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The wonderful change wrought in believers by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is very noticeable, especially to the student of the Greek Testament. Strong words not found in the Old Testament, nor in the four Gospels, are either invented by the apostles or borrowed from classical Greek, to convey a... Read More

Of all the circles which God has counselled and planned for glory, order and blessing, that into which the church, the assembly, is brought is the chiefest, for the assembly is the body of Christ who is the Head of all things. The members of His body are out-called from the world by God’s grace, but... Read More

Knowing and Doing Good by Thomas Watson "To him who knows to do good, and does it not—to him it is sin." James 4:17 The Apostle James, in former verses, had met with a sin common in those days, a sinful boasting among men, verse 13-14, "Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this ... Read More

The Trees of Righteousness Blossoming and Bringing Forth Fruit by Thomas Watson "Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God." Philippians 1:11 The blessed apostle in this chapter makes a solemn prayer to God for these Philippians; and, a... Read More

In the writings of John Bunyan, that wonderful gallery of portraits, there are no less than seven pictures of the Christian minister. Evangelist, Interpreter, Great-heart, and the Four Shepherds on the Delectable Mountains (Knowledge, Experience, Watchful, and Sincere), are all apparently intended t... Read More

Five times in the New Testament Christians are compared to “babes” (1 Cor. 3, 1 Cor. 14, Eph. 4, Heb. 5, and 1 Peter 2), a term which normally indicates the commencement and early stages of the Christian life. But there is this great difference between them. The first, third and fifth refer to the b... Read More

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Thy Name, give glory for Thy mercy, and for Thy truth's sake. Psalm 115:1. SOME expositors have supposed, that this Psalm was penned by the prophet Daniel; on occasion of the miraculous deliverance of Shadrac, Meshac, and Abednego, when they came out, unhur... Read More

This is gleanings from G.V.W.'s ministry in Dublin in 1872. Ed. I suppose the account of Paul's conversion in Acts would be connected with this, as also his testimony on the stairs at Jerusalem, where he gives the account of God's personal dealing with himself and of his connection with the Gentiles... Read More

Reader, I would ask of you a question. -- What place has the word of God in our spiritual blessing? Firstly, as to the individual soul. The Lord spake (in John 5) thus, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not c... Read More

On parts of Philippians 1 - 3. At the time of the Reformation man did not get beyond justification by faith. They did not know Paul's gospel, which was the glory of the Christ of God shining down into the heart, even of the persecutor, and filling his whole being with its blessed power. This was the... Read More