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Failing of the Grace of God; What Does That Mean?

Hebrews 12:14,15 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God. CHARLES SIMEON (1759-1836): The riches of the Gospel are freely imparted to … Continue reading

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The Elect Lady

2 John 1:1-4 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; for the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and … Continue reading

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The Promise of God’s Great Covenant Oath

2 Corinthians 1:20; Psalm 89:3,4; Psalm 89:28-36 All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David … Continue reading

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The Glorious Mysterious Change Yet to Come

Philippians 3:20,21; 1 John 3:2,3 Our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to … Continue reading

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Light on the Beauty of Holiness & the Colours of the Rainbow

Matthew 17:1,2; Psalm 27:4—2 Chronicles 20:21 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, … Continue reading

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Walking the Walk That Pleases God

Colossians 1:10―1 Thessalonians 4:1; John 8:28, 29 Walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God―Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, … Continue reading

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The Thrice Holy God

Isaiah 6:1-7 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain … Continue reading

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Walking with God in a Very Wicked World

2 Peter 3:10,11; Genesis 5:21-23 The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth … Continue reading

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How Can Salt Lose Its Savour?

Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of … Continue reading

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Holy Hate Speech

Proverbs 6:16-19; Psalm 97:10; Psalm 139:21,22 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that … Continue reading

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