“Sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it” (Gen. 4:7, emphasis added). As was pointed out in the previous chapter, our sanctification is a joint effort on the part of God and ourselves. We grow to be progressively more like Jesus as we cooperate with the Father... Read More
It is always pure joy to discover more people who are focusing on the substance of what following Jesus is supposed to be all about—loving God with all our hearts and our neighbors as ourselves. These two commandments are what Jesus said are most important and what encapsulate all the rest (see Matt... Read More
Although the Law of Moses was given to the descendants of Israel sometime around 1440 B.C., God had already given the entire human race another Law that predated the Mosaic Law by at least 2,500 years—a Law that He wrote upon every human heart. To that Law He held every person accountable, and again... Read More
Blessed be God, Who, in this our great trial, giveth us the churches. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Did Lincoln's theology require that he be a member of a particular church? The short answer is that it did not; but, because the subject is a more complicated one than it at first appears to be, the short answer do... Read More
FREE GRACE OR FORCED GRACE? Steve Witski In his well known sermon "Free Grace," John Wesley said that the "grace or love of God, whence cometh our salvation, is FREE IN ALL, and FREE FOR ALL" [Works, 7:373]. In this sermon he responded directly to the Calvinist teachers of the day that taught that G... Read More
God’s own love has begotten a family which loves Him, so that we read in the Word of “them that love God” (Rom. 8; 1 Cor. 2). His love is declared to be “His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins;” and we are called upon to behold the manner of His love, in that nothing le... Read More
It is a familiar line in a book or movie or even in a real life situation involving a romantic relationship. It may have been a chance encounter when they first met, but there was clearly an interest in one another from the beginning. Both made sure that they would occasion to be together again, and... Read More
Truth explained is a far cry from truth experienced. The following chapter is from a message I prepared some time ago for the blessing and benefit of others. Romans 8:28 was one of many verses Elsie and l claimed after her stroke, and we have repeated it often. When I was preparing this message, I d... Read More
MORNING THOUGHTS, or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD By Octavius Winslow MAY 1. "This people has a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone." Jeremiah 5:23 We look at a believer's lax practice, we mourn and weep over it, and we do well; we trace our own, and still deeper shame and confusi... Read More
CHAPTER 8 THE LOVE WE HAD AT FIRST The Reason For Everything Christianity in its purest form boils down to just two requirements: that we love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and our neighbor as ourselves (Mark 12:30). Upon these two commands rest all of the word of ... Read More
Striving Against Sin
The Day That Jesus Lied?
The Inward Voice
Lincoln and the Church
FREE GRACE OR FORCED GRACE?
Lovers! Of What and Whom
Re-Examining Serious Discipleship...
A Soft Pillow for Troubled Hearts and Suffering Bodies
MORNING THOUGHTS - May
Getting Back To Basics (Chapter 8 The Love We Had At First)