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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 18: Political Expediency
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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 16: Spiritual Surgery
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 14: The Counsels of Men
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Tag Archives: faith
True Faith: The “No Pain, No Gain” Rule of Spiritual Exercise
Ecclesiastes 3:10; I Peter 1:7 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. The trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged afflictions, Assurance, evidences of faith, faith, growth in grace, trials, troubles
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Singing in the Rain
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
Posted in Trials, Temptations & Afflictions
Tagged afflictions, chastening, faith, God's purposes, growth in grace, praise, sanctification, singing, trials, troubles
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The Certain Triumph of Christ’s Church
Psalm 2:4,5; Isaiah 59:19 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. When the enemy … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Church
Tagged faith, Jesus Christ, power of God, promises of God, The Church
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Powerful Prayer Part 1: A Holy Boldness
Exodus 33:12-17 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, … Continue reading
Christian Citizenship Part 7: The Complete Heavenly Citizen
Hebrews 11:13-16; I Thessalonians 2:12; I Peter 2:17; Ecclesiastes 12:13 [The Old Testament believers] all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed … Continue reading
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Tagged citizenship, faith, holiness, love, obedience
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Is a Full Assurance of Faith Attainable?
I John 5:19 And we know we are of God. JOHN NEWTON (1725-1807): My text assures us, that this assurance was possessed in the first ages of the church. There were some who could say, without hesitation, “We know … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance & Communion
Tagged Assurance, Calvinism, faith, presumption, Roman Catholicism
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Predestination or Freewill Part 10: The Inescapable Conclusion
Romans 8:30, 31; I Peter 1:4,5; I Timothy 1:12 Whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. To an inheritance incorruptible, and … Continue reading
Posted in Sovereign Predestination or Man's Free Will: The Great Doctrinal Debate
Tagged Assurance, election, faith, final perseverance, power of God
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Old Mrs. Much Afraid
John 5:24; John 6:47; Romans 4:3, 21-25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death … Continue reading
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Tagged Assurance, faith, God's promises
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Predestination or Freewill Part 4: God’s Foreknowledge. What is it?
I Peter 1:2; Romans 8:29 Elect, according to the foreknowledge of God. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. R. L. DABNEY (1820-1898): Does God’s foreknowledge of … Continue reading
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Tagged election, faith, God's foreknowledge, man's free will, predestination
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The Hard Work of Ceasing from Our Own Works
Hebrews 4:9-11 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, justification, unbelief
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