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St. Augustine

Exposition on Psalm 75

St. Augustine1. ...The Title of this Psalm thus speaks: At the end, corrupt not. What is, corrupt not? That which You have promised, perform. But when? At the end. To this then let the mind's eye be directed, unto the end. Let all the things which have occurred in the way be passed over, in order that we may att... Read More
Thomas Bradbury

Resurrection and Ascension Realities

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also... Read More
C.H. Makintosh

The Olivet Discourse Part 1 – The Jewish Remnant

C.H. MakintoshMatthew 24:1-44. Matthew 24:1-44 forms a part of one of the most profound and comprehensive discourses that ever fell on human ears – a discourse which takes in, in its marvelous sweep, the destiny of the Jewish remnant; the history of Christendom; and the judgment of the nations. Let us first look ... Read More
Ernest O'Neill

Its Laws

Have you ever had to live for a month in a room that lacks the conveniences or orderliness that you are used to? Isn't it uncanny how you adapt so well to your situation that the end of the month finds you much less irritated by the things you missed than the beginning? This is because we human bein... Read More
Ernest O'Neill

Why Don't We Miss It?

We've just completed a study of the results that follow from our lack of superhuman life. That's the spirit-life that our Creator intended us to experience in a close relationship with him. He made us to live in association with him as our Father. As we saw, this would result in a great sense of sec... Read More
Isaac Penington

The New Covenant . . . distinguished from the Old

THE NEW COVENANT OF THE GOSPEL DISTINGUISHED FROM THE OLD COVENANT OF THE LAW AND THE REST OR SABBATH OF BELIEVERS, FROM THE REST OR SABBATH OF THE JEWS; WHICH DIFFER AS MUCH FROM EACH OTHER AS THE SIGN AND SHADOW DOTH FROM THE THING SIGNIFIED AND SHADOWED OUT IN ANSWER TO SOME QUERIES OF W. SALTER'... Read More
J.C. Philpot

Christian giving

J.C. PhilpotChristian giving by J. C. Philpot When God bade Moses set up the tabernacle in the wilderness, as a standing type of the sacred humanity of his own dear Son, (Heb. 8:2; 9:11; John 2:21) he thus spoke unto him—"Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose ... Read More
John Piper

A Woman Who Fears the Lord Is to Be Praised

John Piperay 10, 1981 Proverbs 31:30 In nineteen hundred sixty six I happened on a girl, And spent two years a-pondering The value of that pearl. She has a face and has a heart All full of love and filling, And so I sold my singleness All fifty years, God willing. And I have never once looked back For fear of... Read More
John Piper

Believe in Your Heart That God Raised Jesus From the Dead

John PiperEaster Sunday April 11, 1982 Romans 9:30-10:10 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, righteousness through faith; but that Israel who pursued the righteousness which is based on law did not succeed in fulfilling that law. Why? Because they... Read More
John Piper

Christmas As the End of History

John PiperDecember 20, 1981 CHRISTMAS AS THE END OF HISTORY This is my tenth and final message in this series on the history of redemption. What I would like to do this morning is to pull it all together and show how God's work in history comes to a climax—and in a sense comes to an end—in the coming of his o... Read More

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