We shall now consider one of the most illustrious characters set before us in the pages of Holy Writ, one who is expressly designated "the friend of God" (Jam. 2:23), and from whom Christ Himself derives one of His titles, "the son of Abraham" (Matthew 1:1). Not only was he the one from whom the fav... Read More
THE DOCTRINE OF REVELATION Chapter 9 THE HOLY BIBLE IS UNIQUE We come now to our 7th point—Its uniqueness. Viewed simply as a book, the Bible stands far apart from all others. Amid the writings of the ancients or the productions of our modems there is nothing which, for a moment, bears comparison wi... Read More
THE LAW AND THE SAINT 2. THE NEGATIVE SIDE What is the relation between the Law and the saint? By the Law we refer to the Ten Commandments engraven upon the tables of stone by the finger of God; by the saint we mean, the believer living in the present dispensation. What, then, is the relation betwee... Read More
"Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled: Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have ... Read More
"And he believed in the Lord, and He counted it to him for righteousness." --Gen. 15:6. "What shall we then say that Abraham, our father as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God. For what saith the Scripture? Abraham... Read More
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah (Gen 10:1), And as we get into chapter ten, this chapter has been called the "Table of Nations". And here you have the beginning of all of the various nations of the world, the various ethnic groups with these sons of Noah. "These are the generations... Read More
Ver. 6. Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham,.... Going along with him wherever he went, as from Chaldea to Canaan, and into Egypt, and the land of the Philistines, saying the words he put into her mouth, Ge 12:5 and doing the things he bid her do, Ge 18:6 "calling him lord"; or "my lord", as the Syriac and... Read More
A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 5—Chapter 3 THE PROOF OF THE BAPTISM OF JEWISH PROSELYTES INQUIRED INTO; WHETHER THERE IS ANY PROOF OF IT BEFORE, AT, OR QUICKLY AFTER THE TIMES OF JOHN AND CHRIST The inquiry to be made is, whether there are writings or records before the times of John, Christ, and... Read More
Islam (1.2 billion adherents) is one of the major world religions that, along with Christianity (1.9 billion adherents) and Judaism (14 million adherents), teaches monotheism which is the doctrine that there is only one God in all existence. Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam traces its roots back... Read More
Follow after love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy. Thus, inasmuch as he had with exactness rehearsed unto them all the excellence of love, he exhorts them in what follows, with alacrity to lay hold of it. Wherefore also he said, Follow after: for he that is in... Read More
THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT
THE DOCTRINE OF REVELATION Chapter 9 THE HOLY BIBLE IS UNIQUE
THE LAW AND THE SAINT 2. THE NEGATIVE SIDE
Forfeiting Birth-right Blessings
The Foundation, Conditions and Relations of Faith
Through the Bible - Genesis 10-12
1 Peter 3:6
The Proof of the Baptism of Jewish Proselytes inquired into.
What is Islam?
1 Corinthians 14:1