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Search and See
“The door of the Word only opens to the key of diligence. The Scriptures claim searching. They are the writings of God, bearing the divine stamp and imprimatur – who shall dare to treat them with levity? He who despises them despises the God who wrote them. God forbid that any of us should leave…
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Caution To Stir Up To Watch Against Sin: John Bunyan
Caution To Stir Up To Watch Against Sin by John Bunyan[i] The first eight lines one did commend to me, The rest I thought good to commend to thee: Reader, in reading be thou rul’d by me, With rhimes nor lines, but truths, affected be. 8 April 1684 I. Sin still at first, just…
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Attention Ladies (and men)
This article is from a dear sister, Stephanie Bys, who is a missionary in one of the poorest regions of the world. She and her husband and children gave up their careers, sold their possessions and moved to help teach and care for the poorest of the poor. They have faced opposition from so called…
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Helps for the new and young Christian
Welcome to another new year and another new season in history as another new president has come into office in the United States. As this year begins, many changes are happening in our family as well. I have recently accepted a new position in Wisconsin and will be moving in the next few weeks. The…
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A New Kind of Fasting
A New Kind of Fasting Do not love the world. (1 John 2:15) [taken from Banner of Truth] It is no coincidence that the men whom God uses powerfully in the work of his kingdom always have one thing in common. This is true with the early church fathers – men like Irenaeus, Origen, and…
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Blights and Blemishes: Don Currin
BLIGHTS AND BLEMISHES In recent years I have learned of former lovers of Christ who through neglect, or willful disobedience, have incurred moral or spiritual blights that shall not be wiped away. Cancers such as bitterness, self – conceit and secret sin have eaten away at their spiritual existence. Viewing themselves as fully justified in…
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So, I was asked…
So, I was asked today, “Do you believe in individual election for salvation?” After talking with many people, I know that this often comes with much baggage and often a hidden agenda. The context is that this was asked in a very public and online social scene. There were also many other issues that were…
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Resolutions: Jonathan Edwards
Early in his first letter to the church in Corinth, Paul made a bold resolution by saying, “For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2, ESV) In the New American Standard the word determined is used, and in the New International Version the word resolved is…
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