A TREATISE CONCERNING GOD'S TEACHINGS, AND CHRIST'S LAW WITH SOME OTHER THINGS OF WEIGHTY IMPORTANCE PARTICULARLY MENTIONED AFTER THE PREFACE WRITTEN BY ISAAC PENINGTON PRISONER AT READING JAIL FOR THE TESTIMONY OF TRUTH "They also that erred in spirit shall know understanding, and they that murmure... Read More
Preached at Eden Street Chapel, London, on August 30, 1846, by J. C. Philpot "To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it." Rev. 2:17 I do not know a more striking or more deeply impor... Read More
Meditations on First Peter Chapter One by J. C. Philpot, 1869 Part VIII. HOPE is a blessed grace of the Spirit, and stands in firm and lasting union with faith and love. Its main blessedness consists in the support which it gives to the soul in seasons of trouble, and specially in enabling it to loo... Read More
Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on Thursday Evening, July 18, 1844, by J. C. Philpot "But God be thanked, that you were the servants of sin—but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you." Romans 6:17 The Holy Spirit foresaw the abuse which the depraved heart of ma... Read More
The New Testament teaches very plainly that we are saved by faith. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31). (Also John 3:16). "By grace you were saved through faith and that not of yourselves . . . " (Eph. 2:8). "For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through fait... Read More
November 15, 1981 WHY THE LAW WAS GIVEN One of my very great desires for our church is that we be a people who understand the law of God and fulfill it in the Spirit of love. The law which God gave to Moses at Mount Sinai a few months after bringing the people out of Egypt has been the victim of som... Read More
During the Civil War a man by the name of George Wyatt was drawn by lot to go to the front. He had a wife and six children. A young man named Richard Pratt offered to go in his stead. He was accepted and joined the ranks, bearing the name and number of George Wyatt. Before long Pratt was killed in a... Read More
"God ... hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice" (Ps. 118:27). THE WRITER has a dear friend in the ministry who, as a young man, tried again and again to give himself fully to the Lord, but without success. He was perfectly sincere, but he continued perfectly miserable. He was one of those many yo... Read More
THE WRITER has a very warm friend (by correspondence) on the mission field whose experience throws a flood of light upon the subject of this chapter. We think it best to withhold his name and field. He says there was a time when to him the biblical Satan was a joke. Then God in His great mercy permi... Read More
THESE DAYS OF WAR remind us afresh of the man who reported to his commanding officer, "I have taken a prisoner." His commander said, "Bring him along with you." "He won't come," complained the soldier. "Well, then, come yourself," replied the officer. "I can't. He won't let me," was the final acknow... Read More
A Treatise concerning God's Teaching, and Christ's Law
Heavenly Gifts to Victorious Saints
Meditations on First Peter Chapter One - Part 8
Obedience from the heart
Thoughts on Baptism
Why the Law Was Given
The Believer's Identification
The Cross and Consecration
The Cross and Satan
The Secret of Victory Over Sin