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John Gill

David a Type of Christ.

John GillDAVID A TYPE OF CHRIST. 2 SAMUEL 23:1 Now these be the last words of David; David the Son of Jesse said, and the Man who was raised up on high, the Anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet Psalmist of Israel, said. THESE be tile last words of David. This refers not to what goes before, in the pre... Read More
John Gill

Of the Distinct Personality, and Deity of the Father.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 29 OF THE DISTINCT PERSONALITY, AND DEITY OF THE FATHER. Though what has been already observed, clearly shows there is a distinction of Persons in the Godhead, and wherein that distinction lies; yet other things may be added, which will serve to illustrate... Read More
John Gill

Of the Grace of Love.

John GillA Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 9 OF THE GRACE OF LOVE After faith and hope follows love; for in this order they stand, "now abide faith, hope, charity," or love, "these three" (1 Cor. 13:13), "but the greatest of these is charity," or "love;" not that it is of greater use than the other... Read More
K.P. Yohannan

Watch the Lamb

K.P. YohannanPhilippians 2:5–9 says, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a... Read More
Paris Reidhead

Aaron, Between the Living and Dead

Paris ReidheadAaron, Between the Living and Dead By Paris Reidhead* I suggest you open your Bibles again to Numbers Chapter 16 and 17. By way of introduction, I read one verse from the little epistle written by Jude, the epistle of Jude the 11th verse: Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran... Read More
Paris Reidhead

The Second Coming of Christ

Paris ReidheadThe Second Coming of Christ By Paris Reidhead* The Second Coming of Christ. Will you turn please to Revelation, the 1st Chapter. Revelation, Chapter 1. Someone has said that if you will accept the evidence of the Bible, the best proven fact in history is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dea... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

Power With God Exemplified in Moses

T. Austin-SparksReading: Exodus 32:31,32; 11-14; Numbers 14:11-20. "Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before Me, yet My mind would not be toward this people" (Jer. 15:1). God Seeking To Make A Man Utterly One With Himself "Though Moses.... stood before Me." We have to get right into the hear... Read More
Book Of Common Prayer 1979

(Proper Liturgies For Special Days) Palm Sunday

When circumstances permit, the congregation may gather at a place apart from the church, so that all may go into the church in procession. The branches of palm or of other trees or shrubs to be carried in the procession may be distributed to the people before the service, or after the prayer of bles... Read More
Christian Apologetics

Are the New Testament themes found in the Old Testament?

The concepts in the New Testament were not derived out of thin air. Amos 3:7 says, "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets." What is mentioned in the New Testament is revealed in the Old Testament either clearly or in types and figures. Gen... Read More
Christian Apologetics

Doesn't Mithra prove that Christians borrowed from this myth?

Some critics of Christianity teach that the Christian religion was not based upon divine revelation but that it borrowed from pagan sources, Mithra being one of them. They assert that the figure of Mithra has many commonalities with Jesus, too common to be coincidence. Mithraism was one of the major... Read More

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