hebrews-3:14

"...and by me sends forth the knowledge of Him, a stream of fragrant incense, throughout the world. For Christ’s is the fragrance which I offer up to God, whether among those in the way of salvation, or among those in the way of perdition; but to these it is an odour of death, to those of life." (2 ... Read More

"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling" (Hebrews 3:1). "For we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end" (Hebrews 3:14). Our first thing to do is to consider briefly the one word which is going to stand over all our meditat... Read More

READING: Rom. 8:14,17,19,21,23,29; Gal. 4:5-7; Eph. 1:5-6; Heb. 1:1-2; 3:6-8,14-15; 5:8-14; 12:5-7,9,11. Continuing our contemplation of the spiritual house, we are now to consider the matter of the School of sonship unto adoption. I hesitate to go over the ground of technical differences in terms b... Read More

Reading: John 10 The heart of this chapter is in verse eleven: "I am the good shepherd". Let us put alongside of that the following passages of Scripture: "Thou leddest thy people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron" (Psalm 77:20). "He led forth his own people like sheep, and guided them in... Read More

We continue the series by Professor Malan on Christian Fundamentalism. The recognition of biological identity. Apart from cultural identity, the Lord also determined the basic, personal identity of every individual as male or female (Gen. 1:27). The purpose of this was that heterosexual males and fe... Read More

What is more important? To have a good start to life or a good ending? Obviously the end is more important than the beginning. Jesus told a parable about two young men. One had a bad attitude at the beginning but he changed. The other began with a good attitude but turned bad in the end (Matthew 21:... Read More

"We are made partaker of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end" (Heb. 3:14). It is the last step that wins; and there is no place in the pilgrim's progress where so many dangers lurk as the region that lies hard by the portals of the Celestial City. It was there t... Read More

As the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. Our Saviour Jesus Christ, ... hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. — I am the resurrection, and the life. — Because I live, ye shall live also. — We are made p... Read More

"To retain perfect purity," says James Caughey, "requires a continual acting of faith upon the leading promises of the gospel." Jesus said, "Have faith in God." Isaiah says, "If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established (Isa. 7:9). Paul says, "To the end he may stablish your hearts unb... Read More

Wherefore, as the Holy Ghost says, Today if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation in the day of temptation in the wilderness, when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and saw My works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do always... Read More