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“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV. [In Matthew 5:3-10, the Beatitudes] remind us of certain primary, central truths about the whole Christian position … The Christian gospel places all its primary emphasis upon being,…

[Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” Philippians 1:11, NKJV.] [For Paul] everything always ends in Christ and with Christ. He is the final point. He is the explanation of Paul’s living and his whole outlook upon life… Christ is all-sufficient for every…

From Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by the author of Pilgrims Progress (1678) . Now did my chains fall off my legs indeed, I was loosed from my affliction and irons, my temptations had fled away; so that, from that time, those dreadful scriptures of God [about judgment to come] left off to…

A Testimony by David H. Sin has ruled my life. Early in my Christian walk I made deliberate choices to sin and go against God. Sin became a habit and a way of life. Some people call this an addiction, which it was, but more importantly, it is the result of repeated choices to go…

One of the most important incentives for your spiritual growth and fellowship with God is the assurance of salvation (1 John 5:13). If you are not confident that your name is written in the Book of Life, how can you be secure in depending on Christ moment by moment here and now? However, one of…

The Christians Choice: Self-Life or Christ-Life. Which? By Philip Mauro (1859-1952) “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…

“Which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places” (Eph. 1:20). “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col.…

“The Cure for Apostasy” part 2 by Dr. John Woodward In a previous study we looked at Hebrews 6:1-6 under the theme, “a cure for apostasy.” The parallel passage that gives a similar, strong warning is Hebrews 10:26-31. Verse 26 has caused many believers to question their salvation: “For if we sin willfully after we…

“What if: Love Unveiled in Power Disguised” by Lynn Alford “He must increase, but I must decrease.” John 3:30 What if the one thing we most needed was weakness, and to decrease in our wrong kind of self estimations, so that we could really live? What if the one call we have is to this…

“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the…