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"I tell you even weeping ... (of) enemies of the Cross" Philippians 3: 1 18 THE degree of our real identification with Christ in His death, and the criterion of the stage of our growth into the maturity of the life of the new creation, is in no respect more marked than in relation to the 'sins of th... Read More

James—I may speak a little later about James? James is a friend of mine. He wasn’t of Luther’s, but he is of mine. He is a holy man, James. Oh, he’s a holy man. He knew a great deal more of holiness perhaps than some of his critics. He is full of perfection, “perfect patience,” “perfect law of liber... Read More

Ephesians 4:31-32 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: (Read More...) Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Matthew 6:14-15 - For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heave... Read More

2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Daniel 9:3 - And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: Romans 2:29 - But he [is] a ... Read More

To my mind, there is nothing more clearly taught in the divine Word that the following facts: 1. “Regeneration plants in us a new and divine nature.” 2. Entire sanctification destroys and removes the old nature; and 3. From these two facts, it necessarily follows that during the interval between the... Read More

It is always pure joy to discover more people who are focusing on the substance of what following Jesus is supposed to be all about—loving God with all our hearts and our neighbors as ourselves. These two commandments are what Jesus said are most important and what encapsulate all the rest (see Matt... Read More

Let's pray. Father in heaven we thank you for this day. Thank you for this opportunity to be here. Thank you for the Lord Jesus. I pray for those of us who aren't here today, whether they're sick or whatever the reason is that they're not here, Lord, I pray that you would be with them as well and mi... Read More

1. “According to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts” (Ephesians 3:16-17). 2. “To walk worthily of the Lord, . . . strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, unto all endura... Read More

CHAPTER 14 GENUINE REPENTANCE (PART 5) The Foundation of Repentance The foundation is the base on which structures are built. It is the support for the walls and other components of a building. No building is any stronger than its foundation. If the foundation is not properly placed, the entire stru... Read More

The Total Sanctification defense of doctrine teachings, I found, were long ramblings of philosophical rhetoric that answered few questions from scripture and have done very little to make me any holier. Repentance teachings based upon the premise that men ought to live holy and get right with God ha... Read More