It is that which God has ever blessed to the salvation of sinners, and the edification of believers. The primitive Christians lived upon it. Times of great revival in the church have always been distinguished
The prosperous soul may be known by this, that it is accompanied by a good degree of public spirit, and largeness of heart. A man that is concerned principally about himself can never have a
In the Darkest Night: Draw Near, Hold Fast, Consider Others In dark times we struggle to look outward, and focus inward on self. In this post, Christina Fox reminds us that the remedy in the
A prosperous soul is one in whom the truth dwells, and dwells richly. You must have remarked, in reading the first eight verses, how much the apostle Paul makes of truth. He describes Gaius as
C.S. Lewis on How Sin Makes Us Stupid In this post, Casey McCall notes, "Theologians have long reflected on the “noetic effects of sin,” or the way that sin negatively impacts the mind and understanding.
There is a tendency in the human mind to deviate from Divine truth. Had it not been for the illuminating influence of the Spirit of God, we should never have understood it; not because of
Reign with Christ, Hold the Suffering "There is no reigning with Christ without suffering marking the life of a believer. It is not possible to order off the Christians menu, requesting to 'hold the suffering'."
But I proceed to the second idea that our text suggests: that under the various depressions which we meet with in the present state, one very important remedy is, the remembrance of those times and
The Not-So-Insignificant Danger of Ingratitude — The Bee Hive "There is a deadly gas that contaminates the air we breathe. The toxic gas appears unthreatening because everyone appears to breathe it in and breathe it
“And not only they, (the creatures,) but ourselves also,—even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.” By “we ourselves” I understand the apostle to mean, not