“A new heart will I give you, and a right spirit will I put within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and will give you a heart of flesh.” —EZEK. xxxvi. 26. WHAT a precious cluster of solemn declarations of undeserved mercy and free grace are here! Blessed, thrice […]
I asked the Lord, that I might grow I asked the Lord, that I might grow In faith, and love, and every grace; Might more of His salvation know; And seek more earnestly His face. Twas He who taught me thus to pray, And He, I trust has answered prayer; But it has been in […]
The Gospel of the Bible Salvation of sinners is all about the glory of God (Rom 11:36, Col 3:11, 2 Thess 2:14) and it is in this salvation of sinners that all the divine attributes of God are gloriously revealed. The reconciliation of fallen sinners to a Holy God requires the infinitely powerful work of […]
What a mercy it is to have a conscience in any measure purged from dead works to serve the living God; to feel any free access to his gracious Majesty, any happy liberty in walking before him, any deliverance from doubt and fear, any removal of those exercises which try the mind and often bring […]
Christ is . . . (J. C. Ryle) “Christ is all.” Colossians 3:11 True Christians have trustful thoughts of Christ. They daily lean the weight of their souls upon Him by faith—for pardon and peace. They daily commit the care of their souls to Him —as a man commits a treasure to a safe keeper. They […]
The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don’t have to play defensive games anymore. We don’t have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore […]
God takes care of poor weak Christians that are struggling with temptations and corruptions; Christ carries them in His arms. All Christ’s sheep are diseased, and therefore He will have a tender care of them (Isaiah 40:11). Richard Sibbes
In affliction look to Jesus (Octavius Winslow) God’s family is a sorrowing family. “I have chosen you,” He says, “in the furnace of affliction.” The history of the church finds its fittest emblem in the burning, yet unconsumed bush, which Moses saw. Man is “born to sorrow;” but the believer is “appointed thereunto.” If he is a “chosen […]
To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their […]
Will Believers Be Called Into Judgment For Their Sins? “If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?” Psalm 130:3 The question is often raised, “Will believers be called into judgment for their sins; or will God judge his elect for their sins and failures, committed after they were saved, and expose them […]