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Chapters 70
- This is its first office: to reveal our depravity, to expose our vileness, to make ≈ 4 min
- over sin. Of the stony-ground hearer it is said that he "heareth the word, and ≈ 4 min
- sin. The Scriptures are profitable for "reproof" (2 Tim. 3:16), and an honest soul ≈ 4 min
- deeper hatred of sin. "Ye that love the Lord, hate evil" (Ps. 97: 10). "We cannot ≈ 4 min
- sin. "Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity" (2 ≈ 4 min
- The Holy Scriptures are given to us not only for the purpose of revealing our ≈ 4 min
- the opposite of sin. "Sin is the transgression of the law" (1 John 3:4). God says ≈ 12 min
- Creator and the creature has been whether He or they should be God, whether ≈ 8 min
- inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him" (Ps. 33:8). God is so high above us ≈ 4 min
- Adam's breaking of God's law, and all his fallen children are begotten in his ≈ 4 min
- most trusts in is his "god." Some trust in health, others in wealth; some in self, ≈ 4 min
- his "god." The poor worldling seeks satisfaction in his pursuits, pleasures and ≈ 4 min
- things go wrong, it is supernatural to hold our peace (Lev. 10:3). It is natural to ≈ 4 min
- which finds its satisfaction in God. The language of such a one is, "I will bless ≈ 8 min
- need of Christ. Man in his natural estate deems himself self-sufficient. True, he ≈ 4 min
- real to him. The great mass of the Israelitish nation saw nothing more than the ≈ 4 min
- engrossed with Christ's perfections. It is a sense of need which first drives the ≈ 4 min
- precious to him. Christ is precious in the esteem of all true believers (1 Pet. 2:7). ≈ 4 min
- confidence in Christ. There is "little faith" (Matt. 14:3) and "great faith" (Matt. ≈ 4 min
- deepening desire to please Christ. "Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a ≈ 4 min
- for the return of Christ. Love can be satisfied with nothing short of a sight of its ≈ 7 min
- deep importance of prayer. It is really to be feared that many present-day readers ≈ 4 min
- know not how to pray. "We know not what we should pray for as we ought" ≈ 3 min
- need of the Spirit's help. First, that He may make known to us our real wants. ≈ 4 min
- end in praying. God has appointed the ordinance of prayer with at least a ≈ 4 min
- promises. Prayer must be in faith (Rom. 10:14), or God will not hear it. Now ≈ 4 min
- submission unto God. As stated above, one of the Divine designs in appointing ≈ 4 min
- joy. Merely to "say our prayers each morning and evening is an irksome task, a ≈ 14 min
- good works. "Many persons, in their eagerness to support orthodoxy as a system, ≈ 4 min
- necessity of good works. If it be written that "without shedding of blood is no ≈ 4 min
- works. This is clearly made known in Matthew 5:16: "Let your light so shine ≈ 4 min
- good works. This is something concerning which the unregenerate are in entire ≈ 4 min
- good works. Unregenerate men are capable of performing works which in a ≈ 4 min
- importance of good works. Condensing as far as possible: "good works" are of ≈ 4 min
- good works. This is so comprehensive as to include the discharge of our duties in ≈ 8 min
- His undeviating demands, for He changes not. It is a great and grievous mistake ≈ 4 min
- sinfully he has failed to meet God's demands. And let us point out for the ≈ 4 min
- His infinite grace, has fully provided for His people's meeting His own demands. ≈ 8 min
- obey God, but when there is wrought in us a love for His commandments. The ≈ 4 min
- God's commandments. Partial obedience is no obedience at all. A holy mind ≈ 4 min
- enabling grace. In regeneration the Holy Spirit communicates a nature which is ≈ 8 min
- obedience. "Godliness is profitable unto all things" (1 Tim. 4:8). By obedience we ≈ 1 min
- character of the world. One of the poets wrote, "God's in His heaven—all's ≈ 3 min
- resisted and overcome. The Christian is bidden to "fight the good fight of faith" ≈ 4 min
- from "this present evil world" (Gal. 1:4). The Son of God came here, not only to ≈ 4 min
- the world, neither the things that are in the world" (1 John 2:15). "What the ≈ 4 min
- "Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever ≈ 4 min
- pains are taken in the world to save appearances and keep up a seemly and good ≈ 4 min
- above its customs and fashions. The worldling is a slave to the prevailing habits ≈ 7 min
- They are available Only to those who are in Christ. "For all the promises of God ≈ 4 min
- our own. To do this we must first take the trouble to become really acquainted ≈ 4 min
- promises. "A sort of affectation prevents some Christians from seeking religion, ≈ 4 min
- the promises of God. Many of the Lord's people are frequently guilty of spiritual ≈ 4 min
- our support and stay. This is one reason why God has given them to us; not only ≈ 4 min
- promises. God promised Abraham a son, but he waited many years for the ≈ 4 min
- in our dealings with God Himself. When we approach unto His throne, it ≈ 7 min
- the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice" (Phil. 4:4). The Holy Spirit here speaks ≈ 4 min
- is revealed in I John 1 :3,4: Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his ≈ 4 min
- to the soul what wings are to the bird, enabling us to soar above the things of ≈ 4 min
- joy is faith: "Now the God of hope fill you with all peace and joy in believing" ≈ 4 min
- the Holy Spirit" is altogether different from a natural buoyancy of Spirit. It is ≈ 4 min
- to joy. Why is it that so many Christians have so little joy? Are they not all born ≈ 4 min
- sorrow and joy. If the Christian faith has a marked adaptation to produce joy, it ≈ 8 min
- Christian love. Nowhere is this brought out more emphatically than in 1 ≈ 4 min
- Christian love. As water will not rise above its own level, so the natural man is ≈ 4 min
- love. Christian love is a spiritual grace abiding in the souls of the saints ≈ 4 min
- communication. "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because ≈ 4 min
- done, not by seeking to please our brethren and ingratiate ourselves in their ≈ 4 min
- Christian love. To love our brethren and manifest the love in all kinds of ways is ≈ 8 min
- Christian love. We suggest two or three rules for this. First, recognizing at the ≈ 3 min
| Author | Unknown |
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| Language | English |
| Era | Classic |
| Categories | Christian Classics |
| Chapters | 70 |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain.