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Chuck Smith

Matthew 28:18

Chuck SmithSufficient Power I. "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth." A. How much power do you suppose that is? 1. Look around at the vast universe, it speaks to us of the glory or the power of God. a. Look at the star Arcturus, it is about 30 light years away from the earth. It is traveling thro... Read More
John Gill

CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 56—2 Peter 3:9.

John GillThe CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 56—2 Peter 3:9. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise (as some men count slackness), but is long suffering to us ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. This scripture appears among those which are said[1] to... Read More
John Gill

Of the New Heavens and Earth, and the Inhabitants of Them.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 7—Chapter 7 OF THE NEW HEAVENS AND EARTH, and the Inhabitants of them. We have seen the world laid in ashes; and now we shall take a view of it as rising out of them. The eastern people had a tale, or fable, concerning a bird, called the "phoenix;" which many writer... Read More
John Gill

Of those Text of Scripture Which Seem to Favour Universal Redemption.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 6—Chapter 4 OF THOSE TEXTS OF SCRIPTURE WHICH SEEM TO FAVOUR UNIVERSAL REDEMPTION There are several passages of scripture, which, at first sight, may seem to countenance the universal scheme; and which are usually brought in support of it; and which it will be neces... Read More
K.P. Yohannan

His ways are above ours

K.P. YohannanWas it the devil who introduced that reduced-to-second-best concept? I know this may be hard for some people to believe right now, but I write the truth—God is in the business of making miserable failures into beautiful demonstrations of His mercy and grace. His ways are above ours. Far above! His o... Read More
K.P. Yohannan

His Ways are Far Above

K.P. YohannanWas it the devil who introduced that reduced-to-second-best concept? I know this may be hard for some people to believe right now, but I write the truth—God is in the business of making miserable failures into beautiful demonstrations of His mercy and grace. His ways are above ours. Far above! His o... Read More
Paris Reidhead

Christians Walk This Way

Paris ReidheadChristians Walk This Way By Paris Reidhead* CHRISTIANS WALK THIS WAY. Let me read it for you. “I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye are called. With all lowliness, and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavor... Read More
Thomas Brooks

Mute Christian under the Smarting Rod -Part 4

Thomas Brooks"Mute Christian under the Smarting Rod" or, "The Silent Soul with Sovereign Antidotes" by Thomas Brooks, 1659, London. "I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for You are the one who has done this!" Psalm 39:9 Objection 8. Oh! But God has deserted me! He has forsaken me! He who should comfort my s... Read More
Alfred Edersheim

Sketches of Jewish Social Life - Part 2

Alfred EdersheimAs for the Rabbis, the leaders of public opinion, their position towards the kingdom was quite different. Although in the rising of Bar Cochab the great Rabbi Akiba acted as the religious standard-bearer, he may be looked upon as almost an exception. His character was that of an enthusiast, his hist... Read More
Catherine Booth

ADAPTATION OF MEASURES

Catherine BoothI HAVE chosen, this afternoon, five or six different passages all exhibiting the principle of Adaptation, on which I am to speak. The first is 1 Cor. ix. 20-22: "And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them ... Read More

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