1 Thessalonians 4:7

The Redeemer’s Return THE CHURCHWARD RESULTS OF THE REDEEMER’S RETURN Chapter 8 "I shall be satisfied, when I awake with Thy likeness." Ps. 17:15 What will take place when our Lord comes back again to receive His blood-bought people unto Himself? What will be His portion and what will be their porti... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF REVELATION Chapter 15 GOD’S SUBJECTIVE REVELATION IS ESSENTIAL Our urgent need for something more than an external revelation from God, even though it be a written communication from Him, inspired and inerrant, was intimated in our last chapter in a general way. Now to be more specif... Read More

What is meant by "the hope of His calling"? This is really a double question: What is meant by the word hope in this passage, and what is meant by His calling? In Scripture hope always respects something future, and signifies far more than a mere wish that it may be realized. It sets forth a confide... Read More

To understand grace, to understand Christ aright, we must understand what sin is. And how otherwise can we come to this understanding than through the light of God and his word? Come with me to the beginning of the Bible. See there man created by God, after his image, and pronounced by his creator t... Read More

Dear Friends,—My love in the Lord Jesus Christ (to you all) in whom I have laboured, and my desires are, the God of all peace, and the son of peace [Luke 10:6], may fill your hearts with his love, and peace, and wisdom, and knowledge, in all things, to do his heavenly glorious will: in that you will... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 6—Chapter 12 OF EFFECTUAL CALLING Though effectual calling may be distinguished from regeneration, taken more strictly, for the first infusion and impartation of grace in the heart; yet it is closely connected with it, and the consideration of it naturally follows u... Read More

"For God hath not called us unto uncleanness but unto holiness" -- 1 Thess. 4: 7. "The human heart asks love; but now I know That my heart hath from thee All real, and full, and marvelous affection, So near, so human! Yet divine perfection Thrills gloriously the mighty glow! Thy love is enough for m... Read More

2 Thessalonians 3:3-5 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you that you both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Chris... Read More

We easily perceive different measures of attainment, both in knowledge and grace, in the churches of old. The elevation, for instance, of that at Ephesus was much above that at Corinth. At Corinth the apostle had to occupy himself with the corruption of various errors and abuses, and was thus hinder... Read More

The thought of the nearness of the glory should be deeply cherished by the heart. And we need be at no effort to persuade ourselves of it. It is taught us richly in the Word. The place of the glory is near us, and the path by which it can either come to us or we go to it is short and simple, and the... Read More