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When the Lord rends the heavens He unveils to mortal men the beauty of His holiness. That is why genuine revival always advances Biblical holiness. The holiness of God can be terrifying to sinful man. Yet for those who yearn to know the Holy One, it becomes beautifully attractive. A passion for holi... Read More

Meditations on First Peter Chapter One by J. C. Philpot, 1869 Part IV. As heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people (John 14:2; Isa. 43:21; Col. 1:12), so, according to Peter's testimony, it is a reserved inheritance for preserved heirs. The firm decree of God, which fixed the inheritance its... Read More

Meditations on First Peter Chapter One by J. C. Philpot, 1869 Part VIII. HOPE is a blessed grace of the Spirit, and stands in firm and lasting union with faith and love. Its main blessedness consists in the support which it gives to the soul in seasons of trouble, and specially in enabling it to loo... Read More

Meditations on First Peter Chapter One by J. C. Philpot, 1869 Part IX. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." 1 Peter 1:15-16 It is a very significant circumstance, and no less sad than significant, that the very words "holy"... Read More

Chapter Fifteen from the book Meditations on the Sacred Humanity of The Blessed Redeemer We have another view to take of our blessed Lord as having entered into the courts of bliss. He is gone thither as his people’s forerunner, as the apostle speaks, "Whither the forerunner is for us entered even J... Read More

Romans 8:18-28 Before I entered college I hardly gave a thought to cancer and terminal illness. But ever since those college days death by disease has walked beside me all the way. Two of my college acquaintances died of leukemia and cancer of the lymph glands before they were 22. At seminary I watc... Read More

December 27, 1981 Ephesians 2:11-12 REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE HOPELESS This is the word of God to us this morning. Let us obey it together and not resist its discomfort. This is the word of God: "Remember that at one time you Gentiles … were without Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, st... Read More

July 5, 1981 THE LIMITS OF SUBMISSION TO MAN I have a vision of the Church as a people who are sojourners, strangers, exiles, refugees in this world (Heb. 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11; Phil 3:20). A happy, peaceful, loving people who swear allegiance to a foreign King, Jesus Christ and to no other. A people ... Read More

Christ Prepares A Place For Prepared People By Daniel E. Williams Shortly before His crucifixion and in anticipation of His resurrection and ascension, the Lord Jesus said to the disciples, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions... Read More

Daniel himself lived through such a time of crisis. At the time when he was deported to Babylon in 605 BC, Babylon had just conquered Assyria, defeated Egypt and become the dominant power in the Middle East. By the end of his long life, Babylon itself had been conquered by Persia. But more important... Read More