“God never promised us an easy life, but He did promise to never leave us” – Unknown
Ingredients: Part 1d The framers of the shorter catechism caught this concept, for in answer to the question “What is God?”, they framed the answer in this way: “God is a Spirit.” That’s His essence. Therefore, He’s boundless. He cannot be contained. Then they used three adjectives: infinite, eternal, and unchangeable. And He’s those three […]
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The Messiah is Made Sin How can we not think it astounding that a worm, a venomous serpent, and a goat should be put forth as types of Christ? To identify the Son of God with such “loathsome things” would be blasphemous had they not come from the Old Testament Scriptures themselves, and had they
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Y E MUST BE BORN AGAIN.” This word of our Lord Jesus has appeared to flame in the way of many, like the drawn sword of the cherub at the gate of Paradise. They have despaired, because this change is beyond their utmost effort. The new birth is from above, and therefore it is not
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The Faithfulness of God Faithful in all things, at all timesUNFAITHFULNESS IS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING sins of these evil days. In the business world, a man’s word is, with exceedingly rare exceptions, no longer his bond. In the social world, marital infidelity abounds on every hand, the sacred bonds of wedlock being broken
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Ingredients: Part 1c When that recognition dawned upon him–“I’m in the presence of deity”–what was his reaction? To fall at His feet overcome with a sense of reverential awe and dread that made him blurt out, “Depart from me, Lord. It’s not fit that You and I should be in such close proximity.” And yet
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Before us is the most important chapter in this book, or as most Christians would agree, “The most important chapter of human history.” This theme cannot be broken apart into smaller portions even for the convenience of the reader. This is the heart of the Gospel, and if we must labor through it, it is
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HOW CAN WE OBTAIN an increase of faith? This is a very earnest question to many. They say they want to believe, but cannot. A great deal of nonsense is talked upon this subject. Let us be strictly practical in our dealing with it. Common sense is as much needed in religion as anywhere else.
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The Power of God – Part Two The immensity of God’s powerIt is very beautiful to link together the following passages: He “treadeth upon the waves of the sea” (Job 9:8), which expresses God’s uncontrollable power. “He walketh in the circuit of Heaven” (Job 22:14), which tells of the immensity of His presence. He “walketh
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Ingredients: Part 1b And he goes on to say, “I will deliver My people.” And Moses enters into conversation with God beginning with verse 13. Now get the picture, here Moses is out tending sheep–try to relive the situation–and all of the sudden as perhaps he’s just looking over his flock to make sure they’re
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The Power of God – Part One Establishing a correct concept of God’s power WE CANNOT HAVE A RIGHT CONCEPTION OF GOD UNLESS we think of Him as all-powerful, as well as allwise. He who cannot do what he will and perform all his pleasure cannot be God. As God hath a will to resolve
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