Left to ourselves we may suppose we are following Jesus while being devoted to a figment of our imagination. Testing our view of Christ in the community of a Bible-believing church sharpens our apprehension of Him to accord with His reality.
Read MoreSpiritual things are lovely and of great value because they flow from the infinite fountain of divine goodness and so they alone can fully and eternally satisfy the deepest desires of our hearts.
Read MoreRest is sweet, but service (in proportion to our love) is sweeter still. Those who have served much here cannot but anticipate the fuller and more perfect service above.
Read MoreChrist is the way through whom the soul hath admittance to God, and without whom it is impossible that so much as one desire should come into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
Read MoreEven if sin did not bear such bitter fruit, even if death did not grow on this tree, a gracious soul would forsake it out of love for God.
Read MoreKnowing God is the great jewel of Christianity. Though we are thankful for the many other gifts that have come from the cross of Christ, those gifts all lead back to this great source—the knowledge of Christ Himself.
Read MoreOur redemption is founded upon the joint agreement of all three persons of the trinity.
Read MoreRest upon this, that God has countless ways that you know nothing of to bring about your deliverance.
Read MoreIt stands to reason that the darling of heaven would not have died to save us if we could have been rescued at less expense.
Read MorePrayerlessness is one of the many ways by which we can easily forfeit the peace God wants us to have.
Read MoreThe certainty of the resurrection must encourage diligence in present duty. The apostle’s method of instruction us that as no exhortation is in place without doctrine, so no exposition of doctrine is complete without exhortation.
Read MoreBy death and burial he came down to our level, by resurrection he raise us to his.
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