Psalm 51

Secret Sins! Obadiah Sedgwick, 1600-1658 "How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults!" Psalm 19:12 It is the desire of a holy person to be cleansed, not only from public sins, but also from private and secret sins. "O wretched man! Who shall deliver me?" (Ro... Read More

Future Punishment Eternal Robert Murray M'Cheyne, 1842 It is very interesting to notice who they are in the Bible that speak about Hell. Now, some think that speaking about Hell is not preaching the gospel; and others think that simple men have no right to speak of it. Now, to those who think it is ... Read More

Is America's Conscience Vanishing? By John MacArthur, 2020 How can we begin to explain the terrible, outrageous, unrelenting violence we have witnessed over the past months? It seems the more shocking and horrific this behavior becomes, the more passive and indifferent the "social justice" response.... Read More

Confession of Sin Joseph Caryl, 1645 "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, h... Read More

Words Addressed to an Anxious Soul By Octavius Winslow Bath, April 1858 The following letter, written in reply to the earnest inquiry of an anxious mind, addressed to the author from a dying bed, is published in its present form at the suggestion of several individuals. It is commended to God's bles... Read More

ORIGINAL SIN Thomas Watson Question 16: Did all mankind fall in Adam's first transgression? Answer: The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself—but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him, by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression. "Th... Read More

Knowing and Doing Good by Thomas Watson "To him who knows to do good, and does it not—to him it is sin." James 4:17 The Apostle James, in former verses, had met with a sin common in those days, a sinful boasting among men, verse 13-14, "Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this ... Read More

The Christian's Charter Showing the Privileges of a Believer by Thomas Watson "All things are yours!" 1 Corinthians 3:21 Chapter 13. The eighth Royal Privilege—The bodies of the saints shall be enameled with glory! "So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable... 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

A Plea for the Godly by Thomas Watson "The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor." Proverbs 12:26 Solomon was a man of renown. He was the world's wonder; he discoursed on trees from the cedar-tree in Lebanon, to the hyssop which springs out of the wall. The Proverbs are profound and holy aph... Read More