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A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 15 OF SELF - DENIAL Self-denial accompanies humility; where the one is the other is; a self-denying man is an humble man, and an humble man is a self-denying man. "Proud, boasters, are lovers of their own selves," and cannot by any means deny themselves; b... Read More

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 4—Chapter 4 OF THE RESPECTIVE DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES AND SUBJECTS The duties of subjection and obedience to magistrates, supreme and subordinate, are frequently inculcated in the sacred writings; and the reason why the apostles so often and so strongly urge them, is ... Read More

"Sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace." Romans 6:14 What does the dominion of sin import, and wherein does it consist? Sin is in dominion, when it has the universal and sovereign command of the soul, when it has an absolute power, when it has such an a... Read More

Many Christians have been deceived into believing that they can somehow “convert” the kingdoms of this world to become the Kingdom of God. In the process they have put their energy and hopes into bringing about the Kingdom of God by working towards getting more influence with government in order to ... Read More

"But put ye on the Lord Jesus, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts (Romans 13:14)." Watchman Nee relates a story from one of his experiences as a Christian leader in Communist China. A group of young Christian brothers were gathered together to take a swim in one of the many cr... Read More

"But put ye on the Lord Jesus, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts (Romans 13:14)." We have discussed the difference between receiving the Life of the Lord and receiving the Lord as our Life. The two sound very similar, but in actual practice they are not exactly the same. We h... Read More

"But put ye on the Lord Jesus, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts (Romans 13:14)." "There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end is death (Proverbs 16:25)." "The way which leads to life is narrow, and few find it (Matthew 7:14)." "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Lif... Read More

"And they overcame [the dragon] by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their Testimony, and they loved not their own lives unto the death" (Revelation 12:11). Whenever I speak or write on the subject of the Overcomers I always preface my remarks by saying that overcoming is the normal Christia... Read More

Excerpts from 'Devotional Classics' edited by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith St. Augustine (354-430) Introduction to the Author St. Augustine, the bishop of Hippo, was the great doctor of the Latin church. Born in N. Africa in 354 he was the son of a pagan father and a devoutly religious mothe... Read More

Let us put on the armour of light. Put ... on the lord Jesus Christ. — That I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith. — The righteousness of God which is by... Read More