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Greg Herrick

The Church: “A Home Away From Home”

So then, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household (Ephesians 2:19) Meditation: The God Who Gives Me A New Family The Nature of the Church 1. Read Romans 16:5 and 1 Corinthians 16:19. Were the Christians meeting in these houses regard... Read More
Harry Ironside

The Ministry of Paul

Harry IronsideIn reading the Epistles of the great Apostle to the Gentiles one can hardly help noting his peculiar use of the terms, "my gospel," and "the gospel which I preached." He makes it clear that he did not receive it of men, neither was he taught it by those that were in Christ before him. It came as a d... Read More
Jessie Penn Lewis

SOUL AND SPIRIT

Jessie Penn Lewis(Hebrews 4: 12) THE ignorance of Christians concerning the distinction between " soul " and " spirit " is very general, and is a primary cause of the lack of full growth in the spiritual life in many devoted and earnest believers. G. H. Pember points out as the cause of this ignorance the popular ph... Read More
Jessie Penn Lewis

THE CROSS AND POWER FOR SERVICE .

Jessie Penn LewisT HERE are so many lines of teaching on the enduement of power for service that numbers of the Lord's children are perplexed, and, in some cases hindered from receiving what they need, to equip them for effective witnessing to Christ. The trouble lies in the fact that in this, as in many other aspec... Read More
Jessie Penn Lewis

THE CROSS AS A PROCLAMATION

Jessie Penn Lewis"T HE word of the Cross is the dunamis of God," said the Apostle Paul. Dr. Mabie points out that the Greek word here is Logos, or Word-not preaching, as in the A.V. It is the same used of Christ Himself in John I: I. "In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God.... Read More
Norman Grubb

The Eternal Duality

Norman GrubbLetter to Norman and his response regarding the use of the expression “Christ as me” and “Christ as you. Editors Note: There is no question that puzzles and upsets newer readers of UNION LIFE more than our frequent use of the expression “Christ as me,” (which obviously has implications that go a lot... Read More
Rice Haggard

An Address to the Different Religious Societies on the Sacred Import of the Christian Name

/2/ Some may, perhaps, be anxious to know who the author of the following pages is, his name, and to what denomination he belongs. Let it suffice to say, that he considers himself connected with no party, nor wishes to be known by the name of any -- he feels himself united to that one body of which ... Read More
William Kelly

The Church of God in Relation to the Coming of the Lord.

Lecture 4 of 'The Second Coming and Kingdom of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. On a previous occasion we have seen the primary place which Israel had in the earthly purposes of God. Upon their land the eyes of Jehovah rested continually. Although for a season, to outward appearance, Israel lost t... Read More
William Kelly

The Second Advent Before, not After, the Millennium.

Scripture is not only the mine, but the standard, of truth. Error cannot stand before the inspired word. Not that the believer is competent of himself either to draw out or to apply aright; our sufficiency is from God, Who also made us sufficient, says the apostle, as ministers of a new covenant, no... Read More
Barton W. Stone

Atonement: The Substance of Two Letters Written to a Friend.

Barton W. StoneTHE following letters are published at the request of many. Many arguments have been, and, no doubt, will yet be, offered against the sentiments. The most weighty of them I have noticed; but the most common are unworthy of notice, being nothing but retoiled refined stuff of human invention--bold uns... Read More

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