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Marvin Cowan

THE ETERNAL STATE OF MANKIND

"We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God." 9th Article of Faith by Joseph Smith ETERNAL PROGRESSION In order to understand the Mormon concept of salvation, one must know... Read More
R.A. Finlayson

God the Father

When we say that the First Person of the Trinity is the Father, we mean that He is the Fount of Deity [The phrase 'Fount of Deity' (often referred to by its Latin translation fons deitatis) is open to misunderstanding. It could be interpreted to mean that the other persons of the Trinity originate a... Read More
Robert Barclay

A Confession of Faith, containing twenty three Articles

ARTICLE I. Concerning God, and the True and Saving Knowledge of him. There is one God [Eph. 4:6; 1 Cor. 8:4,6] Who is a Spirit [John 4:24] And This is the Message which the Apostles heard of him, and declared unto the Saints, That he is Light, and in him is no Darkness at all [1 John 1:5] There are ... Read More
Robert Barclay

CATECHISM - Of the New Birth, the Inward Appearance of Christ in Spirit, and the Unity of the Saints with him.

Question. Doth Christ promise then to come again to his Disciples? A. I will not leave you comfortless; I will come unto you [John 14:18]. Q. Was this only a special Promise to these Disciples? or is it not the common Priviledge of the Saints? A. For thus saith the High and Lofty one that inhabiteth... Read More
Ron Bailey

Abraham, My Friend_32

Ron BaileyAbraham, My Friend The Making of a Praying Man_32 The Seed Part 2 For me Bible study often begins with an ‘idea, or hunch, or revelation’. (Choose whichever you think most appropriate.) I then ‘destruction test’ the idea by thinking through parallel passages or passages which have the same idea or w... Read More
Short Biographies

William Perkins

William Perkins (1558-1602) The Elizabethan Puritan Par Excellance! Biographical Sketch: William Perkins, an outstanding preacher, made great contributions to the Puritan Movement despite the shortness of his life. He was born in Marton, Warwickshire, in 1558 and educated in Christ's College, Cambri... Read More
Solomon Eccles

A Musick-Lector

A Musick-Lector: OR, The Art of MUSICK (that is so much vindicated in Christendome) Discoursed of, by way of Dialogue between three men of several Judgments: The one a MUSICIAN, and Master of that Art, and zealous for the Church of England; who calls Musick The gift of God. The other a BAPTIST, who ... Read More
St. Augustine

Exposition on Psalm 132

St. Augustine1. It was right indeed, most beloved, that we should rather hear our Brother, my colleague, when present before all of us. And just now he refused not, but put us off; for he extorted from me that he might now listen to me, on the condition that I also may listen to him, for in charity itself we are... Read More
St. Augustine

Exposition on Psalm 86

St. Augustine1. No greater gift could God have given to men than in making His Word, by which He created all things, their Head, and joining them to Him as His members: that the Son of God might become also the Son of man, one God with the Father, one Man with men; so that when we speak to God in prayer for merc... Read More
Thomas Bradbury

Perfect Oneness

"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Ephesians 4:4-6) A PRECIOUS declaration of the perfect oneness of the Church with JEHOVAH is given ... Read More

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