john-14:22

These are not nominal Christians so plentiful in every community, who by some misfortune became church members before they were born again, or who began in the spirit, but ended in the flesh, after running well for a season. Gal. 3:3. For it is a misfortune for the vine to have a fruitless branch, a... Read More

If you love Me, keep My commandments. (John 14:15 NASB) He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. (John 14:21 NASB) If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will lov... Read More

RECEIVING THE SPIRIT: Counsel from the Word Gordon Cary In formulating our beliefs on receiving the Spirit, it is important that we rely, not simply on a few “proof texts,” but on the whole tenor and teaching of Scripture — especially Luke, John, Acts, Romans. John 14-16 are all about Jesus’ predict... Read More

"All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full: unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again." The sea does not overflow its boundaries, because God has ordained that from the sea the rivers shall again be replenished, and the process will go on repeating itself. ... Read More

We mentioned in the first part of the book how the observance of the natural Feasts served to illustrate their spiritual application to the Church. Thus when the Feast was observed at the dedication of Solomon's Temple, we have a type and pattern of the Glory of the Church, and when the Feast was ob... Read More

The Lord has a place for every believer in which there is refuge, comfort, peace, joy and treasures beyond telling. It is a place above anything most Christians have ever seen in their lives. It is a place of power and heavenly faith to overcome any obstacle, problem, sin or sickness. I discussed th... Read More

The above words were used twice (see John 14), by our Lord Jesus Christ. He said, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” A certain teacher of religion, used to tell a lot of black girls and boys, they would ha... Read More

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, 4:14-end; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; Colossians 3:4. Our subject is the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the two principal stages of His coming, which are termed the Rapture and the Appearing. By the Rapture we mean the translation to heaven of all who belong to Christ, and th... Read More

EVENING THOUGHTS or DAILY WALKING WITH GOD DECEMBER 1. "And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire." Matthew 3:10 It is a solemn and a veritable thought, that human character is training and mol... Read More

Let us read in the fourteenth chapter of John, verses 12 to 14. Jesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to my Father.” “Greater works than these shall he do." What a word! Is it... Read More