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SANCTIFICATION by Thomas Watson "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification." 1 Thessalonians 4:3 The word sanctification signifies to consecrate and set apart to a holy use: thus they are sanctified people who are separated from the world, and set apart for God's service. Sanctification ... Read More

The Beauty of Grace by Thomas Watson "May grace and peace be multiplied to you." 1 Peter 1:2 The blessed apostle, having felt the efficacy and sovereignty of grace, is taken up with the thoughts of it; and so sweet is this wine of paradise, that he commends it to those dispersed Christians to whom h... Read More

The Ten Commandments by Thomas Watson CHOICE EXCERPTS The afflictions of the godly How do the afflictions of the godly, differ from the afflictions of the wicked? (1) The afflictions of the godly are but corrections; but those on the wicked are punishments. The one come from a Father; the other from... Read More

"To them who are the called according to his purpose."—Romans 8:28. The sacred scriptures are a Paradise, or "garden of delights." This Epistle to the Romans is a most interesting and artful knot in that garden. This chapter is the richest division in that knot, furnished with sweetest flowers of co... Read More

Honey Out of the Rock by Thomas Wilcox (1621-1687) “But I would feed you with the best of foods. I would satisfy you with honey from the rock." Psalm 81:16 A word of advice to my own heart and yours. You are a religious person and partake of all the ordinances. You do well: they are glorious privile... Read More

Every person has sinned and is under the sentence of death. We are, by our own choices, dead in trespasses and sins. We are unable to will or do anything that is spiritually good in our own strength and power. We do not only just lack administrative power to do good, but mainly a heart to will it an... Read More

WHILE I felt that one who knew better our N.S.W. Baptist brethren and was better known by them might well have been chosen to represent preachers of the Churches of Christ Fraternal, I gladly acceded to the request that I be one of two speakers to deal with the matter of unity as it affects our resp... Read More

"I looked... behold, a door was opened in heaven. .. and, behold a throne... and... I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment... and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God" (Revelation 4.1-5). The language of the text is figu... Read More

"My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change" (Proverbs 24.21). During the Lewis revival I well recall the mighty impact made as the powerful breath of the Spirit touched community after community. Everywhere, men and women of all ages became convicted,... Read More

Never before in the history of our country has there been more concern about fitness. More individuals are walking, exercising, and pumping iron than ever before. Having become ever increasingly aware of the value of physical fitness, Americans have jumped right in. Indeed, physical fit- ness is imp... Read More