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- The wisdom of the fathersTHE SUBJECTIVE WORKING OF THE CROSSWe must keep before us now four passages from the Gospels. They are : Matthew 10. 34 – 39 ; Mark 8. 32, 35; Luke 17.32 – 34; and John 12.24 – 26. These four passages have something in...
- The wisdom of the fathers OUR COOPERATION WITH GRACE How incredibly short-sighted and ignorant we often are in regard to spiritual things. We look to find spiritual life in our feelings, and when we don't experience a quantum of them, we believe we...
- The wisdom of the fathers A SANCTIFIED BODY IS A DEDICATED BODY In the twelfth chapter of Romans the Apostle Paul beseeches us to present our body a living sacrifice, and in a later epistle he speaks to the Corinthians as not their own but bought...
- The wisdom of the fathersOUR OBLIGATION - EFFECTIVE PRAYER I believe we are under positive spiritual obligation to pray effectively till the present veil is torn away and the face of God is seen again by believing men. The second object at which our...
- The wisdom of the fathersACT ON THE LIGHT YOU RECEIVEA secret of effectual service to God - continued Another point needs especially to be noticed: it is that we seek habitually to carry out what we know. We must seek to act up to the light that...
- The wisdom of the fathersA SECRET OF EFFECTUAL SERVICE TO GODThe minds of many of God’s people are no doubt occupied with plans for the future, and the various spheres of service in which, if our lives be spared, we shall be engaged. It may be...
- The wisdom of the fathersYOUNG CHRISTIANS, BE HOLY !"But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation: because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy" 1. Peter 1:15,16.Not only has God chosen and called us...
- The wisdom of the fathersBEING ALONE WITH GOD?When they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples. Mark 4. 34Our Solitude with Him. Jesus doesn’t take us aside and explain things to us all the time; He explains things to us as we are...
- The wisdom of the fathersOUR DESIRE, FROM SELF OR FROM GOD? Let us now see a person who has surrendered his life to his Lord. I find it impossible to believe that one who places his whole happiness, his whole state, in the hands of God alone could...
- The wisdom of the fathersTHE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD 5I cannot imagine how religious persons can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of God. For my part I keep myself retired with Him in the depth and center of my soul as...
- The wisdom of the fathersTEST THE SPIRITSWhile we appreciate true prophecy, we must not forget that the Scriptures warn us in no uncertain manner concerning that which is false. In 1 John 4:1 we are told, "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test...
- The wisdom of the fathersPEARLS OF DIVINE PROMISES 38 "Be filled with the Spirit" Eph. 5.18 This command is directed to a church which had already received the baptism of the Spirit. We can conclude that this gift is not a once-for-all possession...
- The wisdom of the fathersHAVING A HUMBLE OPINION OF SELF EVERY man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study...
- The wisdom of the fathersTHE BASIS OF ALL TRUE MINISTRY continuedSo we can safely say that all the work which the Lord Jesus did on earth, prior to His actual death on the cross, was done with the principle of death and resurrection as basis,...
- The wisdom of the fathers THE BASIS OF ALL TRUE MINISTRY No one can be a true servant of God without knowing the principle of death and the principle of resurrection. Even the Lord Jesus Himself served on that basis. You will find in Matthew 3...