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Regeneration, or the New Birth Arthur Pink Introduction Its Necessity Its Nature Its Effects Its Essence Introduction "The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell whence it comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." John 3:8 Two chief o... Read More

The Hope of His Calling by Arthur Pink The unregenerate are without true hope (Ephesians 2:12). They have hope—but it is based on no solid foundation. "May the eyes of your understanding be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling ." Ephesians 1:18 What is meant by "the hope of... Read More

HAVING THE SPIRIT by J. C. Ryle "Worldly people, who do not have the Spirit." Jude 19 I take it for granted that every reader of this paper believes in the Holy Spirit. The number of people in this country who are infidels, deists, or Socinians, and openly deny the doctrine of the Trinity, is happil... Read More

Justified by His Blood James Smith The great leading doctrine of the gospel, is the justification of a sinner by simple faith in Jesus. The apostles continually dwell on this, and keep it ever before the minds of the Lord's people. Just so should we, for only as we are well-grounded in this doctrine... Read More

The Perfuming of the Heart Charles Spurgeon Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington 9/6/1868 "And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given unto us."—Romans 5:5. THE apostle sets before us a ladder like to that which Jacob saw, the foot... Read More

Christ All in All by Thomas Watson "Christ is all in all." Colossians 3:11 The philosopher says every science takes its dignity from the object; the more noble the object—the more rare the knowledge. Hence it is that Jesus Christ, being the most sublime and glorious object, that knowledge which lead... Read More

The Crown of Righteousness by Thomas Watson A sermon preached on May 1, 1656, at the funeral of Thomas Hodges "Those who honor Me—I will honor." 1 Samuel 2:30 To my honored friend, Mrs. Mary Hodges, It was not my intention when I preached this sermon, that it should go any further than the pulpit. B... Read More

The Benefits of Sanctified Afflictions (New England Tract Society, 1820) Apostate man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. This is the language of inspiration , and it is the language of experience . While God is daily conferring favors upon us, he is at the same time bearing constant tes... Read More

THE MISSION OF SORROW by Gardiner Spring SORROW—GOD'S WITNESS It must be a hard heart that is not touched with the sorrows of the bereaved. Our sympathy may give courage to the mourner, and relieve his solitude, even where it cannot alleviate his woes. Calamity in every form makes an appeal to every... Read More