jeremiah-13:10-11,-james-1:26-27-niv

PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Part 1: The Christian’s Beginning Chapter 1 SAVING FAITH "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned" (Mark 16:16). These are the words of Christ, the risen Christ, and are the last that He uttered ere He left this earth. None m... Read More

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 14—Isaiah 30:15. For thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence we shalt be your strength; and ye would not. These words are cited in[1] favor of free-will, as proving that men’s impo... Read More

Matt. IX. 9. And as Jesus passed forth from thence, He saw a man sitting at the receipt of custom, named Matthew; and He says unto him, Follow me. For when He had performed the miracle, He did not remain, lest, being in sight, He should kindle their jealousy the more; but He indulges them by retirin... Read More

FOR THY NAME'S SAKE - Part 3 by Ernie Klassen Quicken me, O LORD, for thy names' sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble." Psalm 143:11 The practice of appealing to the Lord's Name is common among God's prophets (Nehemiah 9:10; Jeremiah 3:20; 13:11; 33:8-9; Isaiah 55:13; 63:11... Read More

Preached on December 27, 1840, by J. C. Philpot, at Trinity Chapel, Alfred Street, Leicester "And if a man also strives for masteries, yet is he not crowned except he strives lawfully." 2 Timothy 2:5 The Holy Spirit appears to have made much use of figures and illustrations in the word of God; and I... Read More

Years ago I went to the Billy Graham crusade in Anaheim, California. There were about 50,000 people there that night, I think, and I sat in the left field bleachers and could see the whole massive crowd wrapping around the infield. When we sang "How Great Thou Art" I managed to get out a few notes a... Read More

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More

To glory (2745) (kauchema akin to aucheo = boast + euchomai = pray to God <> auchen = neck which vain persons are apt to carry in proud manner) strictly speaking describes either a boast (the act) or the ground or the matter of glorying or boasting (the object). The boast can be either proper or imp... Read More

Cling (2853) (kollao from kolla = glue) means literally to glue, cement, join or fasten together and thus to unite (someone with or to someone or some thing). To fasten firmly together. Kollao is used to describe joining oneself to a harlot in a sexual union in (1Co 6:16). Kollao is used by John idi... Read More

Wishes (1014) (boulomai) refers to a settled desire, one born of or springing from reason and not from emotion. To will, to wish, to will deliberately, to intend, to have a purpose, to be minded. Wishes is aorist tense which indicates that the individual made a definite decision of their heart at a ... Read More