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We read in Acts 5:42 concerning the apostles: “And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.” They had only one text and one sermon — God’s salvation in a Person. Paul, in Acts 9:20, preached his first Christian message: “Immediately he preached the…

“For the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2). The Law of Gravitation The simplest child knows something of the law of gravitation. The word is from the Latin gravitas, which is the attraction of weight by weight. What gravitation…

“For He has made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 . . Mourning Christian! why do you weep? Are you mourning over your own corruptions? Look to your perfect Lord [Jesus], and remember, you are complete in…

The grand work of the Christian in the spread of the gospel, is to witness for Jesus, to tell the story of the cross. But mark ye! and mark ye well! not that alone. That would be the story of a dead Saviour. Ours, thanks be to God is a living Saviour, ever living to…

About 8 months ago, I was plunged into agonizing suffering involving insomnia, depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, which I have never experienced before or knew existed in this world. In the span of three months, I did everything I could to get better. I read a self-help psychology book, I prayed to God for help,…

“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth)… And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:8,9,18 . Twofold Aspect of Sanctification…

“For in it [the gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith.’” When I was a teenager I rode in some motorcycle enduro events. An enduro is a rally covering about 90 miles of wood trails, dirt roads, creek-crossings and “you-name-it”. The…

“For the love of Christ controls and compels us, because we have concluded this, that One died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that all those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and was raised for their sake. So from now on we…

“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory” (Col. 3:1-4). “For I through the law died to the law that I might live…

Sanctification: Quit Trying and Start Trusting Sad scenarios The Christian life is a source of great perplexity to both sinner and saint. The unregenerate man in the pew hears the gospel and has the intelligence to realize that it is far better to be saved than lost but says to himself, “I can’t live the…