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Chuck Smith

Luke 20:17

Chuck SmithThe Crushing Stone Intro. The day after Jesus made the triumphant entry into Jerusalem He went into the Temple and cast out those who were selling their merchandise. He said, " It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves." The next few days Jesus was teaching ... Read More
George Fox

Epistle 335

George FoxMy dear friends,—All dwell in the love of God, and in his power and truth, that the presence of the Lord God you all may enjoy, who is the life of you all, and the length of your days [Deut 30:20], who hath the breath of all mankind [Job 12:10], and the spirits of all flesh [Num 16:2] in his hand; a... Read More
John Gill

Hilarius Pictaviensis

John GillThe CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 4 Chapter 1—Of Predestination Section 12—Hilarius Pictaviensis. A.D. 360. Hilary, bishop of Poictiers, in France, was banished for his orthodoxy, A.D. 354, and died A.D. 371. It[1] appears from his writings which remain, that he held that there is an election of part... Read More
Chip Brogden

Drowning In The Sea of Self

Chip Brogden"But put ye on the Lord Jesus, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts (Romans 13:14)." Watchman Nee relates a story from one of his experiences as a Christian leader in Communist China. A group of young Christian brothers were gathered together to take a swim in one of the many cr... Read More
Joseph Alleine

Alarm to the Unconverted

Joseph AlleineI dare not leave you with your eyes half open, like him who saw 'men as trees walking' [Mark 8:24]. The Word is profitable for doctrine as well as reproof. And therefore, having thus far conducted you by the shelves and rocks of so many dangerous mistakes, I would guide you at length into the haven ... Read More
Precept Austin Commentary

Jude 1:4

Precept Austin CommentaryJude 1:4 For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ: pareisedusan (3PAAI) gar tines anthropoi hoi palai progegrammenoi ... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

DESPERATION

And Eli said to her, "how long will you be drunken? Put away your wine from you." But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman sorely troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. Do not regard your maidservant as a base woman, for all ... Read More
Samuel Davies

Jesus Christ, the Only Foundation

Samuel DaviesJesus Christ, the Only Foundation Samuel Davies, February 13, 1757 (Editor's note: This sermon starts a bit slow, as Davies explains the context; but do not despair, as it is one of the most insightful and powerful sermons that we have read.) "Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold! I lay in Zion ... Read More
Samuel Davies

The Nature of Love to God and Christ, Opened and Enforced

Samuel DaviesThe Nature of Love to God and Christ, Opened and Enforced by Samuel Davies The third time Jesus said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." John 21:17 "If an... Read More
St. Augustine

Exposition on Psalm 63

St. Augustine1. This psalm has the title, For David himself, when he was in the desert of Idumæa. By the name of Idumæa is understood this world. For Idumæa was a certain nation of men going astray, where idols were worshipped. In no good sense is put this Idumæa. If not in a good sense it is put, it must be und... Read More

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