“God never promised us an easy life, but He did promise to never leave us” – Unknown
Introduction Jerusalem was buzzing with activity during one of the high Jewish feast days. And now at the pool of Bethesda the controversial young rabbi from Galilee had astounded everyone by healing a man paralyzed for thirty-eight years! But instead of rejoicing, the Jewish leaders first confronted the healed man for carrying his bed on […]
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“That you will know how one should act in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.” 1 Timothy 3:15 Sixth Indictment: An Ignorance Regarding the Nature of the Church – Part One God has only one religious institution: It is the Church. And
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To help the seeker to a true faith in Jesus, I would remind him of the work of the Lord Jesus in the room and place and stead of sinners. “When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly” (Rom 5:6). “Who his own self bare our sins in his
The Sovereignty Of God In Administration: Part Three “The LORD hath prepared His Throne In the heavens; and His Kingdom ruleth over all” (Psa. 103:19). 2. God Governs Irrational Creatures What a striking illustration of God’s government over the animal kingdom is found in Genesis 2:19! “And out of the ground the LORD God formed
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“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:15 Fifth Indictment: An Unbiblical Gospel Invitation – Part Two Often, to get a person to pray the sinner’s prayer, he is asked, “Would you like to go to heaven?” “Well, yes,” is the reply. “Well,
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It may be that the reader feels a difficulty in believing. Let him consider. We cannot believe by an immediate act. The state of mind which we describe as believing is a result, following upon certain former states of mind. We come to faith by degrees. There may be such a thing as faith at
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The Sovereignty Of God In Administration: Part Two “The LORD hath prepared His Throne In the heavens; and His Kingdom ruleth over all” (Psa. 103:19). Having shown, in brief, the imperative need for God to reign over our world, let us now observe still further the fact that God does rule, actually rule, and that
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“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:15 Fifth Indictment: An Unbiblical Gospel Invitation – Part One And now, just as it was in the time of the Wesleys and Whitefield, it is the same today! What do we face? It is not
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It is an odd product of our unhealthy nature—the fear to believe. Yet have I met with it often: so often that I wish I may never see it again. It looks like humility, and tries to pass itself off as the very soul of modesty, and yet it is an infamously proud thing: in
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The Sovereignty Of God In Administration: Part One “The LORD hath prepared His Throne In the heavens; and His Kingdom ruleth over all” (Psa. 103:19). First, a word concerning the need for God to govern the material world. Suppose the opposite for a moment. For the sake of argument, let us say that God created
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