I would not give much for the assurance of some people. It just means, ‘I believe that I was converted at such a time.’ If your assurance is not founded on a present fellowship with the Son and with the Father, it is little worth. A.Moody Stuart
Issue: Issue 3
Watch therefore for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh Matthew 25.13.
GEORGE WHITEFIELDÂ’S LETTERS To Mr. S. Gloucester, June 21,1743 On Saturday I answered your two last letters. Our Saviour sent me to Gloucester for wise ends. Much substantial good has been done to several of the society. My mouth and heart were greatly opened in preaching. Saturday evening was a time much to be remembered. …
OTHERS MAY, YOU CANNOT If God has called you to be really like Jesus He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility, and put upon you such demands of obedience, that you will not be able to follow other people, or measure yourself by other Christians, and in many ways He will …
RELIGION, NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL To the natural man, even when religiously inclined, the most important teachings of the Gospel are but the dogmas of a creed in which he professes his belief. But he that is spiritual is never satisfied unless these teachings become to him the channel of heavenly blessing. How differently the two …
MARKS OF SPIRITUAL DECLINE When you are reluctant to religious conversation, and the company of serious, heavenly-minded Christians, and enjoy yourself best with men of the world. When from preference, you are absent from meetings for prayer, confine yourself to Sabbath meetings, are easily detained from them, and are ready to excuse such neglects. When …
“CAN I TAKE GOD AT HIS WORD” A Meditation In the last few months, I have studied the Bible, searched my heart and meditated on this question over and over again. I believe I can now give an answer from the Word, and from my heart as it has gradually been unfolded to me. On …
Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3.18.
VICTORY OVER THE WORLD J. C. Ryle* To come out from the world of course is not an easy thing. It cannot be easy so long as human nature is what it is, and a busy devil is always near us. It requires a constant struggle and exertion; it entails incessant conflict and self-denial; it …
GODLINESS OR WORLDLINESS A danger threatening all believers is the failure to see this contrast in the stark terms in which our Lord Jesus Christ saw it. To His own, but unbelieving brethren He said, “The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil” …