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True Religion—our Business By Thomas Watson "Don't you know that I must be about My Father's business?" Luke 2:49 These are the words of our Lord Jesus, whose lips dropped as a honeycomb. The occasion was this, Christ, having the Spirit of wisdom and sanctity poured out upon Him without measure, bei... Read More

The Loveliness of Christ by Thomas Watson "Yes! He is altogether lovely! This is my Beloved, this my Friend!" Song of Solomon 5:16 In this book, which is a divine marriage song , are all the strains of holy love set forth in the purest allegories and metaphors, such as represent that dear affection ... Read More

Heart Purity By Thomas Watson "Blessed are the pure in heart , for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8 The holy God, who is 'of purer eyes than to behold iniquity' calls here for heart-purity, and to such as are adorned with this jewel, he promises a glorious and beatific vision of himself: 'they shall... Read More

Sweet Meditations on Christ Charles Spurgeon, 1858 "My meditation on Him shall be sweet!" Psalm 104:34 Christian! You need no greater inducement to excite you, than the subject here proposed: "My meditation on Him shall be sweet!" To whom does that word Him refer? I suppose it may refer to all the t... Read More

ATHENS by J. C. Ryle "Now, while Paul waited for them at Athens , his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him." (Acts 17:16-17) Per... Read More

The Duties of Parents by J. C. Ryle "Train up a child in the way he should go—and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 I suppose that most professing Christians are acquainted with the text at the head of this page. The sound of it is probably familiar to your ears, like an old... Read More

A Good Beginning (A New Year's message!) Arthur Pink December, 1948 What a mercy it is to enter this world with a healthy body and sound constitution; how severely handicapped for this life, where the opposite is the case! What a blessing to be born into a Christian home, to receive our earliest imp... Read More

Christian Submission Arthur Pink July, 1946 "Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God." Ephesians 5:21 This is a general exhortation which sums up much of what has been set forth in the fourth and fifth chapters of this epistle. It is founded upon the grand truth of the unity of the m... Read More

The Right Beginning Arthur Pink "In the beginning GOD." Genesis 1:1 How much depends upon a right beginning . If the foundation is faulty—the superstructure is insecure. If the babe is undernourished—the child will be unhealthy. If the child grows up uneducated—the man is handicapped for life. Doubl... Read More

FORGETTING Arthur Pink, 1950 What a wonderful thing is the memory — one of the many precious faculties with which the Creator has endowed us. By it we are enabled . . . to live the past over again in our minds, to revive the early experiences of childhood, to recall the words of those who are no lon... Read More