God’s commandments are not done away, not nailed to the cross—quite the contrary. Keeping them is loving Him and not trying to be saved. We are already saved: Christ paid the penalty of sin for us saving us from the penalty of sin: The second death. The keeping, observing, doing of God’s commandments is theContinue reading “The Love Doctrine”
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Healing in Serving
“And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee” (Exodus 23:25, KJV). “Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let theContinue reading “Healing in Serving”
Sound the trumpet! Give the warning!
Our first duty is to those in our own homes. Then we can more effectively work outside for our relatives, our kinfolk, and finally others. We who choose by faith to daily to die, daily to know God deeper and deeper, and to truly love God: We become true keepers of His Commandments, true doersContinue reading “Sound the trumpet! Give the warning!”
The Gospel Is Free!
“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:7, 8, KJV). The gospel invitation is not to be narrowed down and presented only to a select few, who, we suppose, will doContinue reading “The Gospel Is Free!”
Meeting the Mind of God
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15 KJV). “God calls for modest, quiet, sober-minded youth, and men of mature age, who are well balanced with principle, who can pray as well as talk, who will rise up beforeContinue reading “Meeting the Mind of God”
The Holy Things
The holy things of God are not to be handled just any old kind of way. This includes His Sabbath. This also includes His holy people: His sons and daughters. The holy things of God are for holy use. His Sabbath is within God Himself. His very holy presence fills up the day He blessedContinue reading “The Holy Things”
By faith
To get up from praying to God and know He has done it, to know it is done: Oh, what faith! As I read through Hannah’s bitterness, anger, grief, even when she did not eat, I saw that she went and prayed and wept unto God. Immediately, she surrendered and made confession. She repented. IContinue reading “By faith”