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John Piper

Can God Spread a Table in the Wilderness?

John PiperNovember 22, 1981 CAN GOD SPREAD A TABLE IN THE WILDERNESS? There are shorter ways to get from Egypt to Palestine than through the wilderness of Sinai. Mount Sinai is about 200 miles out of the way—which is bad enough if you are driving a car, but if you are walking and there is scarcely any water o... Read More
John Piper

Who Made Man's Mouth?

John PiperAugust 1, 1982 Exodus 4:10-12 But Moses said to Yahweh: "Please Lord, I am not a man of words, neither formerly nor since you've been speaking to your servant, because my mouth and my tongue are clumsy." And Yahweh said to him: "Who made man's mouth? Who makes him dumb or deaf or seeing or blind? Is... Read More
Principles For The Gathering Of Believers

76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures

Principles For The Gathering Of BelieversThere is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
William Plumer

Christ a Physician

William Plumer (1802-1880) was an American Presbyterian minister. This article comes from his "The Rock of our Salvation," a book on nothing but varying attributes of Jesus Christ. This is the chapter on 'Christ a Physician'.. Often in Scripture is sin spoken of as a disease, a sickness, a hurt; the... Read More
A.B. Simpson

(Divine Emblems of Spiritual Life) 12. EMBLEMS FROM THE WILDERNESS

A.B. Simpson“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt; but God led the people about, through the way of the ... Read More
A.B. Simpson

Hebrews Chapter 2 OUR RESPONSE TO GOD'S MESSAGE

A.B. Simpson"Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip" (Heb. 2: 1). "Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God" (Heb. 3: 12). "While it is said, Today if ye will... Read More
A.B. Simpson

I am the Lord that healeth thee

A.B. SimpsonIt is very reasonable that God should expect us to trust Him for our bodies as well as our souls. If our faith is not practical enough to bring us temporal relief, how can we be schooled to depend upon God for anything that involves serious risk? It is all very well to talk about trusting God for th... Read More
A.B. Simpson

I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper

A.B. SimpsonIn the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof is no death (Proverbs 12:28). That is the secret of healing. Be right with God. Live in the consciousness of it and nothing can hurt you. All the fiery darts of the devil will glance off the breastplate of righteousness, and faith will ... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Commandment (Entole)

Commandment (commandments, command, instructions, orders, requirement) (1785)(entole from en = in, upon + téllo = accomplish, charge, command) - Entolerefers to some type of demand or requirement. A general injunction, charge, precept of moral and religious nature. Of the 67 uses, all but three (Lk ... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Cross (tree, club, wood) (3586) xulon

Cross (3586) (xulon/xylon from xuo = to scrape) is literally wood and refers to anything made of wood, including a tree or other wooden article or substance. In Ac 5:30, 10:39, 13:29, 1Pe 2:24 and Gal 3:13 xulon refers to the old rugged Cross. The NT idea of xulon/xylon as a cross is related to Dt 2... Read More

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