The Doctrine of Justification by Faith.
Issue: Issue 8
THE DREAM In the year 1814, the late Mr. & Mrs. Foster (who were lost in the Rothsay Castle steamer, August 1831) were acquainted with three sisters, living in London, two of whom were very gracious retiring women, and the third was just as gay and volatile in proportion. They were all elderly, which made …
Take a mass of quicksilver, let it fall to the floor, and it will split itself into a vast number of distinct globules. Gather them up, and put them together again, and they coalesce into one body, as before. Thus God’s elect below are sometimes crumbled and distinguished into various parties, though they are all, …
Supposing a loving and beloved husband dies a violent death. Can his widow love and admire and value the sword or the pistol by which her husband lost his life? As little can true believers love sin; for by it Christ, the bridegroom of their souls, was put to death. A. M. Toplady
Scripture can be savingly understood only in and by the inward illumination of the Holy Ghost. The gospel is a picture of God’s free grace to sinners. Were we in a room hung with the finest paintings, and adorned with the most exquisite statues, we could not see one of them if all light was …
Our interest in Christ does not depend on our sanctification, but our sanctification depends on our interest in Christ. A. M. Toplady
GEORGE MULLER ON FAITH During his visit to America, Mr. Miiller made the following points in speaking of “Faith, what is it, and how to increase it.” I. Faith: what is it. Positively, faith is confidence that God will act according to what He has declared in His Word. It is reliance on God’s Word …
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. 1 Peter 5.6-7.
WISDOM WITHOUT LEARNING The following brief and simple account was communicated by the old woman, only six weeks before her death; and the few particulars added, relative to her last illness, it is hoped will not be unacceptable to the reader. “There were no schools when I was young; so I never was taught to …