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To the Bereaved James Smith, 1856 "The Lord gave — and the Lord has taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord!" Job 1:21 So spoke the patriarch Job, when stripped of all his property and bereaved of all his children in one day. Reduced at once from affluence — to poverty, from the highest elevati... Read More

The Willful Sin! James Smith, 1864 A reply to several questions on Hebrews 10:26, 27: "If we deliberately sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth — no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of Go... Read More

The Only Savior! James Smith, 1860 It is remarkable with what ease and readiness, a spiritual mind turns from a temporal to a spiritual subject. When Peter and John had saved the poor lame man at the Beautiful gate of the temple from his lameness, and conferred on him perfect health and strength; be... Read More

Body of Practical Divinity By Thomas Watson CHOICE EXCERPTS Mirror and fountain The Scripture is a mirror to show us our sins; Christ's blood is a fountain to wash them away. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A lamp for my feet "Teach me Your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to Your truth!" Psalm 86:11 Let us lead... Read More

The Soul's Malady and Cure by Thomas Watson "It is not the healthy who need a doctor — but the sick ." Luke 5:31 The occasion of the words is set down in the context. Levi was called from the receipt of taxes (he was a tax collector); but Christ called him, and there went out power with the Word, su... Read More

"The Prophetical Glory of the Redeemer" by Octavius Winslow These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. John 12:41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him. John 12:41 Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he made this prediction, because he was given a vi... Read More

Jesus The Only Way to Heaven John MacArthur In the Jesus Movement of the 1960s and '70s, the "One Way" sign — the index finger held high — became a popular icon. "One Way" bumper stickers and lapel pins were everywhere, and the "One Way" slogan for a time became the identifying catchphrase of all ev... Read More