Romans 3:21-23

PROFITING FROM THE WORD 1. THE SCRIPTURES AND SIN There is grave reason to believe that much Bible reading and Bible study of the last few years has been of no spiritual profit to those who engaged in it. Yea, we go further; we greatly fear that in many instances it has proved a curse rather than a ... Read More

The Antichrist Chapter 9 THE ANTICHRIST IN THE GOSPELS AND EPISTLES. The Old and New Testaments have many things in common—far more than some teachers of "dispensational" truth seem to be aware of—but there are also some noticeable contrasts between them. Speaking generally, the one is principally p... Read More

THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD 9. THE POWER OF GOD We cannot have a right conception of God unless we think of Him as all-powerful, as well as all-wise. He who cannot do what he will and perform all his pleasure cannot be God. As God hath a will to resolve what He deems good, so has He power to execute His w... Read More

THE BEATITUDES THE FOURTH BEATITUDE "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness. for they shall be filled" Matthew 5:6 the first three Beatitudes we are called upon to witness the heart exercises of one who has been awakened by the Spirit of God. First, there is a sense of need,... Read More

The Divine Inspiration of the Bible CHAPTER FOUR: THE CHARACTER OF ITS TEACHINGS EVIDENCES THE DIVINE AUTHORSHIP OF THE BIBLE Take its teachings about God Himself. What does the Bible teach us about God? It declares that He is Eternal: "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst for... Read More

The Doctrine of Election 10. Its Blessedness First, the doctrine of election magnifies the character of God. It exemplifies His grace. Election makes known the fact that salvation is God’s free gift, gratuitously bestowed upon whom He pleases. This must be so, for those who receive it are themselves... Read More

The Doctrine of Election 12. Its Publication During the last two or three generations the pulpit has given less and less prominence to doctrinal preaching, until today—with very rare exceptions—it has no place at all. In some quarters the cry from the pew was, We want living experience and not dry d... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION 1. INTRODUCTION Our first thought was to devote an introductory chapter unto a setting forth the principle errors which have been entertained upon this subject by different men and parties, but after more deliberation we decided this would be for little or no profit to ... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION 2. ITS MEANING Deliverance from the condemning sentence of the Divine Law is the fundamental blessing in Divine salvation: so long as we continue under the curse, we can neither be holy nor happy. But as to the precise nature of that deliverance, as to exactly what it c... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION 4. ITS BASIS In our last chapter we contemplated the problem which is presented in the justifying or pronouncing righteous one who is a flagrant violator of the Law of God. Some may have been surprised at the introduction of such a term as "problem": as there are many i... Read More