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Richard E. Bieber

BY FAITH

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11 Nobody could ever look at Jesus' disciples and say, "What a bunch of religious freaks!" Nobody looking at those disciples could ever get the idea that to follow Jesus your mind has to have a spiritual twist, be... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

I CAME TO CAST FIRE ON THE EARTH

When Jesus of Nazareth hung on the cross that dark Friday afternoon, it looked like the end of the road. He’d had a good run while it lasted. He shook things up for a while. Now it’s over. He’s done. Everybody can see that this prophet wasn’t the prophet he claimed to be. His disciples were devastat... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

JUDGMENT AND GRACE

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 What beautiful words! What a wonderful invitation! "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, saying, 'If we had lived in th... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

THE COMFORT OF BABYLON OR THE COMFORT OF GOD

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore 1 tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall put on. " Matthew 6:21-25a ..... "... Read More
St. Augustine

Exposition on Psalm 69

St. Augustine1. We have been born into this world, and added to the people of God, at that period wherein already the herb from a grain of mustard seed has spread out its branches; wherein already the leaven, which at first was contemptible, has leavened three measures, that is, the whole round world repeopled b... Read More
Stephen Boreland

Walk in Hope

The theme of the Thessalonian epistles is the Second Coming of Christ, this doctrine is mentioned in every chapter of the two letters, giving the believer a comprehensive understanding of this truth and its accompanying practical implications. These eight chapters present the coming of Christ and: 1... Read More
T.M. Anderson

Christ Pleads His Will

"Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am ..."—JOHN 17:24. Jesus presented the precious legacy of His prayer when He offered His intercessory prayer preserved for us by John. The Lord let His disciples have the pleasure of knowing what His intercession for them i... Read More
Thomas Bradbury

Soul Trouble

"Now is My soul troubled: and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour." (John 12:27) THE circumstances surrounding the words I have read for our consideration are full of spiritual instruction, and when opened up by the teaching of God the ever-bles... Read More
Thomas Bradbury

We are Accepted in the Beloved

"Accepted in the Beloved." (Ephesians 1:6) Such precious words as these, appear too full of glorious grace for "a poor vile sinner" like me to take upon my lips. I say not this to produce effect, or to awaken any fleshly sensation in your minds, for I know that such productions last only for the mom... Read More
W.E. Best

The Son Declares the Father

Jesus Christ claims the incommunicable name-I Am (Ex. 3:14; John 8:58). The name signifies unchangeable essence and everlasting duration. Change is written on everything earthly; Christ is unchangeable (Heb. 13:8), for He is God. The statement, "Before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58), has no referenc... Read More

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