Archive for February, 2009
28 Feb
We Like Sheep
26 Feb
“The Dead Are Raised”
“The dead are raised up.”
Matthew 11:5
The “dead” are those who by nature are dead in sin. These dead are raised up when life from God visits their souls. They are raised up to faith in Jesus, raised up to hope in his name, raised up to a sense of his dying love to their souls, [...]
26 Feb
A Gospel To Believe
The Gospel of God’s grace in Christ Jesus is not a thing to be proved, but truth to be believed. It is not submitted to our reasoning powers as a subject for critical examination. The gospel is a MESSAGE FROM GOD, addressed to the conscience, feelings, and affections. For this reason, men fond of argument [...]
26 Feb
A Study Of Isaiah 62:6
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence.”
(Isaiah 62:6)
The prophet begins this chapter with much zeal to show the Lord’s peculiar care over his afflicted people. “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, [...]
26 Feb
“Watchmen Upon Thy Walls”
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence.”
(Isaiah 62:6)
The prophet begins this chapter with much zeal to show the Lord’s peculiar care over his afflicted people. “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, [...]
26 Feb
A Study Of Psalm 126:1-6
“When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.”
(Psalm 126:1)
This then is the word we must first look at; it implies something we have to expect and wait for, when will this good thing be done for us, this turning of our captivity?
Now many think this [...]
26 Feb
Spiritual Liberty
“When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.”
(Psalm 126:1)
This then is the word we must first look at; it implies something we have to expect and wait for, when will this good thing be done for us, this turning of our captivity?
Now many think this [...]
26 Feb
A Study Of Colossians 2:6
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him.”
(Colossians 2:6)
To walk in Christ as we received him is to retain the sense of our need of him, as when we felt the Day Spring from on high first visited us, and the terrors of the Lord made us afraid. [...]
26 Feb
Receiving And Walking
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him.”
(Colossians 2:6)
To walk in Christ as we received him is to retain the sense of our need of him, as when we felt the Day Spring from on high first visited us, and the terrors of the Lord made us afraid. [...]
26 Feb
Free Grace Salvation
“By grace ye are saved.”
(Ephesians 2:5)
What a wonderful mercy it is to an enlightened sinner to hear what the Apostle says, “By grace ye are saved.”
Men under the conviction of sin and the discovery of God’s justice and holiness often feel themselves utterly hopeless, and whatever men may say to them about amending their [...]
25 Feb
A Study Of Luke 23:46
There were seven recorded utterances of the Lord Jesus just before He died. As you may already know, the number seven is the number that indicates “perfection”.
But the number seven is also the number of “Rest” in a finished work. God created the heavens and the earth in six days, and He rested the seventh [...]
25 Feb
“Father, Into Thy Hands”
There were seven recorded utterances of the Lord Jesus just before He died. As you may already know, the number seven is the number that indicates “perfection”.
But the number seven is also the number of “Rest” in a finished work. God created the heavens and the earth in six days, and He rested the seventh [...]
25 Feb
Gadsby’s Catechism
Question 1: Who is the only self-existent Being?
Answer:
God is the only self-existent Being.
Exodus 3:14
Psalm 90:2
Isaiah 45:5
Isaiah 45:22
John 8:58
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Question 2: Ought everyone to believe that there is a God?
Answer:
Everyone ought to believe that there is a God, and it is their great sin and folly who do not.
Psalm 9:17
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Mark 16:16
John 8:24
John 16:8-9
2 Thessalonians 2:11-12.
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Question 3: [...]
24 Feb
Augustine Taught The Heresy Of Baptismal Regeneration
“It is this one Spirit who makes it possible for an infant to be regenerated . . . when that infant is brought to baptism; and it is through this one Spirit that the infant so presented is reborn. For it is not written, `Unless a man be born again by the will of his [...]
24 Feb
John Chrysostom Taught The Heresy Of Purgatory
“Let us help and commemorate them. If Job’s sons were purified by their father’s sacrifice [Job 1:5], why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them”.
(Homilies on First Corinthians 41:5) [A.D. 392]
“Weep [...]
24 Feb
Augustine Believed And Taught The Heresy Of Purgatory
“That there should be some fire even after this life is not incredible, and it can be inquired into and either be discovered or left hidden whether some of the faithful may be saved, some more slowly and some more quickly in the greater or lesser degree in which they loved the good things that [...]
24 Feb
A Study Of Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.
(Ephesians 2:8)
“For!”
Let us not overlook this little but significant word!
For by grace are ye saved! The conjunction presents the truth here expressed as a reason for something else, an explanation of something that has been mentioned in [...]
23 Feb
A Study Of Hebrews 1:1-2
Let us begin today with a question:
Have you ever wanted God to speak to you?
In a moment of desperation or heavy discouragement, have you ever said, “O Lord, if only You would speak to me; if only I could hear Your voice; if only You would talk to me and not be silent”? [...]
23 Feb
“God Has Spoken To Us By His Son”
Let us begin today with a question:
Have you ever wanted God to speak to you?
In a moment of desperation or heavy discouragement, have you ever said, “O Lord, if only You would speak to me; if only I could hear Your voice; if only You would talk to me and not be silent”? [...]
23 Feb
A Study Of Romans 1:28
Romans 1:28
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.
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In my explanation of verses 24 and 25 I compared the way and development of sin to a smooth and slippery road upon which the sinner [...]
23 Feb
Given Over To A Reprobate Mind
Romans 1:28
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.
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In my explanation of verses 24 and 25 I compared the way and development of sin to a smooth and slippery road upon which the sinner [...]
23 Feb
A Study Of Romans 1:24-25
Romans 1:24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Romans 1:25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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Introduction
I can best express the main thought [...]
23 Feb
Delivered To Corruption
Romans 1:24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Romans 1:25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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Introduction
I can best express the main thought [...]
22 Feb
A Study Of Romans 1:18
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.”
(Romans 1:18)
Introduction
My text is intended to be an added reason for the statement of the apostle in verse 16. There the apostle says: “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. [...]
22 Feb
A Study Of Romans 1:16-17
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:17
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by [...]
22 Feb
A Study Of Romans 1:1-4
Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Romans 1:2
(which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
Romans 1:3
concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
Romans 1:4
and declared to be the Son [...]
22 Feb
The Da Vinci Code
In just three years since its publication in 2003, Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code became one of the most widely read books of all time. As of April 2006, it had been translated into 44 different languages, selling approximately 40 million copies and earning Brown more than £200 million. On 19 May, 2006, The [...]
22 Feb
The Revelation Of God’s Wrath
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.”
(Romans 1:18)
Introduction
My text is intended to be an added reason for the statement of the apostle in verse 16. There the apostle says: “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. [...]
22 Feb
The Gospel: A Power Of God
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:17
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by [...]
21 Feb
“Separated Unto The Gospel”
Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Romans 1:2
(which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
Romans 1:3
concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
Romans 1:4
and declared to be the Son [...]
21 Feb
By Grace!
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.
(Ephesians 2:8)
“For!”
Let us not overlook this little but significant word!
For by grace are ye saved! The conjunction presents the truth here expressed as a reason for something else, an explanation of something that has been mentioned in [...]
19 Feb
Is It God’s Will That All Men Be Saved?
A study of 1 Timothy 2:4
Is It God’s Will that All Men Be Saved?
1 Timothy 2:4
God our Savior, who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
“Who will have all men to be saved”?
Do we understand this?
Clearly we can see that there are many people who died [...]
18 Feb
Book Review: “Marriage, The Mystery Of Christ And The Church” – By David Engelsma
“Marriage, The Mystery of Christ and the Church” written By David Engelsma is an excellent book and the author of this website recommends this book as a must have in order to defend the wonder biblical truth of marriage and what God’s word has to say on this most important matter.
The first review appeared in [...]
18 Feb
The Children Of The Promise
In the beginning of Romans 9 the Apostle Paul vents his continual sorrow for his fellow countrymen who remain in unbelief. But then he concludes this lament by stating what the Old Testament already states by implication:
Romans 9:6
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which [...]
13 Feb
Procrastination
Dear reader,
Let us beware of the problems procrastination can cause in our friendships and especially our marriages.
Failure to do something, and putting it off until a later date due to laziness can cause resentment in your marriage.
Are you putting off doing something that needs to be done, that can be done, right now?
May these bible [...]
13 Feb
“Labour For The Meat Which Endureth” – Part 1
Perhaps no passage in the Word of God sets forth more precisely the calling of a child of God than the one which we find in Romans 12:1-2. We read: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your [...]
11 Feb
Flee From Everlasting Fire!
Can you conceive of a more sobering truth than hell?
The Bible teaches that hell is everlasting torment of body and soul in the lake of fire which is prepared for the devil and all who do not repent. There are many who say that the judgment of hell, of everlasting penalty for sin, is so [...]
11 Feb
The Saints Everlasting Rest And Hope
In Psalm 17:15 there is the following prayer: “As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness.”
David’s prayer there differs from the prayer that men of the world would make. David says, concerning those men, that their portion, their desire, that which they [...]
1 Feb
Is It God’s Will That Many Remain Spiritually Deaf And Blind?
Matthew 13 is a chapter that is filled with parables. These are doctrines of the Kingdom disguised as parables.
Why Parables?
This chapter of Matthew occupies both physically and spiritually a central position in the Gospel of salvation. It is located physically in the center of the Gospel according to Matthew, and it also reflects the center [...]
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