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The Sacred Import of the Christian Name by Samuel Davies "The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch." Acts 11:26 Mere names are empty sounds, and but of little consequence. And yet it must be owned, that there are names of honor and significance; and, when they are attended with the thin... Read More

1. ...With my voice have I cried unto the Lord Psalm 141:1. It were enough to say, with voice: not for nothing perhaps has my been added. For many cry unto the Lord, not with their own voice, but with the voice of their body. Let the inner man then, in whom Christ has begun to dwell by faith, Ephesi... Read More

"All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out." (John 6:37) We have words of spiritual instruction set before us in the context preceding and succeeding the verse I have read for our meditation. Our Lord Jesus Christ, with that spirit of true l... Read More

"And the Angel that talked with me came again and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep." (Zechariah 4:1) We may well ask the question in all solemnity, Why am I here? Various motives prompt those who assemble together for the professed purpose of worshipping God. But may we hope that ... Read More

"So the Spirit took me up." (Ezekiel 43:5) Concerning God in revelation as well as in providence the words of Cowper are strikingly true,-- "Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain." Without God's Spirit, God's Book is a perfect... Read More

The Mystery of Life Spirit, Soul and Body Life is a mystery and we have yet to find the man or woman who at one time or another has not pondered with wonderment over the fact of the spirit and soul dwelling together in the body of man. We so often say “body, soul and spirit” but the Bible records it... Read More

IT WAS out of the wilderness of a world of blind, misunderstanding that the Christ cried, "Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?" He was always eager to establish in hearts His identity. "Whom do men say that I am? Whom do you say that I am?" It was the cry of a lonely Man. Though He was the Kin... Read More

1st Corinthians 1:18 (KJV) 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. Every facet of the Christian life emanates from the divine act of love that transpired upon the cross; a barbaric instrument of death. The savage and t... Read More

A Devotional Commentary on the Gospels Arranged for family devotions, for every day in the year. By Favell Lee Mortimer (1802—1878) JUNE 1 Matthew 18:21 to end. The parable of the unforgiving servant. How odious that servant appears, who after having received such exceeding benefits from his Lord, w... Read More

There is a further lesson to be learned from Luke 9 concerning the true function of the gifts, and it is this: although the two apostles apparently had the means and power to call down fire from heaven, they dare not attempt to do so without permission from the Lord; they said, 'Lord, wilt Thou?' In... Read More