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The Doctrine of Mortification (Arthur Pink, 1952) "For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the body, you will live." Romans 8:13 1. Introduction It is the studied judgment of this writer, and he is by no means alone therein, that doctrinal p... Read More

Christian Liberty Arthur Pink, 1923 The Law and the Saint The unregenerate sinner is, in heart and practice, an Antinomian; that is, one who is opposed to the Law of God. Proof of this is furnished by Romans 8:7, which tells us, "The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the La... Read More

Christian Resurrection Arthur Pink The title of this article will probably suggest to most of our readers that we shall treat therein exclusively with the future condition of the believer's body. Really it is deplorable that such a circumscribed view should obtain so widely in this twentieth century... Read More

The Spirit of Life James Smith, 1864 "The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:2 All true religion is experimental — and all experimental religion is produced by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, most of the names and titles assumed by the ever... Read More

To the Bereaved James Smith, 1856 "The Lord gave — and the Lord has taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord!" Job 1:21 So spoke the patriarch Job, when stripped of all his property and bereaved of all his children in one day. Reduced at once from affluence — to poverty, from the highest elevati... Read More

Our Comforter By James Smith THE COMFORTER—A DIVINE PERSON "Then Peter said: Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit . . . You have not lied to men—but to God." Acts 5:3-4 Everything that characterizes a person is ascribed to the Holy Spirit in th... Read More

No Condemnation James Smith, 1859 "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh—but after the Spirit." Romans 8:1 Paul had spoken of what he was before the law came to him in power, of what he experienced under the working of the law, of the... Read More

Christ, the Substitute For His People James Smith, 1856 God made man upright — in his own image — capable of knowing, serving, and enjoying him. He manifested Himself to him, gave him a law — and he was truly happy. Man knew, approved of, and could do, all that God required; obedience was to him eas... Read More

Treasury of David Charles Spurgeon Psalm 119 INTRODUCTION This psalm has no special title, nor is any author's name mentioned. It is the longest psalm, and this is a sufficiently distinctive name for it. In size, it equals twenty-two psalms of the average length of the Songs of Degrees. It is not ju... Read More

The Ten Commandments by Thomas Watson CHOICE EXCERPTS The afflictions of the godly How do the afflictions of the godly , differ from the afflictions of the wicked ? (1) The afflictions of the godly are but corrections ; but those on the wicked are punishments . The one come from a Father; the other ... Read More