Take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee. (1 Tim. 4.16).
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GUIDANCE DECISION-MAKING AND THE WILL OF GOD Geoffrey Thomas* “If ye live after the flesh ye shall die; but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Romans 8.14. Few things …
One grain of grace is more worth than many pounds of gifts, or a gift of many pounds. Ralph Venning 1620—1673.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me. Write Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. Revelation 14 13.
And no man taketh this honour unto himself but he that is called of God as was Aaron.—Hebrews 5 4.
STAND FAST Sermon Haynes Strict Baptist Chapel, July 4, 1979. “Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.” 2 Thessalonians 2.15. Paul has been speaking in this chapter of those events which form a prelude to the Lord’s return – events which are to …
THE EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT It is sad that the most precious truths of our most holy faith have been the centre of controversy down through the history of the church. Nothing but the command to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints would stir a tender hearted believer to become involved …
“God commandeth thee to preach, ‘If thou warn not the wicked he shall die in his wickedness, but I will require his blood at thy hand.’ Hearken well to this, mark it well, you curates-‘l will ask his blood at thy hand.’ If you do not your office, if you teach not the people, and …
SOME THOUGHTS ON PUBLIC WORSHIP “To use public prayer as a platform from which to attack others with impunity is both cowardly and objectionable, besides which ‘God is not mocked.’ “Prayers full of innuendoes and veiled hints against others present may irritate their hearers but will grieve the Holy Spirit.” (Anon.)
SOME THOUGHTS ON PUBLIC WORSHIP My second text was Romans 8. 14: “For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” I was enabled to speak with much freedom for half an hour, when all of a sudden felt dark and straitened in my soul, and I …