Category Archives: Christian Life

The Financial Times Part 2: The Spiritual Reality of Debt

Romans 13:8       Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.  C. H. MACKINTOSH (1820-1896): We take Romans 13:8 in its plain, broad sense…We believe that, as a general rule, Christians should not go into debt at all. … Continue reading

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The Financial Times Part 1: The Servitude of Debt

Proverbs 22:7       The borrower is servant to the lender.  MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): The borrower is servant to the lender. Therefore it is part of Israel’s promised happiness that they should lend and not borrow, Deuteronomy 28:12. And it should … Continue reading

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Spiritual Sailing Part 11: Safe Harbours

Proverbs 21:31       The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.  WILLIAM ARNOT (1808-1875): Life to the Christian is a warfare, all the way. He is safe, but his safety is not the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Sailing Part 10: The Danger of Smooth Sailing

I John 2:15       If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): We have seen many professed Christians make shipwreck―in a few instances it has been attributable to overwhelming … Continue reading

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Spiritual Sailing Part 9: Plugging the Water Leaks

Mark 4:38       Master, Carest thou not that we perish?  WILLIAM GURNALL (1617-1679): Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith! Matthew 8:26. You see the leak at which the water came in to sink their spirits: they had … Continue reading

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Spiritual Sailing Part 8: Answers to Prayer

Psalm 139:9,10; Psalm 61:2       If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost part of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me…From the end of the … Continue reading

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Choosing Your Friends

I Corinthians 15:33       Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.  RICHARD STEELE (1629-1692): Of all the temptations to which the young are exposed, none is more fatal and pernicious than evil company.  GEORGE WHITEFIELD (1714-1770): It is a … Continue reading

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Spiritual Sailing Part 7: A Sure Anchor in the Storm

Isaiah 54:11       O thou afflicted, tossed with a tempest, and not comforted.  J. C. PHILPOT (1802-1869): The Lord here compares His suffering Church to a ship at sea, under bare poles, labouring in a heavy storm, driven out of … Continue reading

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Spiritual Sailing Part 6: Sailing through Stormy Weather

Psalm 107:23-30       He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Sailing Part 5: Storms at Sea

Jonah 1:4        The Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was likely to be broken.  WILLIAM GURNALL (1617-1679): When at any time thou art … Continue reading

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