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"If (since) ye, then, be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above" (Colossians 3:1). Our Father may cripple our earthly standing in order to strengthen our spiritual state, but He will never detract from our spiritual state in order to enhance our worldly standing. Never. "The world is c... Read More

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow MARCH 1. "Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." John 5:39 The word of God is full of Christ. He is the Sun of this divine system, the Fountain of its light and beauty... Read More

MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow MAY 1. "This people has a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone." Jeremiah 5:23 We look at a believer's lax practice, we mourn and weep over it, and we do well; we trace our own, and still deeper shame and confusi... Read More

LESSON II CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST TEXT. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Gal. 2:20) The natural state of man apart from the born... Read More

A Christian on Earth, Still in Heaven by Thomas Watson The Scripture is a spiritual paradise, and the book of Psalms is placed as the tree of life, in the midst of this paradise. The Psalms are not only for delight—but usefulness. They are like the pomegranate tree which is not only good for fragran... Read More

The Beatitudes Thomas Watson, 1660 CHOICE EXCERPTS God has two fires "I have refined you in the furnace of affliction." Isaiah 48:10 "Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his demons! And they will go away into eternal punishment!" Mt. 25:41, 46 God has two... Read More

The Lord's Supper by Thomas Watson (1620-1686) While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is My blood of ... Read More

The Spiritual Watch by Thomas Watson "Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Proverbs 4:23 This book of Proverbs is full of many divine aphorisms. Other parts of Scripture are like a golden chain—the verses linked together by coherence; but this book is like a hea... Read More

When ever there is crime committed, no one ever thinks that a dead person committed the crime. The reason for this is obvious, dead people to not break the law. When you go past a cemetery all you see is grave stones. Not one single dead body can commit any crime against man or God. If you are a Chr... Read More

13. Many people fail because they attempt to obey the indirect commands directly. If a person tries to fulfill a command without first receiving the results of a promise they will fail. For example no person will ever choose to love God directly without receiving the results of the promise first. Th... Read More