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James 4:7 - Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Ephesians 6:10-18 - Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (Read More...) Matthew 12:43-45 - When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, ... Read More

Romans 12:1-2 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. (Read More...) Romans 12:1 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies ... Read More

James 1:19-20 - Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: (Read More...) Ephesians 4:32 - And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turneth aw... Read More

Over a hundred years ago, in February 1885, a group of young men set sail from England to become missionaries in China. They included graduates and ex-army officers and were known as the "Cambridge Seven" because they had felt called to the mission field after attending meetings at that University. ... Read More

In Chapter Two we have shown that perfect salvation is taught in the Bible and what it is. In this chapter we shall show that it is the “second grace,” a religious experience subsequent to regeneration. Christ commanded His disciples saying, “Be ye perfect even as your Father which is in heaven is p... Read More

1. The Dove Descending and Abiding. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, in her admirable essay on "Primitive Christian Experience," uses the following language: -- "The advantages to the Christian Church in setting before it distinct points of attainment, are very nearly the same in result as the advantages... Read More

When we consider the twelve men whom Jesus chose to be His apostles, we realize that it is God who qualifies people for ministry. Four of the twelve were unschooled fishermen, one was a former tax collector, and one was a former right-wing revolutionary (Simon the Zealot). On the other hand, there i... Read More

Some suggest that God permitted the Jerusalem persecution so that the gospel might be spread outside of Jerusalem. Jesus did command His disciples to take the gospel to Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and to the uttermost parts of the earth (Acts 1:8), and it was to Judea and Samaria that the Jerusalem... Read More

Today's reading illustrates God's favor upon sincere seekers. He goes to great lengths to make sure they hear about Jesus. He still does today. Cornelius, a Roman army commander in charge of 100 men, was stationed in Caesarea, a strategic Roman port on the Mediterranean Sea. His sincere faith was ma... Read More

The bodily taking up of Jesus into the heavens to be at the right hand of God the Father. The account of Jesus' ascension is record by Luke in Acts 1:4-11.... Read More