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2 John 1:6 - And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. John 14:15 - If ye love me, keep my commandments. Matthew 22:36-38 - Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law? (Read More...) 1 Joh... Read More

As we have already observed, it is generally admitted that God's word demands of all men to live holy and sinless lives. But foolish men look at these high commands of God, then at their inward proneness to evil and impotency in that which is good; and also look at the world of wicked forces around ... Read More

To my mind, there is nothing more clearly taught in the divine Word that the following facts: 1. “Regeneration plants in us a new and divine nature.” 2. Entire sanctification destroys and removes the old nature; and 3. From these two facts, it necessarily follows that during the interval between the... Read More

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, He taketh away and every branch that beareth fruit He purgeth it that I may bring forth more fruit . . . He that abideth in me, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing . . . H... Read More

Last month, George Sodini walked into a women's aerobics class at an LA Fitness Club just a few miles from where I live. He turned out the lights and began shooting into the darkness, firing fifty rounds. Within seconds, he killed three women and wounded nine others. Then he shot and killed himself.... Read More

Let us first consider points one and four of Calvinism’s TULIP: Total Depravity and Irresistible Grace. Without a doubt they are intrinsically linked, and thus it is almost impossible to consider one without mentioning the other. (Moreover, the other three points are built upon these pillars, and if... Read More

Introduction You are going to love this story. Jesus told it using just one sentence, but with a little imagination, it can easily be expanded without doing any harm to the lesson. A man is walking across a neighbor's field early one morning when something poking through the soil—perhaps exposed fro... Read More

Text: Isa. 56:10-11; Ezek. 34:1-10 -Illustration: A man and his family were fleeing their home church because of what happened in the past. The pastor unwittingly had wounded this family and didn't know how to love his people and thus put this family in bondage. They were bitter, but now sought to b... Read More

Every Christian knows what revival is, right? All active church members are familiar with and accustomed to the traditional revival. Many evangelical churches have one every year. The special series of services publicized and promoted as "revival" is a staple in most evangelical denominations, altho... Read More

God is the creator and controller of the universe and all that is in it, whether animate or inanimate. Any use or disposition He chooses to make of any part of His creation is His sovereign right. God is accountable only to Himself. He reports to nobody. He is not required at any time to give to any... Read More