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Man’s Natural Pride & Its Enmity Against God

Jeremiah 17:9; Obadiah 1:3; Psalm 10:4; Romans 8:7 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God … Continue reading

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A Censorious Spirit

Matthew 7:1-5        Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that … Continue reading

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The Deceitful Serpent of Self-Righteousness

Isaiah 64:6; Matthew 23:33       All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.       Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? J. C. RYLE (1816-1900): We are all naturally self-righteous. It is the family … Continue reading

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