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THE ENIGMA OF CREATION is the lofty theme in the Prologue to the Gospel of John. Everywhere this Gospel is transcendental. It deals with matters which transcend all that is earthly, and plunges always into the eternal, and the meaning behind all meanings. The drama of God's life is being worked out.... Read More

It is surely a fact of high significance that John alone of the four evangelists omits any reference in his gospel to the institution of the memorial feast at the Last Supper. He makes no reference to the breaking of the memorial bread or the giving of the testamentary cup. This is all the more rema... Read More

It is a doubtful exegesis which teaches that Nicodemus came to Jesus by night because of fear of the Jewish Council (of which he was a member). His interview with Christ took place too early in the ministry of the Saviour for that. John the Baptist was not yet cast into prison. The envy and the enmi... Read More

Jesus, the Christ of God, did not reveal Himself to the world at large, but to a handful of disciples. We ought to ask why He did not appear upon a mountain in blinding light, or descend in a cloud, but was born into the world as a baby in a stable. A few shepherds worshipped Him the night He was bo... Read More

If children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint‑heirs with Christ. If ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. — Thou art no more a servant, but a son; and ... Read More

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. — How great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee! This people have I formed for myself; ... Read More

As the body is one, and hath many members, ... so also is Christ. He is the head of the body, the church. — The head over things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. — We are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. A body hast thou prepared me. —... Read More

Pastor of FaithWay Baptist Church, Ajax, Ontario, Canada; President of FaithWay Baptist College · "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."–John 3:16. This is the Gospel message in one verse. · "For... Read More

London Baptist Confession of 1644 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE. This confession was drawn up by the Particular Baptists to distinguish them from the, more numerous, General (Arminian) Baptists. There are two, or more, editions of this confessi... Read More

CONFESSION OF FAITH 1655 (VARIOUS PARTICULAR BAPTIST CONGREGATIONS IN THE MIDLANDS OF ENGLAND) This post-reformation Particular Baptist Confession of Faith predates most of the confessions in current circulation. It illustrates those issues which concerned these believers at that time and shows link... Read More