WEALTH THROUGH AFFLICTION O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou …
Author: D. A. Doudney
BAPTISM (4) By John Norcott Baptism is Dipping under Water 1. The Greek word Baptize means to plunge or to overwhelm. Thus Christ was plunged in water, Matthew 3.16. He was also plunged or overwhelmed in His sufferings, Luke 12.50. “I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it …
THE AGED CHRISTIAN IN HIS CLOSET A Ninth letter to an elderly person There are times when we must be alone with God. There are times when the Christian wants to get away from others, and draw near to his heavenly Father. Our Lord knew that this was needful for the well-being of our souls; …
BUNYAN AND PURITAN IDEALS William J. Grant, M.A. John Bunyan was born at Elstow, England, in 1628. The family was poor, obscure and largely illiterate, and yet Bunyan made a place for himself that will never be erased. The author of more than sixty publications, he will be known to all generations as the author …
WALK CIRCUMSPECTLY Not all the floods of sin nor all the waves of ungodliness can ever extinguish the fire of God’s love to His people in Christ; yet the guilt of one single sin in the believer’s conscience will raise such a storm, to the destruction of his peace and the terror of his mind, …
COMMUNION WITH GOD* John J. Murray As he lay on his death-bed Dr. John Owen was asked whether he would have some of his friends sent to keep him company. He replied, “My fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ; and he that is not satisfied with that company does not …
THE SPIRIT OF THE ANTICHRIST In his First Epistle John teaches us that we are to love our brothers, but he cautions us that not all men are our brothers and therefore, are not to be loved in the same sense. The Bible instructs us to seek the good of all men, but that does …