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Sweet Things! Arthur Pink, 1952 One of the accompaniments of the new birth is a spiritual palate which enables one to savor the things that be of God . At regeneration, its favored subjects receive not only eyes which are capable of seeing objects imperceptible to the natural man, and ears which hea... Read More

Bitter Things! Arthur Pink, 1952 "Woe unto those who call evil good, and good evil . . . who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Isaiah 5:20 Deplorable indeed is the case of those who are incapable of distinguishing between good and evil, who confound objects so radically dissimilar. Yet su... Read More

Christian Resurrection Arthur Pink The title of this article will probably suggest to most of our readers that we shall treat therein exclusively with the future condition of the believer's body. Really it is deplorable that such a circumscribed view should obtain so widely in this twentieth century... Read More

Hints to Young Men! by J.C. Ryle "Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see — but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment!" Ecclesiastes 11:9 1. Ought not a young... Read More

Paul's Seven Wishes! James Smith, 1856 Wishing is generally fruitless, and sometimes sinful. Resignation is generally better than wishing, and acquiescence in God's will, more so still. But it is natural to desire what we esteem to be good — and grace only regulates and sanctifies this exercise of n... Read More

The One Thing Needful James Smith, 1842 "Only one thing is needful." Luke 10:42 And what is this one thing needful? It is . . . to know Christ, to be united to Immanuel, and to live in communion with Jesus. The knowledge of Jesus , as communicated to the mind by the Holy Spirit — is an unspeakable b... Read More

The Willful Sin! James Smith, 1864 A reply to several questions on Hebrews 10:26, 27: "If we deliberately sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth — no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of Go... Read More

The Sweet Uses of Adversity Charles Spurgeon "Show me why You contend with me!" Job 10:2 And will God contend with man? If God is angry, can he not take away the breath of his nostrils, and lay him low in the dust of the earth? If the heart of the Almighty is moved unto hot displeasure, can he not s... Read More

The Lord's Supper by Thomas Watson (1620-1686) While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is My blood of ... Read More

True Religion—our Business By Thomas Watson "Don't you know that I must be about My Father's business?" Luke 2:49 These are the words of our Lord Jesus, whose lips dropped as a honeycomb. The occasion was this, Christ, having the Spirit of wisdom and sanctity poured out upon Him without measure, bei... Read More