Archive for October, 2008
31 Oct
Few That Be Saved
30 Oct
Samuel Trott: 1783 – 1866
Dear Brother Beebe: Our aged and beloved brother, Samuel Trott, quietly and peacefully fell asleep in Jesus on Tuesday morning, October 30th, at his residence in Fairfax Co., Va., in the 83rd year of his age, leaving a widow, (his second wife) and only two living children, one of them in Texas.
Where ever the “Signs [...]
30 Oct
Elder Samuel Trott: Died At Age 83
Elder Samuel Trott has laid off his armor, received his passport, and gone, as we fully believe, to the bosom of his God and Savior. For several months his strength has been gradually declining; so much so as to prevent him from visiting the churches, as he has been confined to his house or immediate [...]
29 Oct
The Efficacious Power Of The Blood
From Signs of the Times-June 1, 1869
By Gilbert Beebe
An aged and esteemed brother has, through sister C.M. Johnson, desired our views on the great atonement made by our Lord Jesus Christ for his people; and especially on the efficacious power of the blood of Christ. This subject is so exceedingly comprehensive as to take in [...]
27 Oct
Gospel Standard – Articles Of Faith
Article 1 – of the Holy Scriptures
We believe in the divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, and receive them as a gracious revelation of the mind and will of God (Deuteronomy 4:2, Psalm 19:7, Proverbs 30:5-6, 2 Peter 1:19-21, Revelation 22:18-19, John 5:39); and we believe that therein are revealed all the doctrines and truths [...]
26 Oct
The Spirit’s Quickening
The following article by A.W. Pink was taken from his book “The Holy Spirit” chapter 11.But from that small beginning, the work continues -God watering it “every moment” (Isaiah 27:3) -and goes on to perfection; that is, till the heart is made perfectly clean and holy, which is not accomplished till death. God continues to [...]
26 Oct
An Everlasting Task For Arminians
By William Gadsby
A Letter to Rev. Edward Smyth
Note: The cause of the appearance of this work was a controversy which took place between Mr. Smyth, of St. Luke’s Church, and Mr. Roby, then minister of the Independent Chapel, Grosvenor Street, Manchester. Mr. Smyth wrote a work entitled, “Paul against Calvin,” to which Mr. Roby replied, [...]
26 Oct
John Gill – On The Initial Quickening
Yet this instrumentality of the word in regeneration seems not so agreeable to the principle of grace implanted in the soul in regeneration, and to be understood with respect to that; since that is done by immediate infusion, and is represented as a creation; and now as God made no use of any instrument in [...]
19 Oct
Watchmen Upon The Walls
All the comforts and privileges that the children of God know on this side of heaven, and in heaven, proceed from the Father’s everlasting love to us in Christ Jesus. Whatever grace the Lord bestows upon us, it is eternal life begun. All divine grace is everlasting. This is what the faithful watchman must declare [...]
19 Oct
Household Baptisms
Are Household Baptisms in the New Testament an Evidence of the Baptism of Infants?
1. In the case of the Philippian jailor, all those in his house were taught the gospel and believed the gospel (Acts 16:31-34); so in agreement with our Lord’s commission, the salvation offered by Paul to his house was secured by believing [...]
19 Oct
Is Old Testament Circumcision The Evidence For New Testament Baptism Of Infants?
No! For if it is, then only infant boys should be baptized (Genesis 17:10; Exodus 12:48).
No! Circumcision was a sign of a covenant based on physical descent. Baptism is a sign of conversion resulting from grace, which has nothing to do with physical descent (Matthew 3:7-12; Galatians 3:16-29).
No! John the Baptist baptized in water those [...]
19 Oct
Halloween
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:15
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye [...]
18 Oct
A Study Of Hebrews 13:8
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”
(Hebrews 13:8)
What a mercy, my hearers, that our Jesus, on whom we build our souls’ eternal all, is “the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever”!
Whatever we look at, save the God of our salvation, we see changing. Look at the world and the [...]
17 Oct
The 1644 London Baptist Confession Of Faith (1646 Edition)
The first edition was published in 1644 and, whereas the 1689 Baptist Confession is based on the Westminster Confession of Faith, the 1644 Confession is of purely Baptist origin. This second edition “corrected and enlarged” was originally published in 1646.
The CONFESSION OF FAITH,
Of those CHURCHES which are commonly (though falsly) called ANABAPTISTS;
Presented to the view [...]
17 Oct
Gilbert Beebe
Elder Gilbert Beebe
1800 – 1881
Founder, Editor:
Signs of The Times 1832-1881
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ELDER GILBERT BEEBE
Mr. Saluson: In fulfillment of my promise, I will state some of the most important incidents of my life. I was born in the town (now city) of Norwich, Connecticut on the 25th day of November, 1800. At a very early period, [...]
1 Oct
A Great King And A Little City
What is the meaning of the word “Ecclesiastes”?
It means, “The Preacher”.
We find that in Ecclesiastes 1:1, “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem”.
Therefore we conclude that Ecclesiastes was written by king Solomon.
Solomon Is the Preacher (2 Peter 1:21, Ecclesiastes 9:13)
Some people object to that, because Solomon [...]
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