Tag Archives: God

The Sublime Mystery of the Trinity of the Godhead

2 Corinthians 13:14; Deuteronomy 6:4 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord. ADAM CLARKE … Continue reading

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The Unity of the Trinity in the Salvation of Man

Isaiah 61:1,2 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and … Continue reading

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The Righteous Symmetry of God’s Judgments

Judges 1:5-7 And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him…But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having … Continue reading

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Old & New Testament Harmony on the Doctrine of the Trinity

Matthew 3:16,17 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo … Continue reading

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Spiritual Medicine & Preventative Prescriptions

I Peter 1:6 Now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM (347-407): God measures out affliction to our need. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES (1899-1981): “If need be”―if such proves needful—if God, in looking upon … Continue reading

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The Mercy & Truth of God to Unworthy Sinners

Genesis 32:10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant. COTTON MATHER (1663-1728): When Thomas Hooker was dying, one said to him, “Brother, you are … Continue reading

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Considering God in the Midst of Our Adversities

Job 2:10; Ecclesiastes 7:14        What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?        In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set … Continue reading

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A Spiritual Weather Report on Sovereign Grace

Amos 4:7; Romans 9:14-16        I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city.        What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. For he saith to Moses, … Continue reading

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What is the Greatest Commandment in the Law?

Matthew 22:37-39        And Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is … Continue reading

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The Creation of Man in the Image of God, or Evolution?

Genesis 1:26,27; Genesis 2:7        And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.        … Continue reading

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