Proverbs 10:28-30

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 21 OF GODLY SINCERITY Sincerity stands opposed to hypocrisy; than which nothing is more detestable to God; and nothing is more agreeable to him than uprightness and integrity: this is called "godly sincerity," eilikrineia qeou, "sincerity of God" (2 Cor. 1... Read More

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 8 OF THE GRACE OF GOD Having treated of Faith in God, and of trust or confidence in him, the next in course to be considered is the Grace of Hope; for it, this order they stand, "faith, hope:—Faith is the substance of things hoped for," and therefore go to... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 6—Chapter 15 OF THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS The doctrine of the saints’ final perseverance in grace to glory is next to be considered; which is, that those who are truly regenerated, effectually called, and really converted, and internally sanctified by the Spiri... Read More

The ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the trans-gressors shall fall therein. Unto you ... which believe he is precious: but unto them which be dis-obedient, ... a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence. — The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destructi... Read More

This is the question we need to ask ourselves when we are seeking "solutions" to our problems. Often we want only an audience. We want the chance to air grievances, to present our excuses, to make an explanation for our behavior, rather than a cure. More often than not the clearest and most direct a... Read More

The Objects, Grounds, and Evidences of the HOPE of the Righteous by Samuel Davies, March 6, 1757 "The wicked is driven away in his wickedness; but the righteous has hope in his death." Proverbs 14:32 To creatures that are placed here on earth for a few years upon trial for an everlasting state—it is... 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

Earnest expectation (603) (apokaradokia from apo = from + kara = the head + dokeo = look, watch) is only used twice in the NT but is a picturesque Greek word which literally means to watch with one's head erect or outstretched and so to direct attention, with intense expectation and earnest watching... Read More

Earnest expectation (603) (apokaradokia from apo = from + kara = the head + dokeo = look, watch) is only used twice in the NT but is a picturesque Greek word which literally means to watch with one's head erect or outstretched and so to direct attention, with intense expectation and earnest watching... Read More

Father (3962) (pater) is the genitor (a begetter), by whom another is begotten. Stated more simply this is a man who has begotten a child. Father is the progenitor, the ancestor in the direct line (a forefather -- thus Adam was the "progenitor" of the Human Race). Thayer's full Greek Definition of p... Read More