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“All-Sufficient Grace” by John Gill (1697-1771) “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2 Cor. 12:9); the Lord always hears and answers His people sooner or later, in one form or another, though not always in the way and manner they desire; but yet in such a way as is most for His glory and their…

“And so it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being.’ The last Adam [Christ] became a life-giving spirit’” (1 Corinthians 15:45). . Jesus is the federal head of his elect [His people]. As in Adam, every heir of flesh and blood has a personal interest, because he is the covenant head and…

“…The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God…” Galatians 2:20 When the Lord in mercy passed by and saw us in our blood,[1] He first of all said, “Live”; and this He did first, because life is one of the absolutely essential things in…

“HOW TO OVERCOME SIN – SCRIPTURALLY” Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) “Power From on High” In every period of my ministerial life I have found many professed Christians in a miserable state of bondage, either to the world, the flesh, or the Devil. But surely this is no Christian state, for the apostle has distinctly said:…

THE BELIEVER’S DELIVERANCE SHOWN IN ROMANS Chapters 5-8 (originally published by Overcomer Literature Trust) CHAPTER 1: ON ROMANS chapter 5 From Death to Life The whole Epistle of Paul to the Romans is briefly announced in chapter 1, as ” the Gospel of God “, and its structure is simple enough, for there are three…

Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection. “If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold they are become new” (2 Cor. 5:17). The Cross terminates the first creation, and out of death there is brought a new creation…

[This is an example of the traditional evangelical view —that the moral law is not cancelled in the N. T.] It has been said that every unregenerate sinner has the heart of a Pharisee. This is true; and it is equally true that every unregenerate sinner has the heart of an Antinomian. This is the…

V. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES MUST BE REALISTIC The Lord pronounced His Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 in urgent, authoritative military terms: “All authority is given me… go therefore and make disciples…” It leaves no room for excuses; it demands simple, direct obedience. We should establish realistic objectives for mobilizing obedient disciples from the very beginning of…

VII. WE MUST HOLD PRACTICAL WORK CLASSES The theological institution, resident or extension, formal or informal, must deal regularly with the student’s practical work. The pastoral student must continually orient himself in sessions which deal with his reports and plans. His teacher supervises his activities and enables him to apply everything he learns. Everything taught…