In these verses we read the conclusion of our Lord Jesus Christ’s passion. After six hours of agonizing suffering, he became obedient even unto death, and “yielded up the ghost.” Three points in the narrative demand a special notice: to them let us confine our attention. Let us observe in the firs... Read More
A DECLARATION of the FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST, IN CARTER LANE, SOUTHWARK, UNDER THE PASTORAL CARE OF Dr. JOHN GILL, Read and assented to at the Admission of Members. Having been enabled, through divine grace, to give up ourselves to the Lord, and likewise to one another by the will... Read More
A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 6 OF FAITH IN GOD AND IN CHRIST Faith is another branch of inward experimental religion and godliness, for "with the heart man believeth unto righteousness"; and of internal worship, and without which external worship cannot be performed in a manner accept... Read More
A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 13 OF THANKFULNESS TO GOD Thankfulness follows contentment: a discontented man is not thankful for anything; but a contented man is thankful for everything. Thankfulness is a branch of godliness; none but a godly man is truly a thankful man: there are some... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 6—Chapter 3 OF THE OBJECTS OF REDEMPTION BY CHRIST Thirdly, the objects of redemption come next under consideration. These are a special and distinct people; they are said to be "redeemed from the earth"; that is, from among the inhabitants of the earth, as after ex... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 28 OF THE PERSONAL RELATIONS; OR, RELATIVE PROPERTIES WHICH DISTINGUISH THE THREE DIVINE PERSONS IN THE DEITY. Since there are Three who are the one God; and these Three are not one and the same Person, but three different Persons, there must be something ... Read More
A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 7 OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD Trust and confidence signify the same thing, whether with respect to God or men: to trust in men, is to confide or put confidence in them; and so to trust in God is to place confidence in him; and generally in all places wh... Read More
THE AGREEMENT OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT A Sermon, Preached at a Wednesday’s Evening Lecture, in GREAT EAST-CHEAP, Mar. 24, 1756. Acts 26: 22, 23. Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great; saying none other things than those which the prop... Read More
THE MUTUAL GAIN OF CHRIST AND CHRISTIANS IN THEIR LIFE AND DEATH. Occasioned By The Death Of The Reverend Joseph Stennet, D. D. Preached February 26, 1758. PHILIPPIANS 1:21. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is Gain. THIS epistle, of which the words of my text are a part, was written by the ap... Read More
Christ for Us, Christ as Us, Christ in Us By Paris Reidhead* Perhaps your Bible is open to Chapter 8 of Romans. I suggest that you hold it open to these portions that will be before us, but the verse that will give us our entrance into the meditation of the morning is the 1st clause or sentence in t... Read More
Expository Thoughts On Matthew - Matthew 27:45-56
A Declaration of the Faith and Practice of the Church of Christ
Of Faith in God.
Of Thankfulness to God.
Of the Objects of Redemption by Christ.
Of the Personal Relations; or, Relative Properties Which Distinguish the Three Divine Persons in the Deity.
Of Trust and Confidence in God.
The Agreement of the Old and New Testament.
The Mutual Gain of Christ and Christians in Their Life and Death.
Christ for Us, Christ as Us, Christ in Us