Tag Archives: sanctification

Obedience to God’s Word: The Best Proof of True Love for Christ

Posted on August 27, 2014 by The Editor

John 14:21, 23; John 15:10; John 14:24; Luke 6:46        He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me…If a man love me, he will keep my words.        If ye keep my commandments, ye … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Marathon Runners

Posted on April 23, 2014 by The Editor

I Corinthians 9:24-27        Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. … Continue reading →

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The Marks of Spiritual Regeneration by the Holy Ghost

Posted on April 2, 2014 by The Editor

Acts 19:2        Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? GEORGE WHITEFIELD (1714-1770): I shall lay down some Scripture marks whereby we may know whether we have thus received the Holy Ghost or not…First I shall mention, is … Continue reading →

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Sanctified Thought Control

Posted on February 13, 2014 by The Editor

Psalm 94:11; Proverbs 24:9; Jeremiah 4:14; Psalm 119:113        The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.        The thought of foolishness is sin.        How long shall vain thoughts lodge within thee?        I hate vain … Continue reading →

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The True Believer’s Constant Struggle Against Indwelling Sin

Posted on January 13, 2014 by The Editor

Psalm 51:5-7        Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with … Continue reading →

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When Hatred is a Holy Christ-like Emotion

Posted on January 8, 2014 by The Editor

Hebrews 1:8,9; Psalm 97:10        Unto the Son, he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity.        Ye that love … Continue reading →

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Our Thoughts: the Spawning Ground of Temptation

Posted on December 6, 2013 by The Editor

James 1:14,15; Proverbs 30:32        Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.        If … Continue reading →

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Blood & Water: Justification & Sanctification

Posted on November 19, 2013 by The Editor

John 19:32-35; I John 5:6        Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they … 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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Snakes in the Bosom

Posted on October 30, 2013 by The Editor

Job 31:33; Proverbs 23:32        If I covered my trangressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom.        At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): Some desire to … Continue reading →

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