Pride is a groundless thing. We have reasons for almost everything, but we have no reason to be proud. Pride should be unnatural to us, for we have nothing to be proud of. Our CREATION ought to humble us, for we are frail creatures who are here today and gone tomorrow. Our IGNORANCE should be […]
When Solomon commanded the living child to be cut in half to settle the dispute over whose mother the child was; each mother would receive one half of the child. One of the two women agreed that that would be the fair and equitable thing to do. The other one said, “No, give her the child.” That is […]
The glorious thing about the Gospel is this. If I can do nothing to merit, earn, or deserve my salvation, then I can certainly do nothing to lose it. Our righteousness before God is determined only by the finished work of Christ that God accepted as perfect. So with Paul we simply “declare at this […]
We know that a man is saved through faith and that without faith it is impossible to please God. We also know that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and that there is no fear of God before the eyes of the wicked. Much can be said from scripture to define and […]
The real problem with any message of salvation that depends in any way on the will, works, or wisdom of man, is its low view of God. It changes the glory of the incorruptable God into an image made like unto corruptible man. It sets man on the throne of God and makes The Almighty […]
The real problem with any message of salvation that depends in any way on the will, works, or wisdom of man, is its low view of God. It changes the glory of the incorruptable God into an image made like unto corruptible man. It sets man on the throne of God and makes The Almighty […]
A WORD ABOUT HOLINESS If I could truthfully state that I have no interest in becoming more holy; that is, more graciously submissive and obedient to the will of God, both preceptive and providential, then according to the teaching of the Word of God, I would be acknowledging that, spiritually, I am dreadfully unhealthy – […]
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 […]