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"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light" (Genesis 1:1-3). "I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was ... Read More

"Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech. Doth he that plougheth to sow, plough continually? doth he open and harrow his ground? When, he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in t... Read More

The Gospel There is a connection between the Gospel, and the Epistles, and the Apocalypse -- books which God has given to us by means of His servant John -- which is of no little interest in these latter days. It is one and the same truth which is ever prominent in each of these three books; and the... Read More

from 'Memorials' Vol. 2, Part Second, CRITICAL. 1876-7. Preface. Piety in the reading of Scripture is precious, and I thank God that there are many (whose mother tongue is English) who study the English Psalter. Still to piety must be added divine intelligence, or we shall come short of blessing; fo... Read More

NOTE I (Chap. VII. P. 88 ante) THE CREATION. As already noticed, if the first chapter of Genesis speaks of "the Creation of the Universe" at all it is in the first verse. The very word "create" is not used again save in verses 21 and 27, which relate to the work of the fifth and sixth "days." And if... Read More

NOTE CHAPTER 12 EXCLUSION from the millennial kingdom, we are told by some, will be the penalty imposed on Christians who lapse into immoral practices. And in proof of this we are referred to such passages as 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10; Galatians 5:21; Ephesians 5:5; etc. This assumes, however, that "the... Read More

Q-7: WHAT ARE THE DECREES OF GOD? A: The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he has foreordained whatsoever shall come to pass. I have already spoken something concerning the decrees of God under the attribute of his immutability.... Read More

Q-16: DID ALL MANKIND FALL IN ADAM'S FIRST TRANSGRESSION? A: The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him, by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression. 'By one man sin entered into the world, a... Read More

The Right Beginning Arthur Pink "In the beginning GOD." Genesis 1:1 How much depends upon a right beginning . If the foundation is faulty—the superstructure is insecure. If the babe is undernourished—the child will be unhealthy. If the child grows up uneducated—the man is handicapped for life. Doubl... Read More

The Two Natures Arthur Pink "That which is born of the flesh is flesh , and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit " (John 3:6); "The flesh lusts against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other" (Galatians 5:17). These and similar passages, clear... Read More