What has prompted this study, is the perception that many important scriptural terms in connection with the gospel are losing their value and significance in our day. Terms such as Substitution; Redemption; Justification; and Propitiation are becoming increasingly confused, and in some cases they are spoken of as if they all basically mean the same […]
It is commonly held by many in Christendom that instant salvation from the penalty of sin is impossible. It is supposed that conversion is a process which requires much time and earnest perseverance before God can accept the sinner and pardon his sin. It is supposed that the blood of Jesus, although it cleanses from […]
Edward Perronet (1726-1792) penned what is today called the National Anthem of the Church: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.” Edward and Charles Perronet, sons of Vincent Perronet, an Episcopal clergyman, who preached fifty years at Shoreham, England, joined forces with the Wesleys in 1846. Charles Wesley refers to him as a companion and […]
God’s grace does not encourage licentiousness. We glory in the fact that we are saved by grace alone, apart from human works (Eph. 2:8-9). But God’s grace leads us away from the world culture in which we live to a life of godliness. One’s life proclaims his faith. “For the grace of God that brings […]
The local assembly is a beautiful thing. It is not an impractical theory or an unreachable lofty spiritual ambition available only to a few. The assembly really works, even in this and–if the Lord has not returned–in the next century. But with every effort to please the Lord, the enemy is not far away trying […]
The dictionary defines unique as “being the only one, without a like or equal.” Strictly speaking, something cannot be “somewhat unique” or “very unique.” According to Oxford, the word fell into disuse in the 17th and 18th centuries, no doubt because there was little opportunity to use it in a world where so few things […]
The term “firstborn” is used three times of the Lord Jesus Christ in relation to others: the Firstborn of every creature (Col. 1:15); the Firstborn from the dead (Col. 1:18); the Firstborn among many brethren (Rom. 8:29). An excellent definition of firstborn is found in Genesis 49:33. Jacob, in his last message to his sons, […]
The disciple of Christ is a learner from Christ. “Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me;” said the Saviour, “for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest for your souls” (Mt. 11:29). The believer finds strength, security, and peace in taking and submitting to Christ’s yoke. The longer […]
The common day lily grows prolifically along country roads and highways, as well as in many of our gardens in the northeastern region of the United States. I suspect its growing range may go far beyond that, for this plant is so very hardy, it seems to grow easily most anywhere. We call it “common” […]