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God, the Father of His Redeemed People William Nicholson, 1862 "Therefore come out from them and be separate. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you , and you will be my sons and daughters — says the Lord Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 Adoption is a term derived ... Read More

PRAYER by William Nicholson, 1862 "Men ought always to pray, and not to faint." Luke 18:1 The parable by which the text is illustrated is very instructive. If perseverance in petition to a fellow-creature issues in success — then much more shall fervent prayer be regarded by God, who delights in his... Read More

A Compassionate High Priest and a Throne of Grace Joseph Philpot, July 27, 1847 "For we have not a High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities--but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may ... Read More

Private Prayer Arthur Pink "But you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret, shall reward you openly" (Matthew 6:6). Eight times in the space of this verse, is the pronoun used in the singular ... Read More

The Changing Years—the Unchanging God by Arthur Pink January, 1945 When we were young, the transition from December to January meant little more to us than the need for another calendar and registering the new date on our letters. There was no solemn realization that another milestone had been passe... Read More

Access to God Arthur Pink The matter of our approach into the presence of God is one of vital importance—yet it is one (like so many others these days) upon which much confusion and misconception exists. We will not now attempt to canvass the principal errors pertaining thereto, for there would be l... Read More

Regeneration, or the New Birth Arthur Pink Introduction Its Necessity Its Nature Its Effects Its Essence Introduction "The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell whence it comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." John 3:8 Two chief o... Read More

A Good Beginning (A New Year's message!) Arthur Pink December, 1948 What a mercy it is to enter this world with a healthy body and sound constitution; how severely handicapped for this life, where the opposite is the case! What a blessing to be born into a Christian home, to receive our earliest imp... Read More

Do You Have a Priest? J.C. Ryle "So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered Heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe." Hebrews 4:14 The question before your eyes deserves your best attention. Whether you know it or not, it is a question of deep and wide imp... Read More

CONFESSION J.C. Ryle , 1896 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 There are occasions when circumstances give a peculiar importance to particular doctrines in religion. The assaults of enemies sometimes make i... Read More