“A good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith.” 1 Timothy "1":19 A ship which is wrecked cannot sail. Whether a Christian can proceed with his service for God depends therefore on whether he has any offense outstanding on his conscience. Confession to God will remove the offense; but as […]
“He that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not.” Psalm "15":4 Whatever the nature of the contract when the word of a Christian has been given the promise must be honored. Because God keeps His word we have salvation; He is true to His pledge. The Gibeonites craftily deceived Joshua and he made peace
“And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering.” Genesis "4":4 Cain was a farmer and cultivated the soil. That was what his father had done in Eden. When Adam tilled the land there we may conclude that he brought the produce of the earth and offered it to God. But now Cain was
“The prince of the world "cometh": and he hath nothing in me.” John "14":30 When man was tempted and fell God cursed the tempter. “Upon thy belly shalt thou go” he said “and dust shalt thou eat.” The sphere thus allocated to Satan was the earth and his food was to be the very substance
“It is no longer I that live but Christ liveth in me.” Galatians "2":20 God has not constituted Christ our Example to be copied. He is not giving us His strength to help us imitate Christ. He has not even planted Christ within us to help us to be Christlike. Galatians "2":20 is not our
“Your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.” Luke "12":30 Many of us have experienced that again and again God has controlled us through money matters. When we have been in the center of His will supplies have been sure; but as soon as we have been out of vital touch with Him
“When Christ who is our life shall be manifested then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.” Colossians "3":4 Many of us live in constant fear of temptation. We know just how much we can stand but alas we have not discovered how much Christ can stand. “I can stand temptation up to
“And I if I be lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto myself.” John "12":32 Over against the present world order, the Lord Jesus proclaims, “And I . . .” The expression contrasts sharply with what precedes it, even as the One it identifies stands in contrast with His antagonist, the prince
“Neither give place to the devil.” Ephesians "4":27 Without some foothold in us, Satan cannot operate. Hence his first tempting of us will be aimed at securing some ground; the next will be an assault from the ground he has secured. One very large territory, perhaps the largest that he operates from, is fear.<br/><br/>“Fear is
“. . . though he was a Son yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.” Hebrews "5":8 Inasmuch as rebellion came from created beings, so obedience must now be established among them. Man sinned by rebelling; therefore the authority of God must be erected anew on man’s obedience. This explains why the Lord
