“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” – Matt. 16:24. “Our Lord’s invitation to forsake all and follow him is presented in very different language from the usual invitations given in his name today; – the thought, the sentiment, is wholly different. The general thought today, in connection with an invitation to “Come to Jesus,” might be expressed thus: – “We invite, we urge upon you to escape an…
THE CLEANSING MAINTAINED. If our escape from sin and its condemnation is by a ransom for Adam’s sin, What shall we conclude concerning errors, omissions and transgressions now committed by those who have escaped and who have been JUSTIFIED from Adamic sin? Would not the least sin on our part bring us again under condemnation? And would not this require another sin-offering to ransom us afresh and enable us to again /escape from condemnation? The lack of a reasonable answer to these reasonable questions has confused many on…
ESCAPE FROM CONDEMNATION. We got into condemnation without our choice, but cannot get out of it without our choice, but the conditions for escape are so simple and easy that all shall be without excuse. It is simply “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” But to believe on him means more than at first appears, perhaps. It does not mean that men shall simply believe that such a man lived and died, nor even that, in addition, he rose again…
FAITH AND WORKS. The relationship between faith and works is simple and clear when seen from a scriptural standpoint, yet very obscurely recognized by the great majority. Works can never justify us, nor so long as we are under the imperfections resultant from sin can God recognize works at all. He is perfect, and cannot accept or enjoy that which is imperfect. Since of the Adamic race there are none righteous, no not one, it follows that Jesus’ works only are well pleasing and acceptable to…
The following is the most important aspect I found here in this discourse, as many, myself included have fallen prey to it, and more than once. But “let him that thinketh he stands take heed lest he fall;” for sudden and sharp will be many of the tests applied to prove our continued faithfulness. The world, the flesh and the devil all conspire to allure, ensnare and overcome us. The world will present its allurements through friends or wife or…
In the visions of the Apocalypse (Revelation) we read of a wonderful scroll in the right hand of the great King who sits upon the throne of universal dominion. This scroll is a forceful representation of the divine plan, originally existing only in the mind of God, and which could not be made known to men until someone was found worthy to open the seals and display it to view. But “no one in heaven nor in earth was able…
Let us now consider our previous question, viz., Why should God continue his blessings, of which life is the chief, to those who after knowing and being enabled to conform to his just requirements, will not do so? It is just: because God is under no obligation to man. Man is already his debtor ten thousand times; and if he will not render loving respect to his Creator’s wise and good commands, Justice would demand that those blessings be stopped….
Emerging from that blackness of error called Calvinism (with its heaven of blessing for the “little flock” and its eternal torment for all others, as taught by good but sadly deceived men – John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, Charles H. Spurgeon and others – ) into the glorious light of the goodness of God, shining in the face of Jesus Christ our Lord and revealed in the divine Plan of the Ages, the writer was subjected to the same attacks of…
What about the 120 years? 120 years prior to the flood the Lord warned Noah that the present age of mankind had but 120 years remaining before He would destroy them from the face of the earth (Gen 6:13). Noah then immediately commenced to warn his contemporaries of this impending judgement; however, the majority chose to ignore him while others mocked and jeer him. Now it has been surmised that as the Lord gave a warning previous to the destruction of the “heavens and earth” which existed…
The following we add as a supplement to this study as it coincides with our study here. It was taken from our study on Matthew Chapter 24, “The Lord’s Great Prophecy” We would like here to present a bit more insight in regards to the “watches” mentioned in Luke 12:38, which we hope might aid some to a better appreciation of what was being referred to there. We should also like to take another look at the time similarity between the 120…