No Cross No Crown

“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto this world.” Galatians 6:14 Why a cross?  It is one thing that the Lord Jesus should die for our sins, but why on a cross?  And why is…


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The Context Of Holiness

“And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, ‘Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.’” Joshua 5:15 What does the word, “holy,” mean? Literally, it refers to something, or someone, that is set apart. But yet, the matter of being “apart” goes further than we…


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God’s Dealings With Hopelessness

“…behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off on our part.’” Ezekiel 37:11 The Apostle Paul, in writing to the believers in the church of Ephesus, spoke directly to the “Gentiles” of that church, specifically declaring to them that formerly they were, “…strangers from the covenants of…


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The Loving Kindness Of God

“‘For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed,’ saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.” (Isaiah 54:10) That which makes true Christianity a most beautiful thing is the beauty of the Lord.  What do we…


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The Faithfulness Of God

“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 If we were to break down the English word, “faithfulness, we would find in some small measure the meaning of it.  For example, we would begin by isolating the word “faith,” and this would…


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The Zeal Of The Lord

“And the disciples remembered that it was written, ‘The Zeal of Thine house hath eaten Me up.’” John 2:17 The zeal of the Lord is a very real thing.  In Psalm 69 we find it mentioned.  In the great passage in the book of Isaiah, where he writes concerning “…a child is born, and a…


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