'Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect.' Phil. 3:12. 1. There is scarce any expression in Holy Writ which has given more offence than this. The word perfect is what many cannot bear. The very sound of it is an abomination to them. And whosoever preaches perfection (as the... Read More
MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD NOVEMBER 1. 'Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.' Romans 8:9 THE Spirit of Christ is the great convincer of sin. 'He shall convince the world of sin.' Have you thus received Him? Has He discovered to you the moral leprosy of yo... Read More
Come unto Me." ' Matthew 11:28 God means us to live a fully-orbed life in Christ Jesus, but there are times when that life is attacked from the outside, and we tumble into a way of introspection which we thought had gone. Self-consciousness is the first thing that will upset the completeness of the ... Read More
'The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit...' Romans 8:16 We are in danger of getting the barter spirit when we come to God, we want the witness before we have done what God tells us to do. "Why does not God reveal Himself to me?" He cannot, it is not that He will not, but He cannot, becau... Read More
It is five years today, brethren, since I began my ministry among you in this place. It will be good for us today to stand up in the sight of God, and see how we have improved the years that are gone by. Let us observe, first of all, that faithful ministers preach Christ Jesus the Lord. Verse 5: 'Fo... Read More
CHRIST IS THE KINDEST OF ALL teachers. He was speaking to a crowd of ignorant and prejudiced Jews, and yet how kindly he deals with them. He told them one parable, but they understood not. 'This parable spake Jesus unto them; but they understood not what things they were he spake unto them.' And yet... Read More
The next attribute is God's truth. A God of truth and without iniquity; just and right is he.' Deut 32:4. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.' Psa 57:10. Plenteous in truth.' Psa 86:15. I. God is the truth. He is true in a physical sense; true in his being: he has... Read More
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth Matthew 5:5 We are now got to the third step leading in the way to blessedness, Christian meekness. Blessed are the meek'. See how the Spirit of God adorns the hidden man of the heart, with multiplicity of graces! The workmanship of the Holy Gho... Read More
His commandments are not grievous 1. John 5:3 You have seen what Christ calls for poverty of spirit, pureness of heart, meekness, mercifulness, cheerfulness in suffering persecution, etc. Now that none may hesitate or be troubled at these commands of Christ, I thought good (as a closure to the forme... Read More
Gentle Hand By Timothy Shay Arthur I did not hear the maiden's name — but in my thought I have ever since called her "Gentle Hand." What a magic lay in her touch! It was wonderful. When and where , it matters not now to relate — but once upon a time, as I was passing through a thinly peopled distric... Read More
Christian Perfection
MORNING THOUGHTS - November
Self-Consciousness
The Witness Of The Spirit
A Faithful Ministry
Christ The Door Into The Church
A Body of Divinity 14. God and His Creation: The Truth Of God
The Beatitudes 12. Christian Meekness
The Beatitudes 22. An Appendix To The Beatitudes
Gentle Hand