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CHAPTER 1 CREATION AND THE FALL § 1 IN our former book (The Contra Gentes) we dealt fully enough with a few of the chief points about the heathen worship of idols, and how those false fears originally arose. We also, by God's grace, briefly indicated that the Word of the Father is Himself divine, th... Read More

[Homilies of Afrahat] Among the writings which remain from that time are the Homilies of Afrahat, called "The Persian Sage."[35] The sharp dividing line between the Roman Empire and the countries outside of it is illustrated by the fact that these "Homilies", which contain an exposition of doctrine ... Read More

[Provence Devastated] In Languedoc and Provence in the South of France, there was a civilization in advance of that in other countries. The pretensions of the Roman Church to rule had been generally opposed and set aside there. The congregations of believers who met apart from the Catholic Church we... Read More

Of True Resignation OR Dying to SELF by Jacob Behmen (Jakob Boehme) 1575-1624, The Teutonic Theosopher SHOWING How Man must DAILY die to his OWN Will in SELF; how he must bring his Desire into God, and what he should ask and desire of God. LIKEWISE How he must spring up out of the dying sinful Man, ... Read More

There are two very distinct parts in this passage to the value of the sacrifice of Christ. The one is its aspect towards God, and the other is its aspect towards us as sinners. There is the putting away of sin by the sacrifice of Himself; and then, He hath borne the sins of many. We find these two a... Read More

Chapter 19 carries on the subject of the spirit that is suited to the kingdom of heaven, and goes deep into the principles which govern human nature, and of what was now divinely introduced. A question asked by the Pharisees-for the Lord had drawn nigh to Judea-gives rise to the exposition of His do... Read More

WHAT IS TOTAL COMMITMENT TO CHRIST? - Part 1 by Ralph Sutera 1. NOT blessings BUT blesser Philippians 3:7-10; 2:5-8 2. NOT forgiveness BUT fullness Ephesians 3:17-19; John 15:7-11 3. NOT struggle BUT serenity John 14:27 4. NOT happiness BUT holiness I Thessalonians 4:7; II Corinthians 7:1 5. NOT abd... Read More

The cost of being a prophet is our line of thought this morning. “Behold, one came (Mark says, one came running) and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said to him, Why call you Me good? There is none good but one, that is, God; but if you will... Read More

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More

These must surely be among the most moving words ever penned, for they are the words of an innocent old man in a Roman dungeon awaiting his execution. They come in the last and very important letter written by Paul, written to his faithful friend and fellow-worker, Timothy.He writes of fighting the ... Read More