Classics

(A Conspicuous Perspective) In the last week there has been a lot of attention given to recent political and Supreme Court decisions in the United States. Supporters and protestors conspicuously rally around flags that symbolize their values.[1] This is the Christian Flag and it symbolizes values that are central to me. The Christian Flag was…

“If any man will come after Me [Christ Jesus], let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me” (Luke 9. 23). I think often we accept the cross in theory, but when it comes to practice, we either do not recognize it for what it is, or we recognize it and…

“He has given us rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.”-John Bunyan. . What have You done for me, O mighty Friend, Who loves to the end! Reveal Yourself, that I may now behold Your love unknown, untold, Bearing the curse, and made a curse for me, That blessed and made a blessing…

“But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive … And so it is written,…

[The life of faith] is faith in the divine promises, for the comfort of the future. The person in Christ is an individual of strong and precious anticipations. Whatever may be his present condition of blessing and comfort, he looks constantly forward for far better things to come, than he now enjoys. But all his…

[The life of faith] is faith in the divine protection for the security of the present. The solemn promise has been given, that all things shall work together for good, to those who love God [Rom. 8:28]. In the assurance of the truth of this promise, the person in Christ rests, with simple and entire…

…Trust in Christ is the abiding motive and principle of the person in Christ. It is the very opposite of mere worldly prudence. The children of this world walk by sight, not by faith. To them the visible possession of a smaller gain, is better than the possible acquisition of a larger. But the Christian’s…

[“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines…

“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to…