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The Spiritual Vine by Thomas Watson "I am the true vine." John 15:1 "Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth—for Your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of Your perfumes; Your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love You!" Song of Songs 1:2-3. Jesus ... Read More

True Religion—our Business By Thomas Watson "Don't you know that I must be about My Father's business?" Luke 2:49 These are the words of our Lord Jesus, whose lips dropped as a honeycomb. The occasion was this, Christ, having the Spirit of wisdom and sanctity poured out upon Him without measure, bei... Read More

That I may know Him. (Philippians 3:10) The initiative of the saint is not towards self-realization, but towards knowing Jesus Christ. The spiritual saint never believes circumstances to be haphazard, or thinks of his life as secular and sacred; he sees everything he is dumped down in as the means o... Read More

The Importance of the Doctrine of the Second Advent as a Motive and Help to Holiness. NOTES OF AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE EDINBURGH CONFERENCE, 1888. It would be very pleasant and instructive to hear brethren relate incidents connected with this blessed hope, and its effect upon the souls of God's ... Read More

A Sermon (No. 552) Delivered on Sunday Morning, January 31st, 1864, by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "That I may know him."--Philippians 3:10. THE object of the apostle's life--that for which he sacrificed everything: country, kindred, honor, comfort, liberty, an... Read More

Philippians 3:10 "That I may know . . . the fellowship of His sufferings." Weymouth gives this translation: "I long to share His sufferings." Paul is here leading us into the very innermost sanctuary of his heart. He is revealing to us the supreme passion of his life. He is letting us know what is h... Read More

The Three Spheres of Future Glory. THERE is still something more to learn concerning the dispensations before we can rightly understand the unique position and wonderful teaching of the later Pauline Epistles written from the prison in Rome. These dispensations are commonly spoken of as: two, the ol... Read More

PREFACE These letters to young believers are reprinted, without alteration, from the Christian's Friend magazine. They were originally written by the editor for the help of one who had but recently been converted, and who had never the opportunity of listening to oral teaching. But in as much as the... Read More

Text: "In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33. The original meaning of tribulation is to flail, to thrash; so that it would not change the meaning of the text if I were to read it thus: "In the world, ye shall have flailings, but be of go... Read More

The full meaning of our identification with the Saviour in His death cannot be taken in at a glance. We must tarry here at this place called Calvary in order that the Holy Spirit might reveal to us the deep implications of our participation in Christ's Cross. The natural man cannot receive these thi... Read More