“IT IS GOOD FOR ME TO BE NEAR UNTO GOD” When in holy ecstacy the Psalmist sings: “I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my supplication,” he pours out his whole soul in his song, but the love can not be …
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IMPORTANT REMARKS
Just Some Thoughts IS it not strange, that many talk of keeping God’s commandments, and never remember, that this is the commandment of God, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another? How many think of rearing …
A CHRISTIAN POLITICAL MANIFESTO
CHAPTER FIVE – NO SECULAR STATE It teaches that in a Christian nation, that is, in a nation not without God, government as a servant of God is duty-bound to glorify his name and accordingly ought to (a) remove from administration and legislation anything that impedes …
THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful of every good work, and INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. Col 1:10 The knowledge of God lies at the foundation of all true religion. It is the want or indistinctness of …
PRIDE VITIATES RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE
1 CORINTHIANS 8:2.—“If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.” IN reading this text, we must lay a strong emphasis upon the word “think,” if we would feel the force of it. St. Paul would teach …
First Vinegar, Then Wine
Hence learn, what kind of ministry is like to do most good, namely, that which works upon the consciences of men. John Baptist did lift up his voice like a trumpet, he preached the doctrine of repentance with power, Matt. 3:2. Repent, for the Kingdom …
We Differ From Unbelievers In Our Estimate Of Things.
We differ from unbelievers in our estimate of things. The unbeliever surveys the heavens and worships them, because he thinks them a divinity; he looks to the earth and makes himself a servant to it, and longs for the things of sense. But not so …
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Taking the Bull by the Horns
THERE was a little trouble in the church, and the young minister was sad about it. He sought advice, and one who loved peace begged him to let the matter alone, and in a short time the evil would die of itself, for, as Solomon …
The Wise and the Foolish
Let us not then be out of heart for the present evils; for if thou hast any sins remaining, they will disappear, and easily be burnt up by the tribulation; and if thou possessest virtue, thou wilt become thereby more illustrious and distinguished; for if …
God’s Voice of Wisdom
God’s voice of wisdom addresses all classes of sinners. 1. The simple ones. The unwary and those easily misled. Some men sin through ignorance or through the influence of others. As the unwalled garden is open to the foot of every dog that passes by, …