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John Calvin

Genesis 3:1-24

John Calvin1. Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 1. Porro serpens erat callidior omni bestia agri, quam fecerat Jehova Deus: et dixit ad mulierem, Etiamne dixit De... Read More
John Calvin

Repentance: According to 2 Corinthians 7:11

John CalvinInstitutes of the Christian Religion Vol 3 pages 76-86 15. REPENTANCE ACCORDING TO 2 CORINTHIANS 7:11 a. It is for a very good reason that the apostle enumerates seven causes, effects, or parts in his description of repentance. They are earnestness or carefulness, excuse, indignation, fear, longing,... Read More
John Gifford Bellett

Absalom

David is the principal object before the mind of the Spirit of God in both the 1st and the 2nd books of Samuel. In the 1st book we see him brought from obscurity into honour and praise, and there standing, by the good hand of God, in full righteousness amid the persecutions of the wicked. In the 2nd... Read More
John Nelson Darby

Readings on 1 Peter 1

John Nelson DarbyIn chapter 1, Peter is laying the foundation, but the subject proper to his epistle does not begin until chapter 2:11: "Dearly beloved, I beseech you," etc. In both epistles he lays the foundation of redemption, and then he proceeds to unfold the principles of the government of God under which the J... Read More
John Nelson Darby

Synopsis of the Books of the Bible - Deuteronomy

John Nelson DarbyWe now come to the Book of Deuteronomy, a book full of interest in its moral warnings as to testimony, but presenting fewer subjects for interpretation and exegesis than those, the summary of which we have hitherto sought to give. This book takes up Israel just on the borders of Canaan, and insists ... Read More
Phillips Brooks

Shaping of Character by Truth

Phillips Brooks"Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts" (Ps. 51:6). The great purpose of life--the shaping of character by truth--is to be sought in all the life. There are no wasted hours. It must begin in the life's morning and run on till the nightfall comes. With the first opening of conscious existen... Read More
Ray Comfort

Hells Best Secret (transcript)

Ray ComfortIn the late seventies, God very graciously opened an itinerant ministry to me. As I began to travel, I found that I had access to church growth records, and found to my horror that something like 80 to 90% of those making a decision for Christ were falling away from the faith. That is, modern evange... Read More
Revival Fellowship Devotionals

WHAT IS TOTAL COMMITMENT TO CHRIST? - Part 2

WHAT IS TOTAL COMMITMENT TO CHRIST? - Part 2 by Ralph Sutera 13 NOT indoctrination BUT inspiration John 4:23-24; II Corinthians 3:6 14. NOT license BUT liberty Galatians 5:1, 13 15. NOT service BUT surrender Romans 12:1,2 Psalm 51:6, 16-17 16. Not overworking BUT obeying I Samuel 15:22 17. Not DOING... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

BUILD THOU THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Psalm 51 Most believers are in agreement that the redemptive work which is to be accomplished on the earth at this hour i... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

INDIFFERENCE, URGENCY, INSURGENCY

Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?" Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have... Read More

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