The soul is in need. Man is conscious of a lack, of a "missing link," of something outside of himself and higher than himself. He is internally conscious of having sunk below his level — and of being unable of himself to rise. He looks and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.1 Peter 5:5 The humble man may have anything from God. Who...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In the twenty-first century, we are obsessed with self-satisfaction and getting our desires met. Hence, any teaching that invades our lifestyle and tells us we must alter or discard out old habits, is usually consigned to the junk pile. In so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We can never form a correct opinion as to who are the Lord's people, by the dispensations of Divine providence — as the same events happen to all. The difference between them and the world, lies rather in the comforts and supports they...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The heart is DECEITFUL. Man is the only creature on earth that seems to practice self-deception. That we should sometimes deceive others, is proof of our depravity; but that we should spend our lives in self-deception, is truly astonishing! Men of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.~Psalm 119:140Do we love the holiness of the Word? The Word is preached — to beat down sin, and advance holiness. Do we love it for its spirituality and purity? Many love the Preached...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Oh that you might have such a strong love for perishing sinners that you will put up with their rebuffs and rebukes, and say to them "Strike me if you will, but hear me; ridicule me, but still I will plead with you; cast me under your feet as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In this world of corruption there is real danger that the earnest Christian may overreact in his resistance to evil and become a victim of the religious occupational disease, cynicism. The constant need to go counter to popular trends may easily...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Despair is a God-affronting sin. It is sacrilege; it robs God of His crown-jewels, His power, goodness, and truth. How Satan triumphs to see the honor of God’s attributes laid in the dust by despair! Despair casts away the anchor of hope,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The multitudes of professors among us want as much religion as will save them from Hell--and not an atom more. The world is their real God; gold is their idol--it is in mammon's temple that they worship. They are, in fact, worldly men varnished...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
