with their great Redeemer, perfected and glorified forever, the only visible evidence of the consequences of sin will be seen on the Redeemer Himself. The wounds inflicted upon Him when He delivered Himself to be crucified as the Substitute for sinners, to suffer, “the Just one for the unjust,” that He might bring them to […]
“YOU ARE COMPLETE IN HIM”- Todd Nibert There is nothing about me that feels complete. I always feel there is something lacking in my faith, love, repentance, sincerity or anything else. But God’s Word tells me I am complete in Him. Not I will be complete or I am in the process of being made […]
“The church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.” Acts 20:28J.C.PhilpotAtonement for sin stands or falls with the Deity of Christ. If we denyhis Deity, we must deny the atonement, for what value or merit can therebe in the blood of a mere man that God, for its sake, should pardonmillions of […]
“My Meditation of Him Shall Be Sweet” Psalms 104:34 When you and I first came to Jesus Christ we came to a person, we believed in a person, we trusted a person to save us. Of course we believed his doctrine as he gave us understanding, but his doctrine told us of the person. It’s […]
“He shall not Fail” Isaiah 42:4 We trust an undefeated and undefeatable Savior; “He shall not fail!” The Son of God can never be frustrated in his purpose, defeated in his design, or hindered in his work. Christ was not conquered at Calvary. He conquered. He did not die as the helpless victim of circumstances. […]
Coming up from the wilderness (J. C. Philpot, “Coming up from the Wilderness” 1857) “Who is this coming up from the wilderness,leaning upon her Beloved?” Song of Solomon 8:5 To come up from the wilderness, is to come up outof OURSELVES; for we are ourselves the wilderness.It is our wilderness heart that makes the worldwhat […]
The Gospel In Person – The Doctrine Of GodTommy Robbins“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Which He had promised afore by His prophets in the holy scriptures,) Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord …” Romans 1:1-3Before the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ in the flesh […]
Christ and Him CrucifiedFor I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified (I Corinthians 2:2)The apostle Paul declared to a heathen world, and a church being led astray by foolish pride and worldly wisdom, that he preached Christ and Him crucified. The gospel is a person. He was a person in […]
WHY CHRIST’S CHURCH PREACHES GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESSPsalm 22: 24: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. When Christ finished the work of manifesting God’s righteousness in the justification of his people, God heard him. Therefore, the Father raised Christ […]
Jesus Christ and Him Crucified“For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” (1 Cor. 2:2)There is only one message to preach and to hear because there is only one message in all of the scripture – “Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” Every page, every story, every commandment, every word speaks […]