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PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Part 1: The Christian’s Beginning Chapter 1 SAVING FAITH "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned" (Mark 16:16). These are the words of Christ, the risen Christ, and are the last that He uttered ere He left this earth. None m... Read More

Why Four Gospels? 3. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE The numerical position which Luke occupies in the Sacred Canon, supplies a sure key to its interpretation. It is the third book in the New Testament, and the forty-second in the Bible as a whole. Each of these numbers are profoundly significant and suggestive ... Read More

The Seven Sayings of the Saviour on the Cross 3. THE WORD OF AFFECTION Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!... Read More

Christmas changed the shepherds’ lives In Micah 5 v 2, it refers to Bethlehem and that the Lord Jesus would be born there. The Lord Jesus’ birth is recorded in Luke 2 v 8 – 19. The angels appeared to the shepherds and a great light shone around. This was a great light. It was all around them and eve... Read More

Luke 2: 7-14; Heb 1:3; Jn 1:18,19; Col 1:17, Col 2:9 `Christmas Express’ Although there are many varieties of opinion about the exact date of Christ’s birth (most agreeing that it was not 25 December) it is an opportunity to celebrate and remember that Jesus was born into this wicked and defiled wor... Read More

Luke 2:1-19 Why is Caesar Augustus even mentioned by the Holy Spirit? He was one of the worst heathen. But it was through his doing that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. He ruled the world and sent out a decree that the whole world should be counted and taxed. He passed the law so that ultimately he cou... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 28 Dec 2014 Luke 2:1-19 "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 ... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 3—Chapter 2 OF THE CREATION OF ANGELS. From considering the creation in general, I descend to particulars; not to all the creatures that are made; to treat of the nature, form, figure, and qualities of every creature in heaven, earth, and sea, would be a work too la... Read More

Luke 2:12 And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Again the voice of the angel rings out to the shepherds: "Christ the Lord --- the Babe --- lying in a manger." How easy it would be for the shepherds to find Him. No other newly bor... Read More

The Moral Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ J G Bellett INTRODUCTION. It is the Moral Glory, or, as we speak, the character of the Lord Jesus, on which I meditate in these pages. All went up to God as a sacrifice of sweet savour. Every expression of Himself in every measure, however small, and in whate... Read More