matthew-6:19-21

Grace Gems for DECEMBER 2004 Building air-castle upon air-castle! (John MacDuff, "Thoughts for the Quiet Hour", 1895) He who goes about whining all day long about some imaginary drawbacks in the sphere which Providence has assigned him--when all the while he is situated so much better than thousands... Read More

Grace Gems for MAY 2006 Dig into these golden mines! (Robert Leighton) Let this commend the Scriptures much to our diligence and affection--that their great theme is our Redeemer, and redemption wrought by Him. They contain the doctrine of His excellencies, and are the lively picture of His matchles... Read More

The term pneumatology comes from two Greek words, namely, pneuma meaning “wind,” “breath,” or “spirit” (used of the Holy Spirit) and logos meaning “word,” “matter,” or “thing.” As it is used in Christian systematic theology, “pneumatology” refers to the study of the biblical doctrine of the Holy Spi... Read More

Threefold is sin, to which is opposed a threefold righteousness or piety. THE FIRST is criminal todsuende, that is manifest evil, which even the secular power punishes, such as theft, homicide, arson, sacrilege, etc. Of these it punishes some with the sword, with fire, with water, with a gallows, wi... Read More

WWe stand here face to face with one of the sublimest and greatest statements ever made, even by this mighty Apostle of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. There is a sense in which anyone who faces this verse must feel that he stands on very sacred ground. Indeed, I am ready to admit that I would al... Read More

“Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” Heb. 12:1 Is the Church handicapped in the race by carrying weights of carnality? Paul says “every man that strives for the mastery in temperate in all things.” ... Read More

On to Community In the old city of Augsburg in Bavaria, Jakob Wideman (VEE duh mun) found the way of Christ in 1527. Augsburg was a wealthy city. The Fuggers, Europe's richest and most powerful bankers, lived there. But when Jakob found Christ, he left money and earthly securities behind. Immediatel... Read More

Two commands of Jesus serve as the primary pillars on which this doctrine of nonaccumulation is built. The first is found in the Sermon on the Mount, in the sixth chapter of Matthew. Here, Jesus gives this command: Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth (Mt. 6:19). I had always heard Matthew 6... Read More

In this chapter, we look at the second of the two primary commands on which the doctrine of nonaccumulation is built. But before I give you the reference for this verse, please take a little test regarding your Bible knowledge. In chapter 4 we discussed how we are to know which of Jesus commands are... Read More

So far, we have looked at the two main commands of Christ on which the doctrine of nonaccumulation is built: 1. Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth (Mt. 6:19). 2. Sell that ye have, and give alms (Lk. 12:33). But how do these two commands stand up when we compare them with the rest of the N... Read More