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William MacDonald

De Profundis - Out of the Depths

William MacDonald"He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption." Galatians 6:8 No one can sin and get away with it. The results of sin are not only inescapable, they are extremely bitter. Sin may look like a harmless kitty but it eventually devours like a pitiless lion. The supposed glamour of sin ... Read More
William MacDonald

MAY 3 - One Day at a Time

William MacDonald“He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption.”(Gal. 6:8) No one can sin and get away with it. The results of sin are not only inescapable, they are extremely bitter. Sin may look like a harmless pussy but it eventually devours like a pitiless lion. The supposed glamor of sin recei... Read More
William MacDonald

Those Who Serve

William MacDonaldTHE DEACONS In our study of bishops, we learned that their function is the spiritual care and oversight of the house of God. We noted that bishops are also called elders, and that there are several bishops in one church, rather than one bishop over several churches. We come next to the study of deac... Read More
Daily Light

DECEMBER 26 - morning

Be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. Ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. — As ye have ... received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thank... Read More
Daily Light

NOVEMBER 17 - evening

Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. They that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. — They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. — He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption. To him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. — He ... Read More
Daily Light

SEPTEMBER 8 - morning

Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him, actions are weighed. — That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. — The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh o... Read More
Duncan Campbell

STEADFASTNESS IN CONDUCT

"My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change" (Proverbs 24.21). I came across an arresting statement in the Book of Job: "My witness is in heaven, and my record is on high" (Job 16.19), of which the Gaelic version reads as follows: "My witness is in the... Read More
John Chrysostom

1 Corinthians 15:47

John ChrysostomThe first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. Having said that the natural was first, and the spiritual afterward, he again states another difference, speaking of the earthy and the heavenly. For the first difference was between the present life and that which is to ... Read More
John Chrysostom

Homily 24 on Matthew

John ChrysostomMatt. VII. 21. Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven, but he that does the will of my Father which is in Heaven. Wherefore said He not, but he that does my will? Because for the time it was a great gain for them to receive even this first; yea it was ver... Read More
John Nelson Darby

Readings on 1 Peter 1

John Nelson DarbyIn chapter 1, Peter is laying the foundation, but the subject proper to his epistle does not begin until chapter 2:11: "Dearly beloved, I beseech you," etc. In both epistles he lays the foundation of redemption, and then he proceeds to unfold the principles of the government of God under which the J... Read More

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