The Difference Between Legal & Gospel Mortification
by Ralph Erskine“For 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.” Romans 8:13 (KJV)There is a woeful tenderness that we have...
View ArticleOn John 3:16
by Robert Candlish (1806-1873)on mankind at large, of the exhibition of the cross, and the proclamation of the gospel, is graciously and gloriously attested. These are such as John i. 29, iii. 16, iv....
View ArticleIf We Say that We Have No Sin, We Deceive Ourselves
by Robert Candlish"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all...
View ArticleIncline my heart unto thy testimonies
by Thomas MantonIncline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness—Psalm 119:36.IN the former verses David had asked understanding and direction to know the Lord's will; now he asketh an...
View ArticleAre the Poor and Minorities Really Better off under Progressive Policy?
Many of the evangelicals who have drifted left in recent years seem to have done so with the belief that the left better deals with issues such as poverty and racism, and they judge conservatives to be...
View ArticleRethinking Regeneration (5-Part MP3 Series)
Dr. John Snyder is the pastor of Christ Church New Albany and author of the Behold Your God study series from Media Gratiae. In this weekly podcast, he discusses the realities of God and how we are to...
View ArticleLuther on Antinomianism
“My friends, the Antinomians preach exceedingly well —and I cannot but believe that they do so with great earnestness— concerning the mercy of Christ, forgiveness of sin, and other contents of the...
View ArticleIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
by Hugh Binning1 John 1:9—If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, &c.
View ArticleAn Encouragement to be Valiant in a Time of Persecution and Martyrdom
by Wilhelmus à BrakelMy beloved brothers, from whom the luster of glory emanates, permit me to encourage you to be valiant and steadfast. If you are not in need of such encouragement, being sustained...
View ArticleComfort in Remembering God's Judgments of Old in the Midst of Trial
I have remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and have comforted myself.— Psalm 119:52That the remembrance of the most illustrious examples of his justice, power, and goodness, should comfort us,...
View ArticleTrue Believers: Upright in Principle
BY WILHELMUS A BRAKELTrue believers are principally upright, for:(1) Have spiritual light and life, are partakers of the divine nature, and Jesus has been formed within them.(2) They perceive their...
View ArticleUnrest and Civil Religion
If a professing Christian believed they may be unable to pay for their rent this month would it be appropriate for them to ask God to give them a sign as to whether or not they should rob a bank?If a...
View ArticleThe Designations of our Lord in John and their Significance
by B. B. WarfieldSame Christology in Synoptics and John
View ArticleHow Shall Christians Relate to the President?
by Aaron ShafovaloffSince Biden was inaugurated as President we should:1) Pray for2) Submit to3) Call to repentance
View ArticleHow to Bear Afflictions
by Willliam Bates"My son despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him." - HEBREWS 12:5Secondly. I SHALL proceed to prove, it is the best wisdom not to despise...
View ArticleThe 90-Foot Tidal Wave
In our cultural moment, emotions and sincerity have displaced logic and truth. The consequence of abandoning objective morality is that when faced with real problems in the world we will never arrive...
View ArticleProvidence
by W. G. T. Shedd"God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful, preserving and governing all his creatures and all their actions" (Westminster Larger Catechism 18). Preservation and...
View ArticleThe Lord is My Portion
by Thomas MantonThat which a man would make his portion, it must be sufficient to supply all his wants, that he may have enough to live upon. Now, saith the Lord, 'I am God all-sufficient,' Gen. 17:1;...
View ArticleHeaven Taken by Storm (eBook)
BY THOMAS WATSONIN EPUB, .MOBI & .PDF FORMATSMany modern Christians view the Christian life as one of ease and worldly blessings. Building on Jesus's words that "the kingdom of heaven suffereth...
View ArticleDirections for Profitable Scripture Reading
by Thomas Watson“It shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them”...
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