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- The wisdom of the father THE REST OF GOD continued Come, my brother, and let us this very day commence to accept the word of Jesus in all simplicity. It is a distinct command: "Take my yoke, and learn of me, " "Abide in me. " A command has to be...
- THE COMPLETION OF THE CHURCH One could concede that it is impossible for the multitude of Christians in our time to "be perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect" and to lead a sin-free life. That is the case, however, not because God does not want...
- The wisdom of the fathers BE PERFECT AS YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN IS PERFECT Matthew 5:48 Our Lord’s exhortation in these verses is to be generous in our behaviour to all men. In the spiritual life beware of walking according to natural affinities....
- The wisdom of the fathers PEARLS OF DIVINE PROMISES 27 "Anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." (Mt. 10.3 The significance of the Cross is nowadays generally not understood anymore because the Cross today is more of an...
- The wisdom of the fathersTO CHRISTIAN WORKERS continued...Right now, Christian leaders are quite preoccupied with fear that the Lord's people will fall into some doctrinal error. Oh, but when Christians are believing in Jesus Christ and drawing...
- The wisdom of the fathers A LIFE OF FREEDOM AND REST Once the Holy Spirit has filled us, a new divine life begins in us; it depends partly on us, how quickly the same grow in us. First the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin by showing us that everything...
- The wisdom of the fathersTHE WRETCHED MAN OF ROMANS 7“What a wretched man I am! Who shall deliver me out of the body of this death?” cried Paul, and it is good when anyone cries out as he did. There is nothing more musical in the ears of the...
- “The wisdom of the fathers”PERFECT UNITY Another beautiful characteristic of sanctification is perfect unity. One of the most striking features of the religious world today is division among those who profess to believe in and follow Christ....
- "The wisdom of the fathers" PRESENT AND FUTURE PERFECTION There is a difference between present and future perfection. In his letter to the church at Philippi, the apostle speaks of a perfection in the future, which unless understood may confuse...
- The wisdom of the fathers" PERFECTION - POSSIBLE? continued Oh, that every child of God could see the imperative need of an absolute consecration and then cheerfully and voluntarily meet the conditions of the same, so that God could fill each...
- The wisdom of the fathers”PERFECTION – POSSSIBLE?Christian perfection is looked upon by some as an impossibility in this life; but when we turn to the Word of God and see the many plain texts upon the subject, it must become evident to every...
- The wisdom of the fathers THE NATURE OF SANCTIFICATION - FILLING continued 3. Sanctification means filling. The literal translation of the old Hebrew word to consecrate is “to fill the hand.” It suggests the deepest truth in connection with...
- The wisdom of the fathers THE LUKEWARM CHURCH continuedThe simplicity in Christ Every age has its own characteristics. Right now we are in an age of religious complexity. The simplicity which is in Christ is rarely found among us. In its stead are...
- The wisdom of the fathers THE LUKEWARM CHURCH ...Hymnody is sweet with the longing after God, the God whom, while the singer seeks, he knows he has already found. "His track I see and I'll pursue," sang our fathers only a short generation ago, but...
- The wisdom of the fathers THE GREAT LIFE OF OBEDIENCE Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled… —John 14:27 Whenever we experience something difficult in our personal...