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True Faith: The “No Pain, No Gain” Rule of Spiritual Exercise

Posted on December 2, 2013 by The Editor

Ecclesiastes 3:10; I Peter 1:7        I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.        The trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth. … Continue reading →

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Singing in the Rain

Posted on November 2, 2013 by The Editor

Job 5:7-11        Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: who giveth rain upon … Continue reading →

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The Certain Triumph of Christ’s Church

Posted on October 18, 2013 by The Editor

Psalm 2:4,5; Isaiah 59:19        He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.        When the enemy … Continue reading →

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Powerful Prayer Part 1: A Holy Boldness

Posted on September 10, 2013 by The Editor

Exodus 33:12-17        And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, … Continue reading →

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Christian Citizenship Part 7: The Complete Heavenly Citizen

Posted on August 24, 2013 by The Editor

Hebrews 11:13-16; I Thessalonians 2:12; I Peter 2:17; Ecclesiastes 12:13        [The Old Testament believers] all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed … Continue reading →

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Is a Full Assurance of Faith Attainable?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by The Editor

I John 5:19        And we know we are of God. JOHN NEWTON (1725-1807): My text assures us, that this assurance was possessed in the first ages of the church. There were some who could say, without hesitation, “We know … Continue reading →

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Predestination or Freewill Part 10: The Inescapable Conclusion

Posted on June 14, 2013 by The Editor

Romans 8:30, 31; I Peter 1:4,5; I Timothy 1:12        Whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.        To an inheritance incorruptible, and … Continue reading →

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Old Mrs. Much Afraid

Posted on April 12, 2013 by The Editor

John 5:24; John 6:47; Romans 4:3, 21-25        Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death … Continue reading →

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Predestination or Freewill Part 4: God’s Foreknowledge. What is it?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by The Editor

I Peter 1:2; Romans 8:29        Elect, according to the foreknowledge of God.        For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. R. L. DABNEY (1820-1898): Does God’s foreknowledge of … Continue reading →

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The Hard Work of Ceasing from Our Own Works

Posted on January 9, 2013 by The Editor

Hebrews 4:9-11        There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter … Continue reading →

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