord Jesus began His ministry it appears that His first recorded sermon was preached in the synagogue of Nazareth, His hometown. His scripture text was Isaiah 61:1-2. The application of His message was the absolute...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
SATAN AND HIS GOSPEL In contradistinction (a “gospel” that is distinctly contradictory) to the Gospel of Christ, the gospel of Satan teaches salvation by works. It teaches justification before God on the ground of human merits. Its sacramental...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
TRUE OR FALSE WORSHIP? The so-called “worship” of today is external and spectacular; it is not as it should be, internal and reverential. Many feel that they must have a large expensive, elaborate and spectacular building, and a proper clergyman...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
SUBSTITUTION the heart of the Gospel! “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” II Corinthians 5:21 “The sum and substance of the Gospel lies in that word SUBSTITUTION—Christ...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
SALVATION BY REVELATION, Not by Proposition In Matthew 11:25, Jesus made a very sobering statement in the form of a prayer of thanksgiving concerning the matter of salvation. “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE GREAT SHAKER and MOVER OF ALL EVENTS Who is the first mover in the work of the sinner’s conversion? The great question is answered very clearly and concisely in the Proverbs of Solomon. Chapter sixteen and verse one, “The preparations of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE FAMILY In Psalm sixty-eight, verse six, the Psalmist writes, “God setteth the solitary in families.” Meaning, He makes the solitary to dwell in a house, or God makes a home for the lonely. We have a principle drawn from divine wisdom in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CONVERSION The conversion, or turning around of a sinful, rebellious soul certainly does not lie in the will of unregenerate men. If your soul is ever turned to God and His Christ it will be accomplished by Omnipotence. Joseph Alleine in his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
