7 Aug 2020 | Blog
Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ (1 Corinthians 1:12) Paul’s objective here is to maintain Christ’s exclusive authority in the church, so that we may all exercise dependence upon...
1 Jul 2020 | Blog
Do no wrong to their names; next to their persons this is to be valued. A slanderer is worse than a thief; the one is publicly odious, but the other robs us of our better treasure, and more conducible to our usefulness for God than wealth, “A good name is rather...
7 Jun 2020 | Blog
Question. You say, “But how shall I come to know whether I am almost or altogether a Christian? If a man may go so far, and yet miscarry, how shall I know when my foundation is right—when I am a Christian indeed?” Answer. The altogether Christian closes...
9 Aug 2019 | Blog
Partial obedience is not obedience at all; to single out easy things that do not oppose our lusts, which are not against our reputation, therein some will do more than they need; but our obedience must be universal to all God’s commandments, and that because He...
31 Jul 2019 | Blog
Our desires are holy if they are exercised about spiritual things. David desires not to be great, to be rich in the world, or to have power to be revenged upon his enemies, but that he may dwell in the house of the Lord and enjoy His ordinances there. When the soul...
