THE SECURITY OF GOD’S CHILDREN Philip Melancthon 1497-1560* “Neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” John 10.28. To Thee, almighty and true God, eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all creatures, together with Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, to …
Author: Henry Smith
WHY IS THERE NO WRESTLING? Maurice Roberts* It is a question worth pondering as to whether there is much serious prayer being offered up in our busy age. There is undoubtedly a welter of other things being attempted: files of paper are prepared on a host of topics; memoranda by the score are recorded; statistics …
LONG PRAYERS-AN EXHORTATION Maurice Roberts* It is noteworthy that Christ warns against the danger of making ‘long prayer’ in public (Matt. 23:14), but He gives no similar counsel with respect to brevity in prayer. Most prayer, as recorded in Scripture, is short and we are never encouraged to think of earnestness in prayer in terms …
PRAYER AND THE SPIRIT* Romans 8 is one of the most magnificent passages in the whole of Paul’s writings. But right in the centre come two verses neglected today and often absent in contemporary paperbacks on “prayer”. Romans 8:26,27 reads:- “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray …