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"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. " - John 5:39
"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. " - John 5:39
Presbyterian Church in Asia MinorCommittee on MissionsPaul the Apostlec/o Aquila the TentmakerCorinth, GreeceDear Paul:We recently received a copy of your letter to the Galatians. The committee has directed me to inform you of a number of things which deep...read more of 'A Letter to the Apostle'
A friend said to me some time ago now, that someone in the Christian publishing business had been raving to him about John Piper, the North American Pastor, whose books have and are becoming very popular, that he was our modern day, contemporary Samuel Rut...read more of 'John Piper the Contemporary Samuel Rutherford?'
"But men have no consciousness of sin today, and what are we going to do? I remember that that problem was presented very poignantly in my hearing some time ago by a preacher who was sadly puzzled. Here we are, said he. We are living in the twentieth ...read more of 'The Majesty of the Law of God'
Ye Must Be Born Again(John 3:7)Thomas Boston(1676-1732) For your conviction, consider these few things:Regeneration is absolutely necessary to qualify you to do any thing really good and acceptable to God. While you are not born again, your best works...read more of 'Ye Must Be Born Again'
Is Christ Your Lord? A.W. Pink We do not ask: Is Christ your “Saviour,”? but is He, really and truly, your Lord? If He is not your Lord, then He is most certainly not your “Saviour.” Those who have not received Christ Jesu...read more of 'Is Christ Your Lord?'
Christ Died for the UngodlyBy Horatius Bonar“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:5).The divine testimony concerning man is,...read more of 'Christ Died for the Ungodly'
Of SinSin is the great block and bar to our happiness, the procurer of all miseries to man, both here and hereafter: take away sin and nothing can hurt us: for death, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, is the wages of it.Sin, and man for sin, is the object ...read more of 'Of Sin'
Of PrayerBefore you enter into prayer, ask thyself these questions:1. To what end, O my soul, art thou retired to this place? Art thou not come to discourse the Lord in prayer? Is he present; will he hear thee? Is he merciful; will he help thee? Is thy bus...read more of 'Of Prayer'
Of the Love of the WorldNothing more hinders a soul from coming to Christ, than a vain love of the world; and till a soul is freed from it, it can never have a true love for God.What are the honours and riches of this world, when compared to the glories of...read more of 'Of the Love of the World'
Of the Lord's Day, Sermons, and Week DaysHave a special care to sanctify the Lord's Day; for as thou keepest it, so it will be with thee all the week long.Make the Lord's Day the market for thy soul; let the whole day be spent in prayer, repetitions, or me...read more of 'Of the Lord's Day, Sermons, and Week Days'
What Fellowship Hath Christ with Belial?by Douglas W. Comin An examination of the religious celebration of Christmas in light of the Scriptural duty of separation and the Regulative Principle of worship. PrefaceThe following discourse was presented as a se...read more of 'What Fellowship Hath Christ and Belial?'
Why would you want to celebrate a Roman Catholic Holy-day? "Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen . . . for the CUSTOMS of the people are vain." (Jer. 10:1-3) Christmas is coming! Quite so; but what is "Chri...read more of 'Christmas!'
Is Christmas Scriptural?by G. I. Williamson I want to thank the Committee on Christian Education for remaining faithful to the Orthodox Presbyterian tradition of respecting minority views that are firmly rooted in Presbyterian and Reformed history. I...read more of 'Is Christmas Scriptural?'
What do the two have in common? The Christian and "Christmas" We have nothing to say in this message to the world, nor to anyone who does not belong to the Lord Jesus Christ. Our appeal is to those who love Him and desire to please Him in al...read more of 'The Christian and Christmas?'
Head Coverings in Public WorshipBy: Brian SchwertleyIntroduction A controversial topic that is avoided by many pastors and sessions today is the issue of head coverings in public worship. There are many reasons why this subject is avoided. (1) It is viewed...read more of 'Head Coverings in Public Worship'
Dr Hodge Wrong Again! Dr Hodge calls the Westminster Confession of Faith “the system which, as the granite formation of the earth, underlies and sustains the whole scheme of truth as revealed in the Scriptures”. That assertion is fundament...read more of 'Dr Hodge Wrong Again!'
In The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, Luther continued his attack on the captivity of men’s consciences to man-made rules. He attacked sacramentalism, clericalism, and monasticism. Fundamentally, however, Luther was really ...read more of 'The Babylonian Captivity of the Church'
The Puritans George Whitfield, the evangelist, wrote of the Puritans as follows: Ministers never write or preach so well as when under the cross; the Spirit of Christ and of glory then rests upon them. It was this, no doubt, that made...read more of 'The Puritans'
The Power of the Word. Dear friends, you heard yesterday the chief characteristics of a Christian man, that his whole life and being is faith and love. Faith is directed toward God, love toward man and one’s neighbour, and consi...read more of 'The Power of the Word'
Better Than No Church At All? The eminent theologian, Dr. Charles Hodge, a stalwart of the Reformed faith, who penned his Systematic Theology which is read by many even today, shows himself when it comes to the Roman Catholic church...read more of 'Better Than No Church At All?'
No Ordinary Book. To what book, in this respect, would you liken the Bible? Go and put beside it the discourses of Plato, or Seneca, or Aristotle, or Saint-Simon, or Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Have you read Mohammed's books? Listen to h...read more of 'No Ordinary Book'
Religion and Theology. Let us explain what we mean; for often are both these terms abused to the injury of both, by people presuming to set the one against the other. Is not theology defined in all our dictionaries as "the scie...read more of 'Religion and Theology'
Cause? Ungodliness - Affect? Bunch of Dummies! It has ever happened that when flocks have been pious, theology has flourished. She has accomplished herself with learning; she has put due honour on studies that require vigorous effor...read more of 'Cause? Ungodliness - Affect? Bunch of Dummies!'
Unchristian Disputes. The longer I live, the more I see of the vanity and sinfulness of our unchristian disputes; they eat up the very vitals of religion. John Newton. ...read more of 'Unchristian Disputes'
Christian Suffering. No flower can bloom in paradise which is not planted from Gethsemane. No one can taste of the fruit of the tree of life that has not tasted of the fruits of the tree of Calvary. W.S. Plumer. ...read more of 'Christian Suffering'
The Best Kind of Exercise. The greatest service that a man can do unto God, and the very sabbath of Sabbaths, is to exercise himself in true godliness, dilligently to hear and to read the word. Contrariwise, there is nothing more da...read more of 'The Best Kind of Exercise'
Solitude. Solitude is a great cherisher of faith; were we more alone to pray and look back upon ourselves, not to find any good, but to observe more of the amazing blindness of heart, unbelief, selfishness, and vile idolatry, which ...read more of 'Solitude'
Faith. We should especially so live and labour that we may die in faith. Be careful to get faith beforehand; for death is a time to use faith, not to get it. They were foolish virgins who had their oil to buy when the bridegroom w...read more of 'Faith'
Repentance. Avoid all men and books that make the impression that there is no need of a thorough change of principle and affections, or that it is easy for him that is accustomed to do evil to learn to do well. W.S. Plumer. ...read more of 'Repentance'
Humility. "We rise in glory as we sink in pride;Where boasting ends, there dignity begins" Is not the earth full of those who "trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others?" of those who say, &...read more of 'Humility'
Religious Experience. All knowledge which is unfelt and inoperative puffs up the mind and hardens the heart. We must not perceive only, but we must feel; and feeling, of course we experience. The head may be strengthened till the ...read more of 'Religious Experience'
Religious Resolutions. Seven sober, practical resolutions left by an eminent servant of Chrst, John Caspar Christian Lavater, of Zurich, Switzerland I will never, either in the morning or evening, proceed to any business, until I h...read more of 'Religious Resolutions'
Sins of the Appetite. Sins of the appetite, such as gluttony and drunkenness, though they be not carried to the greatest lengths, have a brutalising and hardening effect on the mind. ...read more of 'Sins of the Appetite'
If 'YOU' Died Tonight? Many years ago, a young man in distress for his soul revealed the state of his mind to an eminent minister, and then said, "If I should die tonight, do you think I should be saved?" The minister repl...read more of 'If 'YOU' Died Tonight?'
Vain Professors There are three particular deficiencies where the profession of faith is not genuine:- They are not broken in their heart, and emptied of their own righteousness. They never took up Christ Jesus as the only treasu...read more of 'Vain Professors'
True Conversion. Where conversion is genuine, it will prove itself more and more:- A proud Christian is a contradiction. The child is humble. The convert has such a sense of his own vileness that he readily esteems others better than ...read more of 'True Conversion'
God-forsaken? The unpardonable sin. Let anyone who fears his guilt in this matter, ask himself if the deed which brings such terror to his mind was accomplished with this light and malice. If not, there is no evidence that the soul has sinned beyond r...read more of 'God-forsaken?'
Correct Believing Sometimes anxious souls are told that they must believe. When they ask, what must we believe? They are told that they must believe that their sins are pardoned and their souls are converted. If some to whom such counsels are given sh...read more of 'Correct Believing'
"Four Strait Gates All Must Pass Through to Get to Heaven" 1. The Strait Gate of Humiliation:God saves none but first he humbles them. Now, it is hard to pass through the gates and flames of hell; for a heart as stiff as a stake to bow; as h...read more of 'Four Difficult Hurdles in Getting to Heaven'
(as men think) "All Which Lead to Hell" 1. The Common Broad Way:Wherein a whole parish may all go abreadth in it; tell these people they shall be damned, their answer is, then woe to many more besides. 2. The Way of Civil Educatio...read more of 'Nine Easy Ways to Heaven'
"Though They Escaped the Sea" An English ship (in the year 1673) sailing from somewhere about the mouth of the straights, was manned with some cruel miscreants, who, quarrelling with the master and some of the officers, turned them all into ...read more of 'Be Sure Your Sin Will find You Out'
"The Closure of the Canon of Holy Scripture""The primary verses teaching this are John 14:26; Ephesians 2:20; Jude 3, 20. The first verse teaches that Jesus committed the truth to the apostolate alone. So when the apostolate ceased, so did t...read more of 'A Closed Book'
"Evil Pursueth Sinners" On June 8, 1693, two young women, (the one English, the other Negro), were executed at Boston for murdering their bastard children.The English young woman gave to the Minister who preached that afternoon the following...read more of 'A Warning to Young People Concerning Uncleanness'
The Athanasian Creed Whoever wills to be in a state of salvation, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic* faith, which except everyone shall have kept whole and undefiled without doubt he will perish eternally. Now the catholic fa...read more of 'The Athanasian Creed'
The Waldensian CreedIntroduction:A brief confession of faith of the Reformed Churches of Piedmont. Published with their Manifesto on the occasion of the frightful massacres of the year 1655. Having understood that our adversaries, not contented to have mos...read more of 'The Waldensian Confession'
Что вы думаете? O спасении ФАКТ ВЕРЫ No.4 Что ...read more of 'Что вы думаете? O спасении - (Russian)'
The Apostles' Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty,the Creator of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ,His only Son, our Lord:Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died, and w...read more of 'The Apostles' Creed'
The Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of ...read more of 'The Nicene Creed'
The Belgic Confession of Faith Article I - There is Only One GodWe all believe with the heart and confess with the mouth that there is one only simple and spiritual Being, which we call God; and that He is eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, immutab...read more of 'The Belgic Confession'
Paul on Women Speaking in the Church Benjamin B. Warfield* I have recently received a letter from a valued friend asking me to send him a “discussion of the Greek words laleo and lego in such passages as 1.Corinthians 14:33-39, with special...read more of 'Paul on Women Speaking in the Church'
Что вы думаете? O грехе ФАКТ ВЕРЫ No.3 Что т...read more of 'Что вы думаете? O грехе - (Russian)'
Conscience‘Conscience,’ declared Richard Sibbes, ’is either the greatest friend or the greatest enemy in the world’. There is no better friend than a conscience which knows peace with God’. ...read more of 'Conscience'
Killing SinThe sin that indwells the believer was killed in principle on the cross; Christ’s death will in time be its death. It was dethroned in fact by regeneration, and now, with the Spirit’s aid, the Christian is to spend his lifetime drain...read more of 'Killing Sin'
Preaching of the WordIt is not the letter of the Word that ordinarily doth convert, but the spiritual meaning of it, as revealed and expounded…There is the letter, the husk, and there is the spirit, the kernel, and when we by expounding the Word do ...read more of 'Preaching of the Word'
In Answer, and Warning to the Schismatics The faults of the church are not of such a nature that one ought to initiate division in response to them, for otherwise one will be as the Anabaptists, and there will be an endless repetiti...read more of 'The Church!'
Lance’s Story A Journey to Sexual Freedom. Lance was an exuberant participant amidst the days festivities, in a Gay Pride Parade in Houston, Texas, raucous revelry, perverse promiscuity, orgiastic opulence, he cavorted in the ...read more of 'Sexual Freedom'
The Completeness of Christ’s Sufferings The suffering of Christ itself, when considered in its essential nature, is such a perfect suffering that the notion of a gracious evaluation, that is, acceptance of a part as being equi...read more of 'The Completeness of Christ's Suffering'
“Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” - Revelation 2:10 The Martyrdom & Testimony of James Renwick. The Penultimate Scottish Martyr. If James Renwick was not absolutely the last of the S...read more of 'The Martyrdom and Testimony of James Renwick.'
The Canon of Scripture. The Scripture, or the written word of God, being in itself every way absolutely right and perfect, and appointed by him (God) to be the rule or canon of the church’s faith and obedience, requiring, trying...read more of 'The Holy Scriptures'
Encouragement & Guidancefor Personal Evangelism. You say:- "I have no qualifications for it, and if I wish to begin with this task, the words freeze upon my tongue and I do not know what to say; if I say something, it has no ...read more of 'Guidance for Evangelism'
Mystical, Illogical Tozer. A.W. Tozer of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, whom many outside that denomination admired, urged his audiences to pay less attention to the actual words of Scripture, and, instead, search underneath t...read more of 'Mystical, Illogical Tozer'
Art and the Gospel. Art is no substitute for Gospel information. A gigantic tapestry, depicting the miraculous draft of fishes, hangs in Clowes Hall at Butler University in Indianapolis. It is supposed to be a great work of art. On on...read more of 'Art and the Gospel'
Total Depravity. There may be total depravity without desperate atrocity, a complete alienation from God without degradation to the fiendishness of devils, an utter destitution of holiness without the possession of all conceivable wic...read more of 'Total Depravity'
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