hebrews-12:2

"Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God" --Romans 7:4. Marriage is set forth in the Bible as describing the relationship between Christ ... Read More

"Love.....seeketh not her own"--1 Corinthians 13:5 Charity, or Christian love, "seeketh not her own." The question is not whether it is lawful to have any regard to our own happiness. On the contrary, part of our duty is to regard our own happiness according to its value in the scale with other inte... Read More

"Who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame." Hebrews 12:2. These words are spoken of Jesus Christ. They stand in the following connection. "Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which ... Read More

TEXT--Josh 24:19: "Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for He is a holy God." In this discussion I will show: I. IN WHAT THE HOLINESS OF GOD CONSISTS. II. THAT THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF SERVICE, BOTH OF WHICH CLAIM TO BE RENDERED TO GOD. III. WHICH CONSTITUTES THE ACCEPTABLE SERVICE ... Read More

The Hidden Treasure I. There are four things that need to be understood in order to understand the parable. The Kingdom of heaven; the treasure; the field; the man. A. The kingdom of heaven is where God reigns. 1. We realize that the universe is divided into two opposing forces that could be describ... Read More

Paul is talking about the diversities of the gifts of the Spirit and the various manifestations of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:9, as he declares, To another faith by the same Spirit. This is the gift or the manifestation of faith. Now there are different kinds of faith. We talk about saving faith... Read More

1Cor 9:24-27 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 26 Therefo... Read More

1Corinthians 9 v 24-27: "Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not ... Read More

My Friends,—Be faithful and keep your meetings; and in that light wait, which comes from the head, Christ, in whom are all your lives; from whence ye have your light, which is the life [John 1:4] in the son. And ye, who do witness the high calling in Christ Jesus [Phil 3:14],and are redeemed by him ... Read More

All Friends every where meet together, and in the measure of God's spirit wait, that with it all your minds may be guided up to God, to receive wisdom from God; that ye may all come to know how ye may walk up to him in his wisdom, that it may be justified of you [Mat 11:19], and ye in it preserved u... Read More