“He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30 KJV). “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:4 KJV). For a time the Baptist’s influence over the nation had been greater than that of its rulers, priests, or princes. If he had announced himself as the Messiah, and raised aContinue reading “Where Competition Does Not Belong”
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Shadowy Night: Wealthy Pride Meets Truth
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3. Nicodemus held a high position of trust in the Jewish nation. He was highly educated, and possessed talents of no ordinary character, and he was an honored member of the national council. With others,Continue reading “Shadowy Night: Wealthy Pride Meets Truth”
Feast Days: Useless, Apart from Christ
“Seeing then that we have a great high priest, … Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore comeContinue reading “Feast Days: Useless, Apart from Christ”
Temple Rush: Robbers, Hypocrites, the Jealous Guilty
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17. No man can of himself cast out the evil throngContinue reading “Temple Rush: Robbers, Hypocrites, the Jealous Guilty”
Warning: Love not the World
Series: Part One-The basics of true fellowship (e) To have true fellowship with God, take heed and hear the warning. Caution! Hear this warning! “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that isContinue reading “Warning: Love not the World”
Sacred Temple, Unholy Traffic
“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.“But who may abide the day of his coming? and whoContinue reading “Sacred Temple, Unholy Traffic”
Marriage: A Tender, Sacred Symbol
“For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee” (Isaiah 62:5 KJV). In both the Old and the New Testament, the marriage relation is employed to represent the tender and sacred union that exists betweenContinue reading “Marriage: A Tender, Sacred Symbol”