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John Piper

The Covenant of Abraham

John PiperOctober 18, 1981 THE COVENANT OF ABRAHAM In the beginning God the Father, through the agency of his eternal Son, created out of nothing all that is not God by the word of his command; and moment by moment he holds in being all things by that same word of power so that everything which comes into exi... Read More
John Piper

Thoughts on Baptism

John PiperThe New Testament teaches very plainly that we are saved by faith. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31). (Also John 3:16). "By grace you were saved through faith and that not of yourselves . . . " (Eph. 2:8). "For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through fait... Read More
John R. Rice

BAPTISM DOES NOT SAVE-DOES NOT HELP SAVE

John R. RiceA favorite device of the Devil is to have men look to their works for their salvation instead of looking to Christ. He leads some to trust in their morality, some to depend upon lodge membership, some to depend upon confessions to priests; some he leads to trust in baptism. That is a fatal mistake. ... Read More
John R. Rice

BAPTISM WITH WATER-ITS IMPORTANCE AND MEANING

John R. RiceThere have been too many sermons on baptism as a part of the doctrines of some denomination. There is too much talk about "Baptist doctrine" or "Methodist doctrine" or "the doctrine of our church." In this Bible study, we are interested solely in what the Bible teaches about baptism. Nothing else ma... Read More
Keith Malcomson

IN CHRIST

Keith MalcomsonOne of the most remarkable statements of the Bible is the term “in Christ.” Never has so much been said, inferred and contained in so brief a statement as this. While many emphasise the “imitation” of Christ the Bible emphasises the reality of being in, or dwelling in, or abiding in, Christ out of w... Read More
Principles For The Gathering Of Believers

76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures

Principles For The Gathering Of BelieversThere 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
Samuel Rutherford

Preparations Before Conversion: Part II

Samuel RutherfordObjection by Saltmarsh. But others bid the troubled soul believe, but he must first seek in himself qualifications or conditions. But this is to will them to walk in the light of their own sparks. Answer. If to bid men abstain from flagitious sins, and from seeking glory of men, that are both neck-b... Read More
Tom Macartney

A Kingdom that cannot be shaken

Tom Macartney“But He has promised, ‘Yet once more and only once, will I shake the heavens and the earth … and I will shake all nations; and the Desire of all nations shall come …’ These words, ‘Yet once more’, indicate the removal of what can be shaken – that is, created, temporal things – so that what cannot be... Read More
Tom Macartney

Stephen Your witness

Tom MacartneyAll that we know of Stephen is found in two chapters, and two more verses, in the book of the Acts, and yet he was among the most important of the Lord’s servants in the Bible. In many ways he is the Lord’s key witness in Acts, and the key to the book itself with its brief outline of the expansion o... Read More
Tom Macartney

The whole truth is in the whole church

Tom MacartneyIf we believed this, it would have a far-reaching effect on our thinking and actions. It would cripple our archenemy, spiritual pride. It would stop us paying mere lip-service to the truth of the unity of all believers. Do we realise how much we are losing because of our confused and divided state a... Read More

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