Unmerited Favor or Grace?To give food to a hungry man who refuses to work for a living is unmerited favor, but is it really grace? What if that hungry man had broken into my house to rob me of my possessions and tried to kill me, yet afterwards I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There is a well-known saying regarding the Word of God which goes something like this: "God said it, I believe it and that settles it." That ridiculous second line of the statement gives us some insight into the attitude of fallen man toward the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Every sinner chosen to salvation in electing grace will be regenerated and effectually called to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Abram was an idolater, but, being one of God’s elect, he was sought out and found in Ur of the Chaldees. Rahab...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
- Thomas Edison said, "we do not know a millionth part of one per cent about anything." Of course he was speaking in the natural realm. As far as spiritual things are concerned, however, we know absolutely nothing. "But the natural man...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A little over two thousand years ago the Son of God descended into this vile world so that someday we would ascend into that perfect world from which He came. He was made lower than the angels to raise us higher than the angels. He became a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I rejoice to read and think upon the blessed Savior who accomplished the work of redemption. In the stead of His chosen people, Christ perfectly obeyed the law of God by which He established righteousness for us. Having rendered that obedience in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear reader, I pray God will give you a heart understanding of these two things: you must know Christ, and Christ is all that is to be known. You may be ignorant of a great many things, but if by the revealing grace of the Spirit you know Christ,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoreth Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me" (Matthew 15:8). True worship comes from the heart. The mind may memorize scripture, the mouth may utter religious words, the eyes...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You may turn from one man-made religion to another quite easily. Multitudes do it. Church hopping is common. People become weary with their old church, so they set out in search of something new, different and more exciting. Soon that new religion...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If the Word of God did not teach that some sinners were chosen unto salvation, there would be no reason to expect that anyone would ever believe the gospel. Had the Lord not determined some sinners to be the objects of his saving grace, then none...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
