"And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." [Ecc 4:12] Because of “the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” we have been, “according to [God’s] abundant mercy,” given a ”living hope.” [1 Pe 2:3] This living hope is a hope which shall never die. …
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Life to the Dead
"Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah." [Psa 88:10] Psalms 88 was written by “Heman the Ezrahite,” [Psa 88:1] a man whose name means “faithful.” [Gesenius] Within his Psalm he asks an interesting question to The LORD, which is highlighted for us today: “wilt thou shew wonders …
Strengthened by His Love
"Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid Him… So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to …
God’s Most Powerful & Effectual Blessing
"And He turned him unto His disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: for I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not …
The Forerunner’s Righteous Path and Certain End
"But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you." [Gal 4:8] Jesus holds many titles and many functions. One of these is that of Forerunner. As it says in Hebrews, “Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise …
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Our Savior’s Unfailing Righteousness
"Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that He should be holden of it." [Acts 2:24] Imagine for a moment, if you will, that “the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to [the] gospel,” has come. [Rom 2:16] Yes, …
Jesus’ Better Fruit
"But if The Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live …
Preface: That Ye May Be Saved
This short book’s purpose is to explain the simple gospel, “the simplicity, [which is] in Christ.” [2 Cor 11:3] To bring to the reader an understanding of that simple gospel which provokes childlike faith, (of which Jesus said, “except you are converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the Kingdom of …
The Resurrection of Jesus from the Dead
The most important aspect to the gospel, that is to the good news of God, is that Jesus has risen from the dead. Jesus did not stay dead, as other men do, but He rose, and through this resurrection, as Romans says, Jesus has been declared to be The Son of God indeed. As Paul …