psalm-51:5,-ezekiel-16:14,-luke-5:8-niv

It is a doubtful exegesis which teaches that Nicodemus came to Jesus by night because of fear of the Jewish Council (of which he was a member). His interview with Christ took place too early in the ministry of the Saviour for that. John the Baptist was not yet cast into prison. The envy and the enmi... Read More

Pelagianism derives its name from Pelagius who lived in the 5th century A.D. and was a teacher in Rome, though he was British by birth. It is a heresy dealing with the nature of man. Pelagius, whose family name was Morgan, taught that people had the ability to fulfill the commands of God by exercisi... Read More

I am black, but comely. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. — Thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. I am a sinful man, O Lord. — Behold, thou art fair, my lo... Read More

All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. — There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. — How can he be clean that is born of a woman? Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being le... Read More

Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity. — None eye pitied thee but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the loathing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted i... Read More

By nature the children of wrath, even as others. We ourselves also were sometime foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. — Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Job answered the Lord, and said,... Read More

Adam ... begat a son in his own likeness. Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? — Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Dead in trespasses and sins; ... by nature the children of wrath, even as others. — I am carnal, sold under sin. That which I do I allow ... Read More

One Hundred and Fifty -three Practical and Theological Texts 25 Attributed to St Symeon the New Theologian: The Three Methods of Prayer 67 [V4] 12, [V4] 13, [V4]14, [V4] 15 [V4] 16 St Symeon the New Theologian On Faith Brethren and fathers, it is good that we make God's mercy known to all and speak ... Read More

CONFESSION OF FAITH 1655 (VARIOUS PARTICULAR BAPTIST CONGREGATIONS IN THE MIDLANDS OF ENGLAND) This post-reformation Particular Baptist Confession of Faith predates most of the confessions in current circulation. It illustrates those issues which concerned these believers at that time and shows link... Read More

Q.1 Who is the only self-existent Being? ANSWER. God is the only self-existent Being. Ex. 3. 14; Psa. 90. 2; Isa. 45. 5, 22; Jn. 8.58. Q.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. Psa. 9.17; ... Read More