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"To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved." (Ephesians 1:6) It would be a very profitable pursuit to go through the epistles of Paul, those inspired writings which have come to us from his pen by the grace and goodness of God, to discover in one of the... Read More

"So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 1:7) The apostle Paul was a remarkable man. In whatever part of his life we consider him, we find him thorough. He was a man with a mind of his own, and possessed a will, persevering and persistent. ... Read More

Noah is the person next selected by the Spirit for honourable mention, together with his famous forebears of faith. This man did not lay down his life in a moment of time through a brother's murderous hate, neither was he whisked away from earth by God and translated into eternal bliss so that he sh... Read More

July 1 "As the deer pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, O God." Psalm 42:1 What a striking figure has David made use of in these words. Conceive a wounded stag, with the arrow in his flank or pursued by a crowd of hunters and hounds, all eager to pull him down; conceive him to ... Read More

Scripture By J. C. Philpot What a gift to the church of God is the inspired word of truth! Next to the gift of his dear Son and the grace of the Blessed Spirit, may we rank the gift of those "Holy Scriptures which are able to make" the regenerate soul "wise unto salvation, through faith which is in ... Read More

Preached at Eden Street Chapel, London, on Tuesday Evening, September 4, 1846, by J. C. Philpot "And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified." Acts 20:32. I do not know a more ... Read More

This article will deal with the Five-fold Ministries of Ephesians ch.4 which are otherwise called the Ascension Gifts or Christ’s Ministry Gifts Eph 4:8, “Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.” Ascension Gifts The gifts spoken of in ... Read More

BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. --Acts 20:24 If Christianity is to receive a rejuvenation, it must be by other means th... Read More

There 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

By the mercy of God I have been a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ since my early youth. Over the years of my earthly pilgrimage I have known what it is like to climb great spiritual mountains and how it feels to fall into chasms of blackness. I have had long seasons of great Christian joy and inte... Read More