Sermons & Devotionals by Miles J. Stanford
Miles J. Stanford
SELF-ABANDONMENT
"Reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin" (Romans 6:11a). All of the cults, from TM to ST to SDA, are simply self-improvement aberrations. The Cross alone provides death to self and life in the Lord Jesus Christ. "God forbid that I should glory, except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Chr... Read More
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SELF-IMPOSED BURDEN
"Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). Few see and stand upon the fact that our history in Adam ended on the Cross. Our past will plague us until we acknowledge that we are now clear of Adam and safely hidden in the risen Lord Jesus–newly-born ... Read More
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SERVlCEABlLITY
"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened unto you" (1 Peter 4:12). The joy of sowing is exceeded only by the joy of harvesting; and yet both sowing and reaping are a matter of death. "If we follow and note the history and w... Read More
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SOLITARY SOURCE
"That l may know Him" (Philippians 3:10). It takes us years of trial and error to finally realize that nothing outside the Lord Jesus Christ can fully satisfy and rejoice our hearts. Joy in Him includes 'the fellowship of His sufferings.' So, 'rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's suffer... Read More
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SPIRIT SPIRITUALITY
"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (2 Corinthians 3:17). Concerning the Holy Spirit, hidden as He is, faith is required above all else. "Certainly the Holy Spirit directs in the countless details of daily life. Those who have faith, and are dependent upon His direction, will not be ... Read More
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SPIRIT-DEPENDENT
"God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth" (2 Thessalonians 2:13). To be Christ-centered, we must be Spirit-dependent. "It is basically the belief of the truth; it is not belief of the fruits. The Holy Spirit cannot present to m... Read More
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STAND YOUR GROUND!
"The law is not of faith" (Galatians 3:12). The law will break you; grace will make you. "Nothing can be more sure than the steps of one guided by the Spirit of God and the Word of God, and yet nothing more complicated than to have to walk in 'separation' from all that exists around. It is indeed di... Read More
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SUPPORT, NOT RELIEF
"In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Relief from pressure may seem merciful, but support in the pressure produces growth and maturity. "There is a greater blessing for us than relief; there is the Father's support, for it imp... Read More
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TERMINAL CONDITION–ETERNAL POSITION
"Ye have put off the old man with his deeds" (Colossians 3 9). Sometimes our Christian life and love are divided between the two Adams. It may be 60-40 in favor of the Last Adam, still it is shared. But the Lord Jesus paid it all, gave His all, deserves our all, requires all, because He is our ALL. ... Read More
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The Adamic Natures
The question we are dealing with is, Does the Christian have one, or two natures*; has the old man been eradicated, or not? I believe there are two keys that unlock the scriptural answer. The one is the doctrine of the two men, and the other is the doctrine of position. First we will consider the tw... Read More
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THE EXCELLENT GLORY
"We all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord. . . " (2 Corinthians 3:18a). During the first half of your Christian life you are concerned about your doing; in the second half you will be burdened about your being. "The more simply devoted you are to the Lord Jesus, who ... Read More
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THE HAND OF LIFE
"That I may know Him . . being made conformable unto His death " (Philippians 3:10). The life that emerges from death is administered by a loving, nail-pierced hand. "As with the seed that is buried once for all, but then disintegrated through a gradual process that sets free the new life, even so d... Read More
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THE HEART OF THE MATTER
"You. . . hath He reconciled" (Colossians 1:21). Our Father's Cross-love was personal; we were there in the Son. Our Father's heart-love is personal; we are hidden there in the Son. "Have you ever thought of the Father dealing with you not as to what you are in yourself, but as to where He has posit... Read More
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THE LAST IS FIRST
"As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly" (1 Corinthians 15:48). Christians have a poor self-image simply because they are thinking and looking upon the condemned and crucified first-Adam life within, instead of being occupie... Read More
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THE LIVING TRUTH
"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:14). We must be truth-centered if we are to be Christ-centered. "With an increase of knowledge and apprehension of the truth, there is a constant sense that we are not practically up to what we have rec... Read More
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THE MARCH OF TIME
"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him " (Psalm 37 7). The difference between knowing the Lord Jesus as Savior and knowing Him as Life, is the better part of a lifetime; even for the hungriest of hearts. "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Phili... Read More
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THE REAL ENEMY
"For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under the law, but under grace" (Romans 6:14). Hatred for others comes easy for some; but to fully hate one's old man comes hard for all. The Lord Jesus loves us too much to allow us to go on loving ourselves. "The Christian's victory is not ... Read More
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THE SPIRIT'S OBJECT
"He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit (with Him)" (1 Corinthians 6:17). We are one spirit with the Lord Jesus by the one and only Holy Spirit. "I can always know when the Holy Spirit is leading me, because He ever occupies me with the Lord Jesus. True, He may have to call attention to my ow... Read More
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THE TREE OF LIFE
"Not I, but Christ" (Galatians 2:20). It is not a matter of what fruit, but of which tree! "What salvation has done is not merely forgiving me my sins; forgiveness, cleansing, justifying, applies to my responsibility and guilty condition in the first Adam; but salvation applies to my standing in the... Read More
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THREE-FOLD CORD
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us" (Romans 8:18). The Word of life, the Lord of life, and the exigencies of life all must combine to give us a ministry of life. "There is no personal knowledge of God but ... Read More
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Miles J. Stanford (1914 - 1999)
Was a Christian author best known for his classic collection on spirituality, The Green Letters, published in 1964. Theologically, Stanford called himself Pauline and Dispensationalism. He drew upon the written ministries of William Newell, Lewis Sperry Chafer, and a number of the original Plymouth Brethren, in particular John Nelson Darby.Because of Stanford's focus upon the doctrinal content of the Pauline Epistles, some evangelicals have erroneously identified him with hyper-dispensationalism. To address this, Stanford published numerous papers during the 1980s and 1990s clarifying the distinctive tenets of "Pauline Dispensationalism." A collection of fourteen papers were collected into his 1993 book of the same name. Stanford typically signed his letters with his hallmark salutation, "Resting in Him."