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Tag Archives: grace
The Summer is Gone
Jeremiah 8:20; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Hebrews 4:7 The summer is ended, and we are not saved. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, … Continue reading
Posted in Conviction & Conversion
Tagged delay, excuses, grace, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, judgment, obstinacy, procrastination, resistance, salvation, unbelief
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The Christian Grace of Meekness
Matthew 5:2-5 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they … Continue reading
Posted in Grace & Its Growth
Tagged grace, humility, Jesus Christ, meek, meekness, virtue
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Self-Deception & Counterfeit Conversions
Deuteronomy 11:16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): We must remember that there is such a thing as self-deception in the world. A. W. PINK (1886-1952): God has warned us plainly in … Continue reading
Posted in Conviction & Conversion
Tagged conversion, convictions, faith, feelings, grace, religious impressions, Satan, self-deception
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The Gardening Work of Old Age: Cultivating Grace
Psalm 92:13-15 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; to shew that the LORD … Continue reading
Posted in Grace & Its Growth
Tagged faith, God, grace, knowledge, love, old age, patience, prudence, steadfastness, temperance, wisdom
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Lesson 4 From the Life of Lot: Lot’s Flight From Sodom Into Zoar
Genesis 19:16-25, 29 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons from the Life of Lot
Tagged answers to prayer, effectual prayer, eternal security, grace, mercy, prayer, preservation of the saints
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The Growth of Grace, Part 7: The Full Ear in the Corn
Mark 4:28; I Corinthians 15:10; 2 Timothy 1:12 First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. By the grace of God I am what I am. For I know whom I have believed, and … Continue reading
Posted in Growth of Grace Series
Tagged Assurance, full ear in the corn, grace, growth of grace
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The Growth of Grace Part 6: The Maturing Believer
1 Peter 5:10; Hebrews 13:9; 2 Timothy 2:1 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. For … Continue reading
Posted in Growth of Grace Series
Tagged grace, growth, humility, spiritual strength
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The Growth of Grace Part 5: Experiential Heart Knowledge
Romans 7:21-23; 2 Chronicles 32:30, 31 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: but I see another law in … Continue reading
Posted in Growth of Grace Series
Tagged experience, experiential knowledge, grace, man's depravity
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The God-Dishonouring Despair of Arminian Insecurity
Hebrews 3:12-14 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged Arminianism, Calvinism, eternal security, final perseverance of the saints, God, grace
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The Need for Watchfulness in Old Age
1 Kings 11:4 It came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life
Tagged Christian life, grace, old age, watchfulness
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