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Smith Wigglesworth

Life in the Spirit

Smith WigglesworthBible Reading, 2 Corinthians 3 We are told that we are to leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ and go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and the doctrine of baptisms and other first principles (Hebrews 6). What would you think of a builder... Read More
Andrew Bonar

Onesiphorus: The New Testament Ebedmelech

Andrew Bonar2 Timothy 1: 16-18 and 4:19 Paul had a heart that felt everything keenly. It is from his pen that 'Rejoice with them that do rejoice and weep with them that weep' comes. It is he who wrote in Phil.4: 8: 'the bowels of Christ Jesus.' Many times he speaks in this way, 'desiring greatly to see thee.' N... Read More
Harry Ironside

Eternal Security of the Believer: Part 3

Harry IronsideQuestion 9 - Ezekiel 18:24 Ezekiel 18:24: "But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live?" Is it not strange for anyone in this dispensation of grace to quote a passage like tha... Read More
J. Vernon McGee

The Authorship of Hebrews or Did Paul Write Hebrews?

J. Vernon McGeeThe Epistle to the Hebrews presents many moot problems. Some of them are in conjunction with the question of authorship, which we shall consider under the following divisions: 1. Internal evidence on authorship (is Hebrews an epistle or treatise?) 2. Date and destination 3. Arguments available on au... Read More
J. Vernon McGee

Is it Possible For a Saved Person Ever to be Lost?

J. Vernon McGeeFor as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves... Read More
J.C. Philpot

The Better Things Which Accompany Salvation

J.C. PhilpotPreached at Zoar Chapel, Great Alie Street, London, on Lord's Day Morning, July 30, 1843. "But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak." Hebrews 6:9 It appears, from several passages in this Epistle, that the Hebrews, to whom it was ... Read More
John Kershaw

Faithfulness and Longsuffering

PREACHED AT ZION CHAPEL, TROWBRIDGE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1834 "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3. 9.) In the religious world there is a ... Read More
John MacArthur

The Distinctive Qualities of the True Christian - Sermon 3

John MacArthurShall we open our Bibles together to Philippians chapter 3 as this morning we continue in the examination of the opening three verses of this great chapter. We've entitled this section, "The Distinctive Qualities of the True Christian." And that is such a very very important subject. Christianity ha... Read More
John MacArthur

The Elements of a Strong Spiritual Life - Sermon 2

John MacArthurFor this morning now we return to 2 Timothy chapter 2 and our concluding look at the first seven verses. Last week we began an examination of 2 Timothy 2:1 through 7, this morning we're going to bring that to completion. This week I happened to be doing a little bit of reading and I came across quit... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Tragedy of the Unfinished Task

T. Austin-SparksThis evening we move in thought into the Book of Judges - and how very different it is from the Book of Joshua! I think the Book of Judges is the most terrible book in the Bible! And why is it such a terrible book? Because it is the book of the unfinished task. In the Book of Joshua the people of Is... Read More

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