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“I am born for God only. Christ is nearer to me than father, or mother, or sister – a near relation, a more affectionate Friend; and I rejoice to follow Him, and to love Him. Blessed Jesus! You are all I want -a forerunner to me in all I ever shall go through as a Christian, a minister, or a missionary.” Henry Martyn: 19th Century Missionary to India and Persia “My sheep hear my voice, and they…

But, though it be easy, thus to admonish you to do, yet you shall find the practical part more difficult; wherefore, here it may not be amiss, if I add to these, another head of COUNSEL. Counsel Third, If thou wouldest improve this love, keep thyself in it. “Keep yourselves in the love of God” (Jude 21). This text looks as if it favoured the Socinians, but there is nothing of that in it. And so…

“Wherein is the Sinaitic covenant related to the others, particularly to the everlasting covenant of grace and the Adamic covenant of works? — was it in harmony with the former or a renewal of the latter?” These questions raise an issue which presents the chief difficulty to be elucidated. In seeking its solution, several vital and basic considerations must needs be steadily borne in mind,…

3. Yet again, the law increases the sinfulness of sin, by removing all excuse of ignorance. Until men know the law, their crimes have at least a palliation of partial ignorance but when the code of rules is spread before them, their offenses become greater, once they are committed against light and knowledge. He who sins against conscience shall be condemned; of how much sorer punishment shall he…

Quest. 5. But what is the true ordinance, of the dipping of Christ, and wherein doth it differ from children’s Dipping, which is the best way to shew the truth; and what benefit doth Believers receive by it. Answ. That Dipping whereof we speak, is Dipping, burying, or plunging a Believer in Water, he desiring of this Ordinance of an Apostle, Prophet or Evangelist, To whom Christ by his Church,…

CHAPTER 16 MATTHEW 16:5-12 THE KING MISUNDERSTOOD BY HIS OWN 5. And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. They had forgotten to victual their boat. This they seem to have found out for themselves as soon as they “were come to the other side.” They seldom forgot such temporal matters. Possibly they trusted each other, and what was every man’s business…

Here’s some good news, God is holy, perfect and righteous! Here’s some bad news … we are not! Here’s even worse news, if ever we are to get to heaven and avoid God’s judgment, we must be just like Him. (Leviticus 19:2). But this is impossible! Not one of us comes close to being as righteous, perfect or holy as God. As Ecclesiastes 7:20 says, “.. there is not a just man upon earth, that does good,…

But, though it be easy, thus to admonish you to do, yet you shall find the practical part more difficult; wherefore, here it may not be amiss, if I add to these, another head of COUNSEL. Counsel Second, Wouldest thou improve this love? then set it against the love of all other things whatsoever, even until this love shall conquer thy soul from the love of them to itself. This is Christian. Do it…

by Hershel L Harvell Jr. Here is an article I wrote six years ago. The reason for the reblogging of this article is because this same controversy erupted again, last week, after accepting a friend request from this same individual a few months ago on Facebook. This individual holds to NCT or New Covenant Theology. The firestorm that had me wading through Facebook comments is the fact that I used…

Benjamin Keach, The Marrow of true Justification. London, Printed for Dorman Newman, at the King’s Arms in the Poultrey. Published, 1692, pp. 56. 5 out of 5 Free download. Here is a good work by Benjamin Keach on the imputed righteousness of Christ. In this work Keach not only sets down the means by which a person is made righteous in the sight of God, but also presents and refutes the errors of…

“Wherein is the Sinaitic covenant related to the others, particularly to the everlasting covenant of grace and the Adamic covenant of works? — was it in harmony with the former or a renewal of the latter?” These questions raise an issue which presents the chief difficulty to be elucidated. In seeking its solution, several vital and basic considerations must needs be steadily borne in mind,…

2. It is a fact which you can verify by looking at the workings of your own mind, that law has a tendency to make men rebel. Human nature rises against restraint. I had not known lust except the law had said, “Thou shalt not covet.” The depravity of man is excited to rebellion by the promulgation of laws. So evil are we, that we conceive at once the desire to commit an act, simply because it is…

Quest. 5. But what is the true ordinance, of the dipping of Christ, and wherein doth it differ from children’s Dipping, which is the best way to shew the truth; and what benefit doth Believers receive by it. Answ. That Dipping whereof we speak, is Dipping, burying, or plunging a Believer in Water, he desiring of this Ordinance of an Apostle, Prophet or Evangelist, To whom Christ by his Church,…

CHAPTER 16 MATTHEW 16:1-4 THE KING AND HIS CHOSEN SIGN. 1. THE Pharisees also with the Sadducees come, and tempting desired him that he would shew them, a sign from, heaven The King is again met by his foes. Two sects, which were violently opposed to each other, unite their forces against him. It is the way of the wicked to become friends when seeking the overthrow of the kingdom of heaven. On…

There’s a story about a pilot of a small plane who lost his way in a thick fog, and in a state of panic sent out a distress call. “May Day, May Day . . . can anyone out there hear me?” The duty officer in a nearby control tower responded, and, after identifying himself, asks, “What is your present height and position?” “I’m 6 feet tall and I’m sitting in the front seat of the plane!” Misapplying…

But, though it be easy, thus to admonish you to do, yet you shall find the practical part more difficult; wherefore, here it may not be amiss, if I add to these, another head of COUNSEL. Counsel First, Then, Wouldest thou improve this love of God and of Christ to thy advantage, Why then thou must labour after the knowledge of it. This was it that the Apostle prayed for, for these Ephesians, as…

“Was an entirely different ‘way of salvation’ now introduced?” Most certainly not. Salvation has always been by grace through faith, never on the ground of works, but always producing good works. When Jude says that he proposed to write of “the common salvation” (v. 3), he signified that the saints of all ages have participated in the same salvation. The regenerated in Israel looked beyond the…