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Jesus Christ’s Way of Dealing With Persecution

Posted on March 26, 2021 by The Editor

Hebrews 12:3; 1 Peter 2:19-24 Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For … Continue reading →

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Some Things to Remember on Remembrance Day

Posted on November 8, 2019 by The Editor

John 21:17-19; Revelation 6:9-11 Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my … Continue reading →

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The Tender Mercies of the Wicked

Posted on January 18, 2018 by The Editor

Proverbs 12:10; Psalm 74:20 The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. WILLIAM ARNOT (1808-1875): Cruelty is a characteristic of the wicked in general. ADAM CLARKE … Continue reading →

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Vignettes of God’s Vengeance Upon the Persecutors of His People

Posted on October 28, 2016 by The Editor

Luke 18:7,8; Romans 12:19; Genesis 12:3 Shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. For it is written, vengeance … Continue reading →

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The Blessed Assurance in Jesus Christ’s Promise of Persecution

Posted on December 9, 2014 by The Editor

John 15:20; Matthew 5:10-12          Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you.          Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ … Continue reading →

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Slanderous Lies: The Fuel of Anti-Christian Persecution

Posted on December 5, 2014 by The Editor

Matthew 11:18,19; John 15:20; Matthew 5:11, 12        John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a … Continue reading →

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Pride: The Source of Error, Envy & Every Evil Work

Posted on November 19, 2014 by The Editor

Proverbs 13:10; James 4:1; James 3:14, 16        Only by pride cometh contention.        From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members.        If ye have bitter … Continue reading →

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The Great Methodist Revival of the 18th Century

Posted on August 9, 2014 by The Editor

I Corinthians 1:20; 2 Timothy 2:3        It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.        Therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): It was a brave day … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Martyrdom in the 21st Century

Posted on March 4, 2014 by The Editor

Genesis 4:8; I John 3:12        And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.        And wherefore slew he … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is Certainly Not Bliss, Nor the “Mother of Devotion”

Posted on January 4, 2014 by The Editor

Ephesians 4:17,18        Walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart. … Continue reading →

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