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A. FACT OF DIVINE GUIDANCE 1. What is meant by “divine guidance?” The leading of God in the personal life and experience of man 2. Concerning the possibility of knowing the will of God, what may be seen from: (1) Col. 1:9? That we should know the will of God in all wisdom and spiritual understanding... Read More

A. ORIGIN OF SATAN 1. What light is shed on the origin of Satan in: (1) Isa. 14:12? That prior to his fall he was called “Lucifer” (“day star”) and “son of the morning,” probably because he was the beginning of God’s creation. (2) Ezek. 28:15? That he is a created being and as such does not possess ... Read More

"Him has God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins." Acts 5:31 Jesus is "exalted to be a Prince and a Savior to give repentance and remission of sins." The two go together. Whenever he gives repentance, he gives remission; ... Read More

Do you know which book is a perennial best seller, or which kind of book? Brookes has its day, Jonathon Seagull has its day, Blind Ambition has its day, but there is a kind of book that hooks generation after generation of readers. Do you know what kind? It's the 'How to' book. It's the 'How to'. Th... Read More

A Devotional Commentary on the Gospels Arranged for family devotions, for every day in the year. By Favell Lee Mortimer (1802—1878) OCTOBER 1 Luke 22:7-13. Peter and John prepare the Passover. The day before his death seems to have been by the Savior passed in holy retirement near Mount Olivet. How ... Read More

We find from this passage that the preaching of the Lord Jesus produced very little effect upon men's hearts. In order that people be converted, it is necessary, not only that the preaching be faithful, but that the hearts of the hearers be prepared—for otherwise the tongues of holy men, or of angel... Read More

De Vitis Patrum, Book IX By Theodoretus, bishop of Cyrus Translated into Latin by Gentianus Hervetus Prologue It is a beautiful thing indeed to read about the battles of those exemplary men who famously strove to acquire virtues. Such feasts for the eyes are of great benefit to us, for to understand... Read More

A REPLY TO AN ANSWER OF SOME QUERIES CONCERNING THE GOSPEL-BAPTISM GIVEN FORTH BY ME, I. P. WITH ANSWERS TO SOME QUERIES RETURNED, IN A PAPER SUBSCRIBED N. B. [1679] Query 1. WHICH is the gospel baptism, or of what kind is the baptism in the gospel state? Is it outward or inward? Is it the figure of... Read More

NAKED TRUTH OR TRUTH NAKEDLY MANIFESTING ITSELF IN SEVERAL PARTICULARS FOR THE REMOVING OF HINDRANCES OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SIMPLE-HEARTED THAT THEY MAY COME TO TRUE KNOWLEDGE, LIFE, LIBERTY, PEACE, AND JOY IN THE LORD, THROUGH THE VIRTUE AND POWER OF HIS PRECIOUS TRUTH REVEALED AND WORKING IN THEM ... Read More

THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE BLESSED EFFECTS THEREOF, TESTIFIED TO FROM EXPERIENCE [1678] "The darkness is past, and the true light now shineth." 1 John 2:8. "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee: for behold, the darkness shall ... Read More