THE SPIRIT OF TRUE PREACHING There is a big difference in preaching at someone and preaching to someone. There is a big difference in preaching to condemn someone for being wrong and preaching to convict someone that God is right. There is a big difference in loving to preach and preaching in love to those […]
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. Lk. 17:10 “Unprofitable servant”. This is not just a humble way to express one’s service to God. It is literally true. To make a profit is to gain assets as a result of an investment. Since our God is […]
THE JUSTICE OF GOD, OUR COMFORT God is absolutely and inflexibly Just. “Justice and judgment are the habitation of Thy Throne” (Psalm 89:14), He would never condemn or punish someone who was not guilty, nor would He ever not punish and not condemn someone who was guilty. He said, “I will by no means clear […]
1John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 1John 1:4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. Phil. 4:4 Rejoice in the […]
Pierced by the living Word! by Martin Luther, et al. Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.“ There is no book […]
Peculiar PeopleWho gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity,and purify unto himself a PECULIAR PEOPLE, zealous of good works.-Titus 2:14 by Don Fortner The Holy Spirit declares that God’s elect, once they are called andconverted by his sovereign grace, are made to be a ‘peculiar people’.The word “peculiar” (v. 14) means […]
Four Facts About Those Who Die In Christ I Thessalonians 4:13-18 “I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.” Sorrow at the loss of a dear companion and friend is unavoidable. But believers do not despair in their sorrow. Our […]
Salvation is not to “try God,” it is to “know God.” Salvation is not moral reformation, but regeneration. Salvation is not decide for Christ, it is to receive Christ. Your salvation only surprises you, God purposed it. ~Henry Mahan “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.”–Hosea 6:3 “To know the […]
A Believer Is All Ear A missionary to a remote tribe was attempting to translate the scriptures into their language, and he had difficulty finding a word for “obedience” a virtue that few of the natives practiced. One day, as he went home from the village, his dog stayed behind. The missionary called his dog […]
THE SUM OF OUR GOSPEL “CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY.” This is the sum and substance of our gospel and is the great article of faith. WHO DIED? Christ, the only-begotten, well-beloved Son of God in human nature (Rom. 8:34; Matt. 3:16-17). HOW DID HE DIE? A death of shame, under the wrath and judgment […]