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PHILIPPIANS 3:8-141 NOTE CHAPTER 7 IF the commonly received exegesis of Philippians 3:8-14 be correct, we are faced by the astounding fact that the author of the Epistle to the Romans and of the 15th chapter of 1 Corinthians -- the Apostle who was in a peculiar sense entrusted with the supreme revel... Read More

NOTE CHAPTER 12 EXCLUSION from the millennial kingdom, we are told by some, will be the penalty imposed on Christians who lapse into immoral practices. And in proof of this we are referred to such passages as 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10; Galatians 5:21; Ephesians 5:5; etc. This assumes, however, that "the... Read More

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am o jealous God, visiting the iniquity of t... Read More

Thomas Watson, The Lord's Prayer First published as part of A Body of Practical Divinity, 1692 The Preface to the Lord's Prayer 'Our Father which art in Heaven ' Having gone over the chief grounds and fundamentals of religion, and enlarged upon the decalogue, or ten commandments, I shall speak now u... Read More

'Thy kingdom come.' Matt 6: 10. A soul truly devoted to God, joins heartily in this petition, adveniat regnum tuum, thy kingdom come.' In these words it is implied that God is a king, for he who has a kingdom, can be no less than a king. God is the King of all the earth.' Psa 47: 7. He is a King upo... Read More

'Them he also called.' Rom 8:80. Q-xxxi: WHAT IS EFFECTUAL CALLING? A: It is a gracious work of the Spirit, whereby he causes us to embrace Christ freely, as he is offered to us in the gospel. In this verse is the golden chain of salvation, made up of four links, of which one is vocation. Them he al... Read More

Scarcely Saved! Francis Bourdillon , 1873 The Bible states that "the righteous are scarcely saved" (1 Peter 4:18). Now how can this be? Is not such a man sure to be saved? Is not salvation promised to him? Is there any doubt about it? None whatever. "The righteous" here means—not one who is righteou... Read More

Letter to a new convert by Jonathan Edwards , 1741 My dear young friend, As you desired me to send you, in writing, some directions how to conduct yourself in your Christian course , I would now answer your request. The sweet remembrance of the great things I have lately seen at your church, incline... Read More

The Tears of Jesus! George Everard, 1884 Thrice Jesus wept. He wept at Bethany. He wept on Olivet. He wept in Gethsemane. What lessons may we learn from these tears of Jesus? We shall see. But first let us turn to another thought. Let us think of the tears of others . When was the first tear shed, a... Read More

Victory over the World! George Everard, 1866 "Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life!" Revelation 2:10 The promises in Scripture are made to conquerors . Grace in the heart conquers a believer's foes — and then grace places on his head the crown of life. In the Epistles to th... Read More