john-3:14-15

We have spoken of the need of revelation, of faith and of consecration, if we are to live the normal Christian life. But unless we see the end God has in view we shall never clearly understand why these steps are necessary to lead us to that end. Before therefore we consider further the question of ... Read More

God has made full provision for our redemption in the Cross of Christ, but He has not stopped there. In that Cross He has also made secure beyond possibility of failure that eternal plan which Paul speaks of as having been from all the ages " hid in God who created all things ". That plan He has now... Read More

A. The temptation from the serpent. 1. (1) The serpent begins his temptation. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" a. The serpent: The text here does... Read More

I Man is conscious of two worlds, an outer and an inner, a public and a private, an objective and a subjective. He is conscious also that these two worlds act and react upon each other; he is influenced by that world around and he in turn influences it. He is further conscious that his own inner and... Read More

Grace Gems for JUNE 2005 The pursuits of butterflies and grasshoppers, and canary birds! (J. A. James, "The Great End of Life" 1825) Pleasure is the supreme good, and chief object of pursuit of many. To pleasure, they have devoted their lives. Some are living for sports, others for the gratification... Read More

It is my desire, in dependence on the Lord, to write a faithful record, so far as memory now serves me, of some of God's dealings with my soul and my strivings after the experience of holiness, during the first six years of my Christian life, ere I knew the blessedness of finding all in Christ. This... Read More

Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 "This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him." (1 John 4:9) We must never underestimate the power of love in our human relationships--whether marriages, family, business associations, or friendships. T... Read More

"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man. "I Corinthian 10:13 "And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony." Revelation 12:11 It was about time to eat lunch when the pastor of a church came and said, "Dr. Hyles, would you please talk to a... Read More

(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

"Raised with Him."Colossians 2: 12 Dr. MABIE says in one of his books: "in the thought of' Scripture the reconciling death, and ressurection, have always been taken together. They are inseparable parts of a real Unity-TWIN PARTS OF ONE FACT". This is a very clear statement and true, but in experienc... Read More