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Rejoicing In Hope
The Apostle in this chapter exhorts the believing Romans to the exercise of the grace of HOPE, engraven in their hearts by the Holy Ghost, who had called them "out of darkness into marvellous light." Time will not allow me to enter on the other exhortations contained in this chapter, but only to call your attention to the one in…
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Cleansing Blood
As I have already observed while reading this chapter, from which I have taken my text, the Apostle John speaks of himself as a gospel minister—as having personal and experimental acquaintance with the glorious things connected with eternal life, love, and mercy. He says:—"That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship…
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The Wisdom Of God In The Denial Of Petitions
When the sunshine of worldly ease, and a greater portion of the good things of this life than he was wont to enjoy, fell to the lot of that champion of Jesus of blessed memory, Luther, it excited a holy fear and jealousy in his heart, which made him cry out, ‘Lord, I will not be put off with these…
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The School Of Jesus
The body receives little nourishment, if its food hastily pass through it. To health and strength, proper digestion is necessary. Divine truths, eagerly heard and soon forgot, neither comfort nor strengthen the soul. When the babe Jesus was lying in the manger, and the shepherds had told the glorious things they had seen and heard concerning him, many ‘wondered.’ But…
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Crucify The Flesh, With Its Affections And Lusts
The Lord our God is a jealous God; jealous of his own glory and his people’s good. Sin is contrary to both. God so loves his people, that he will not suffer sin to reign in them. Wilful, allowed sin, however secret, he will chastise for, and bring the soul to confess and repent of. Though sin shall not bring…
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A Ticket To Tarshish
Jonah was a prophet of God in Israel around eight hundred years before the coming of Christ. He is thought to be amongst the earliest of the named writers whose prophecies we have in our Bible. Jonah is called God’s prophet in 2 Kings 14:25-27. He prophesied the successful recovery of occupied land by King Jeroboam, the son of Joash.…
