The ocean of Divine love! (by Octavius Winslow) The love of God to His people was as eternal as the eternity of His being, as everlasting as His uncreated nature. “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” It panted, it yearned for an outlet. It sought and found it in Christ. Nowhere in the […]
Separation from the Ungodly World “Therefore, come out from them and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don’t touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.” 2 Cor. 6:17 There is not a stronger mark of the Lord’s people than their separation. They are separated from the world, separated from their families, separated […]
Consider Jesus– in the Power of His Resurrection “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection.” –Phil. 3:10 Is there not some danger of lingering too exclusively at the cross, to the exclusion of the grave of Jesus? In other words, do we give the subject of Christ’s RESURRECTION that place in […]
Consider Jesus– in His Atoning Blood “The blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from every sin.” 1 John 1:7 The blood of Jesus is everything. It is the central doctrine of our faith, the present and eternal life of our souls. There is no pardon, no salvation, no heaven but by blood–the blood of […]
The free, sovereign grace of God! (Octavius Winslow, “Christ, Our Righteousness”) “Those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.” Romans 8:30 The justified sinner stands the closest to God, of any created being in the universe. Nearer to the throne of the Eternal, […]
A shield and deliverer (Octavius Winslow, “Christ is Ever with You!” 1863) “Surely, I am with you always — even unto the end of the world!” Matthew 28:20 Christ is ever with His people — as a shield and deliverer. Our estimation of this truth, will be proportioned to our intelligent apprehension of the number […]
Consider Jesus– in His Second Appearing “Looking for that blessed hope, the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ.” –Titus 2:13 A Savior ‘to come’ has been the hope of the Church of God in every age and dispensation. The Old Testament saints looked for His coming to save; the saints […]
(extract) The FORGIVING Spirit of the Lord’s Prayer. Octavius Winslow “just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.” Matthew 6:12 To forgive, it has been remarked, is divine. If the forgiveness of sin is the sole prerogative of God, the highest and most gracious gift of heaven, then, man’s forgiveness of the wrong […]
“Now the just shall live by faith.” Hebrews 10:38 We cannot too frequently nor too deeply study the profound meaning of these words. God will have his child perpetually looking to, leaning upon, and receiving from Him. At present we are but in an immature state. We are not, therefore, in a condition to be […]
Jesus sustains no association to His Church more expressive than that of the marriage relationship. From all eternity He forever betrothed her to Himself. He asked her at the hands of her Father—and the Father gave her to Him. He entered into a covenant that she would be His. The conditions of that covenant were […]