romans-8:18

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them." "What doe... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Are There Few that Be Saved?, vv. 22–30 Where was the scene of this lesson? The time? (Probably latter part of January, 783 A. U. C., that is 30 A. D.;, a little more than two months before Christ’s death. Robinson’s view involves a date several weeks later.) What was Jesus... Read More

(Compare Mark 8:31 to 9:1; Luke 9:22–27) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. “Get Thee Behind Me, Satan,” vv. 21–23 For what was Christ preparing His disciples in bringing out so clearly the doctrines of His deity and the security of the church in the immediately preceding verses? Why “must”? (John 3:14; 14:1... Read More

"Power belongeth unto God." The Holy Spirit is the person who imparts to the individual believer the power that belongs to God. This is the Holy Spirit's work in the believer, to take what belongs to God and make it ours. All the manifold power of God belongs to the children of God as their birthrig... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. True Blessedness, and How to Find It, vv. 1–12 Where did our Lord speak these words? Who are the first class whom our Lord pronounces happy? What does “poor in spirit” mean? (Ps. 34:18; 51:17; Prov. 29:23; Is. 57:15; 56:2; James 4:9, 10.) What is the blessedness that belong... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Where the Disciple of Our Lord Should Have His Treasures, vv. 19–23 Where does our Lord forbid our laying up treasures? For whose benefit should we not lay up treasures upon earth? Is it ever right to lay up treasures upon earth for the benefit of others? (1 Tim. 5:8.) Is i... Read More

THE WAY OF DELIVERANCE ROMANS 6 LAYS THE FOUNDATION for the Christian's deliverance from sin. Such deliverance God provides for every believer; all may enter in. Moreover, let us be unmistakably clear that this liberation from the power of sin may be experienced the very hour a sinner accepts the Lo... Read More

Before we pass on to our last important subject we will review some of the ground we have covered and summarize the steps taken. We have sought to make things simple, and to explain clearly some of the experiences which Christians commonly pass through. But it is clear that the new discoveries that ... Read More

We have spoken of the need of revelation, of faith and of consecration, if we are to live the normal Christian life. But unless we see the end God has in view we shall never clearly understand why these steps are necessary to lead us to that end. Before therefore we consider further the question of ... Read More

We have spoken of the eternal purpose of God as the motive and explanation of all His dealings with us. Now, before we return to our study of the phases of Christian experience as set forth in Romans, we must digress yet again in order to consider something which lies at the heart of all our experie... Read More