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Blessed are the peacemakers. Matthew 5:9 This is the seventh step of the golden ladder which leads to blessedness. The name of peace is sweet, and the work of peace is a blessed work. Blessed are the peacemakers'. Observe the connection. The Scripture links these two together, pureness of heart and ... Read More

COUNSELS OF THE AGED TO THE YOUNG Archibald Alexander, 1844 It is a matter of serious regret that young people are commonly so little disposed to listen to the advice of the aged. This prejudice seems to have its origin in an apprehension that austerity and rigor naturally belong to advanced years; ... Read More

A Song About Redemption! Archibald G. Brown, October 11th, 1868, at Stepney Green Tabernacle "Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done this wondrous thing. Shout for joy, O depths of the earth! Break into song, O mountains and forests and every tree! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob and is glorified in... Read More

Peace Versus War! Archibald G. Brown, July 17th, 1870, Stepney Green Tabernacle [Editor's note: Brown is referring to the French-German War, July 19, 1870 - May 10, 1871] "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you His peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all." 2 Thessalon... Read More

A Christmas-day Sermon By Samuel Davies, December 25, 1760 "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good-will towards men!" Luke 2:13, 14 This is the day which the church of Rome, and some oth... Read More

Christ Precious to All True Believers By Samuel Davies "Unto you therefore who believe, He is precious!" 1 Peter 2:7 Yes! blessed be God; though a great part of the creation sees nothing desirable in Jesus Christ; though fallen spirits, both upon earth and in hell, neglect him or profess themselves ... Read More

Rejoicing in God's Salvation by William Nicholson, 1862 "I will rejoice in your salvation!" Psalm 9:14 The minds of the wicked find joy from the most trivial causes — causes which the Spirit of God has taught the Christian to estimate as mere "vanity and vexation of spirit." To the enlightened mind,... Read More

Honoring God by Arthur Pink November, 1948 "Those who honor me — I will honor." 1 Samuel 2:30 Those words were addressed unto Eli after he had failed lamentably in his duty both as a father and as the high priest of Israel. His sons were wild and wayward, and he "restrained them not" (1 Samuel 3:13)... Read More

MARVELS! Arthur Pink, 1952 (As in the English, so in the Hebrew and Greek, "marvels" and "wonders" are synonymous, and therefore throughout this article, we shall render the term uniformly, instead of following the Authorized Version.) Marvels! We are literally surrounded by them. We are ourselves t... Read More

The Divine Servant Arthur Pink God has many servants, not only on earth but also in Heaven, for the angels are "all ministering spirits" (Hebrews 1:14) who "do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word" (Psalm 103:20). But what we would now contemplate is not any servant of God or from... Read More