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Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 8 CHRIST AND NICODEMUS John 3:1-8 We begin with the usual Analysis of the passage that is to be before us:— 1. The Person of Nicodemus, verse 1. 2. The official Position of Nicodemus, verse 1. 3. The Timidity of Nicodemus, verse 2. 4. The Reasoning of Nicodem... Lee mas

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling." In further consideration of the connection of this prayer, the following question is crucial: who are the ones that the Lord Jesus thus preserves? Not everyone who professes to believe and to be a follower of His, as is clear from the case of Jud... Lee mas

REGENERATION OR THE NEW BIRTH Chapter 1 ITS NECESSITY 1. The need for regeneration lies in our natural degeneration. In consequence of the fall of our first parents, all of us were born alienated from the Divine life and holiness, despoiled of all those perfections wherewith man’s nature was at firs... Lee mas

Spiritual Growth 4. Its Nature I We have now arrived at what is really the most important part of our subject, but which is far from being the easiest to handle. If we are to be preserved or delivered from erroneous views at this point it is very necessary that we should form a right concept of what... Lee mas

It is of vital importance for a right understanding of much in God’s Word to observe the relation which Adam sustained to his posterity. Adam was not only the common parent of mankind, but he was also their federal head and representative. The whole human race was placed on probation or trial in Ede... Lee mas

THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD 9. THE POWER OF GOD We cannot have a right conception of God unless we think of Him as all-powerful, as well as all-wise. He who cannot do what he will and perform all his pleasure cannot be God. As God hath a will to resolve what He deems good, so has He power to execute His w... Lee mas

The Divine Inspiration of the Bible CHAPTER SIX: THE TYPICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SCRIPTURES DECLARE THEIR DIVINE AUTHORSHIP "In the volume of the Book it is written of Me" (Heb. 10:7). Christ is the Key to the Scriptures. Said He, "Search the Scriptures. . .they are they which testify of Me." (John ... Lee mas

The Divine Inspiration of the Bible CHAPTER THIRTEEN: VERBAL INSPIRATION Not only does the Bible claim to be a Divine revelation but it also asserts that its original manuscripts were written "not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth" (1 Cor. 2:13). The Bible ... Lee mas

The Doctrine of Election 2. Its Source Accurately speaking, election is a branch of predestination, the latter being a more comprehensive term than the former. Predestination relates to all creatures, things, and events; but election is restricted to rational beings—angels and humans. As the word pr... Lee mas

The Doctrine of Election 3. Its Grand Original The decrees of God, His eternal purpose, the inscrutable counsels of His will, are indeed a great deep; yet this we know, that from first to last they have a definite relation to Christ, for He is the Alpha and the Omega in all covenant transactions. Be... Lee mas