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Obedience that Pleases Christ J. R. Miller, 1905 It is not enough to begin ; the test of a true life is in its perseverance unto the end. A good beginning is important. The trouble with many people is—that they do not begin at all. They listen, ponder, dream, and resolve—but never take the first ste... Read More

Making Life a Song J. R. Miller "Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds." Psalm 149:5 It is a great thing to write a song that endures. To have composed such a hymn as "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me," or "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," is a greater achievement than to have built... Read More

Fear Not! George Mylne, 1854 "I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you: 'Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I Myself will help you! ' declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel!" Isaiah 41:13-14 What is m... Read More

Christ, the Believer's Life! William Nicholson, 1862 "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain!" Philippians 1:21 It is an important question to ask ourselves: "For what am I living — and where am I tending?" Paul derived his greatest bliss from his connection with Christ, and from living to ... Read More

Eternal Punishment Arthur Pink, 1940 We take up our pen to write on one of the most solemn truths taught in the Word of God. And before we began, we turned to the Lord and earnestly sought that wisdom and grace which we are conscious we sorely need; making request that we might be preserved from all... Read More

All Things Arthur Pink December, 1947 Those two words supply an example of something to which we allude in these pages every once in a while, and which requires to be frequently emphasized in this age of shallowness; namely, the danger there is of being misled by the sound of certain expressions in ... Read More

David's Flight Arthur Pink There are few incidents in the checkered life of David more pathetic, than the one which is now to engage our attention, illustrating as it does—the providential ups and downs, and the alternating spiritual prosperity and adversity, which is the lot of God's people on this... Read More

The Service of Christ Arthur Pink "For my yoke is easy and My burden is light" (Matthew 11:30). As pointed out earlier, the "yoke," when employed figuratively, is the symbol of service, for it is by means of such an instrument oxen are united together in the plow or wagon, that they may work for the... 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

CHRISTIAN PERFECTION Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) I suppose that every Christian has been exercised at some time or other by verses in Scripture containing the word "perfect" or "perfection." While convinced that those who lay claim to sinless perfection err, yet probably you have not been fully satis... Read More