Category Archives: Death & Resurrection

Facing the Grim Reality of Death

Deuteronomy 31:14        And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES (1899-1981): We all have to meet and face the fact of death. It will come to each of us in some … Continue reading

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Our God and our Guide, for ever and ever.

Psalm 48:14        This God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even unto death. BASIL (329-379): Life is a journey which commences when we enter the world, and ends at the grave. WILLIAM JAY … Continue reading

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Deathbed Conversions

Matthew 25:1-8        Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took … Continue reading

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The Brevity of Life

James 4:14        What is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES (1899-1981): Of everything that is uncertain in life, the most uncertain of all is life itself. … Continue reading

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Deathbeds

Isaiah 43:2        Fear not; when thou passeth through the waters I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee. J. C. PHILPOT (1802-1869): How many of the dear saints of God, when they have … Continue reading

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When Vanity Meets Ultimate Reality

Ezekiel 18:30; Jeremiah 13:15; Job 18:14        I will judge you, O house of Israel, everyone according to his ways, saith the LORD GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.        … Continue reading

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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

I Corinthians 15:17        If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. JOHN NEWTON (1725-1807): The apostle observes in this chapter, that unless He be indeed risen from the dead, our faith in … Continue reading

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Cutting Down the Barren Fig Tree

Luke 13:8,9        Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.  JOHN BUNYAN (1628-1688): Death, … Continue reading

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