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Thomas Watson

A Body of Divinity 16. God and His Creation: The Trinity

Thomas WatsonQ-6. HOW MANY PERSONS ARE THERE IN THE GODHEAD? A: Three persons, yet but one God. 'There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.' I John 5:5. God is but one, yet are there three distinct persons subsisting in one Godhead. This is a sa... Read More
Thomas Watson

The Beatitudes 1. Introduction

Thomas WatsonAnd seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them. Matthew 5:1, 2 The blessed evangelist St Matthew, the penman of this sacred history, was at first by profession a publican or gatherer of toll; and Chris... Read More
William Nicholson

Pride And Christian Character

Pride and Christian Character William Nicholson, 1862 "Do not be proud, but fear." Romans 11:20 Humility and dependence upon God, are essential to the Christian character. The opposite, pride and self-sufficiency, are the traits in the conduct of the unregenerate, and they will lead to shame and rui... Read More
J.C. Philpot

A Peculiar People

J.C. PhilpotA Peculiar People Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on June 24, 1860, by J. C. Philpot "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people , zealous for good works." Titus 2:14 There is a common, and, if true, a very serious objecti... Read More
Arthur Pink

A Fourfold Salvation

Arthur PinkA Fourfold Salvation Arthur Pink Introduction 1. Salvation from the PLEASURE of sin 2. Salvation from the PENALTY of sin 3. Salvation from the POWER of sin 4. Salvation from the PRESENCE of sin Summary INTRODUCTION In 1918 we wrote a booklet entitled "A Threefold Salvation," and in 1929 published th... Read More
Arthur Pink

The Good Samaritan

Arthur PinkThe Good Samaritan by Arthur Pink January, 1942 It has long seemed to this writer that Luke 10:30-35 sets before us an exquisite picture of the sovereign grace of God unto those who have no claim upon Him. That grace is portrayed in the actings of Him who "came to seek and to save that which was los... Read More
Arthur Pink

Spiritual Helplessness

Arthur PinkSPIRITUAL HELPLESSNESS Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil" (Proverbs 8:13). The "fear of the Lord" is one of the many names given to that new nature or principle of grace and holiness which is communicated to the Christian at his new birth. Evidence we have received thi... Read More
Arthur Pink

His Delights!

Arthur PinkHis Delights Arthur Pink, 1952 God, as God, being all-sufficient — delights in Himself, in all His perfections and the manifestation of them before His creatures. But there is one of His attributes in which He takes especial delight, namely, His mercy . "Who is a God like unto you, that pardons iniq... Read More
J.C. Ryle

This Is The Finger Of God!

J.C. RyleThis is the Finger of God! J.C. Ryle, written during the Great Cattle Plague of England , 1865-1867 Look at the words which form the title of this booklet, and consider them well. They were spoken by heathen men more than three thousand years ago. They fell from the lips of Egyptian magicians when o... Read More
James Smith

Blessings To Be Daily Sought

James SmithBlessings to Be Daily Sought James Smith, 1855 We daily need many and great blessings — and the throne of grace is accessible that we may plead for and receive them. All that we need is in Jesus, and all that is stored up in Jesus — is for us. But we must learn the value of spiritual favors before w... Read More

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