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THE HOLY SPIRIT Chapter 5 The Covenant-Offices of the Holy Spirit The ground which we are now to tread, will, we fear, be new and strange to most of our readers. In the January and February 1930 issues of Studies in the Scriptures, we wrote two rather lengthy articles upon "The Everlasting Covenant.... Read More

THE LIFE OF FAITH Chapter 7 The Restoration of David His Conviction An interval of some months elapsed between what is recorded in 2 Samuel 11 and that which is found at the beginning of chapter 12. During this interval David was free to enjoy to the full that which he had acquired through his wrong... Read More

THE LORD’S PRAYER Chapter 4 The Third Petition "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven" Matthew 6:10 The connection between this third petition and the preceding ones is not difficult to trace. The first concern of our hearts, as well as our prayers, must be for God’s glory. Longings after Go... Read More

The Satisfaction of Christ Studies in the Atonement 11. Its Application "If the righteous scarcely [literally "with difficulty"] be saved where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?" (1 Pet. 4:18). It seems that comparatively few of the Lord’s people have an adequate conception of the obstacles i... Read More

"Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in Thy sight" (Matt. 11:26). In the present chapter we shall consider, somewhat briefly, the practical application to ourselves of the great truth which we have pondered in its various ramifications in earlier pages. In chapter twelve we shall deal more in det... Read More

The Seven Sayings of the Saviour on the Cross 4. THE WORD OF ANGUISH "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46 "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" THESE ARE WORDS OF ... Read More

We are rather afraid that its title will deter some from reading this article: we hope it will not be so. True, it does not treat of a popular theme, nay one which is now very rarely heard in the pulpit; nevertheless, it is a scriptural one. Fallen man is "vile," so vile that it has been rightly sai... Read More

"Which say, Stand by thyself;-,for I am holier than thou. " -Isa. 65: 5. We speak of the Holiness movement in our times, and praise God for it. We hear a great deal of seekers after holiness and professors of holiness, of holiness teaching and holiness meetings. The blessed truths of holiness in Chr... Read More

To understand grace, to understand Christ aright, we must understand what sin is. And how otherwise can we come to this understanding than through the light of God and his word? Come with me to the beginning of the Bible. See there man created by God, after his image, and pronounced by his creator t... Read More

"BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT" I. THE LOGICAL ORDER OF THE BEATITUDES. A. This of necessity first. 1. No one in the kingdom of heaven who is not "poor in..." 2. This is an emptying whereas others a fullness. a. Must be emptying before filling. b. "This Child set for the fall and rising again of ma... Read More