john-17:17

One of the first things we read that happened to Adam as soon as he sinned, and when God came and spoke to him, was that he got afraid. It’s the first time that fear is mentioned in the Bible. When God came to him and He asked where he was hiding among the trees. And he said, “I was afraid,” and eve... Read More

We need to remember that the Holy Spirit always operates in line with the Word of God - for He Himself has written that Word, and He does not change. We see this truth in the very first paragraph of Scripture. When darkness covered the earth, the Spirit of God brooded upon it, and the Word of God we... Read More

"The Lord, Whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple" (Malachi 3:1). "Ye are the temple of God" (1 Cor. 3:16). A growing number of Christians are inquiring about the experience of sanctification. Multitudes wish to get rid of the carnal mind that is enmity against God. Many are weary of moral ... Read More

I Thess. 5:23, 24: "And may your spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless . . . . Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it." -- GREEK and R. V. Many preachers and teachers and honest Christians do not understand that the Bible teaches the need of a second work of grace after regen... Read More

A PARTIAL REJECTION OF PENTECOST There is a class of religious teachers who champion Pentecost, but belittle the experience. They commend the baptism with the Holy Ghost, but deny its efficacy to cleanse the heart from inbred sin. By thus subtracting from the Holy Spirit's work they equally diminish... Read More

"But sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear" (1 Peter 3:15). The commentator Godbey asks: "How shall we sanctify Christ in our hearts?" He answers: "The Christian h... Read More

Jesus said in John 17, “I pray for them.” At the right hand of the Throne of God in Heaven, “He ever liveth to make intercession for us.” Now, if Jesus at the right hand of the Father is praying for His own, what does this mean for you and me? I’d like to relate an experience I had years ago—one of ... Read More

“Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus:” Philippians 2:5(AMP) Attitude flows from the Soul of the Person and right attitude refers to the consistency of Character that matches words and actions, vision and choice values and behaviors. Mind of Christ... Read More

The love of the Father for the Son is the ultimate of loves. In John 17, the Lord Jesus speaks of the Father’s love for Him being before the foundation of the world (v. 24), showing that it preceded all creation, originating singularly in the Godhead, and being from eternity past. No other love is l... Read More

Reading: John 16:1-14 3. THE HOLY SPIRIT... AND CHRIST On one occasion Dr. Campbell Morgan asked R.W. Dale, pastor of the great Congregational Church in Birmingham, England how he managed to preach such solid doctrine in his Sunday morning sermons. "How do your people react to such heavy teaching " ... Read More