A. W. Pink writes of The Third Commandment: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain” (Exodus 20:7). Let us first endeavour to point out the scope and comprehensiveness of this commandment. By the Name of …
The Nature and Basis of Assurance. At the commencement of Matthew 5, we find the Lord Jesus pronouncing blessed a certain class of people. They are not named as “believers” or saints,” but instead are described by their characters; and it is only by comparing ourselves and others with the description that the Lord Jesus …
“Error is bound to be much more popular than truth to the unregenerate; therefore, to make the truth in any way acceptable to them it has to be watered down, wrested and perverted. And there are always those who, for the sake of filthy lucre, are ready to perjure their souls. Hence heretical sects and …
“During the last two or three generations the pulpit has given less and less prominence to doctrinal preaching, until today, with very rare exceptions, it has no place at all. In some quarters the cry from the pew was, ‘we want living experience and not dry doctrine’; in others, ‘we need practical sermons and not …
We do not ask, Is Christ your “Saviour,“ but is He, really and truly, your Lord? If He be not your Lord, then most certainly He is not your “Saviour.” Those who have not received Christ Jesus as their “Lord,” and yet suppose Him to be their “Saviour,” are deluded, and their hope rests on …
Take Heed What You Read for it is crucial that we take heed to what is written, and to what is being said. Believers ought to test all things (1 Thessalonians 5:21) according to the pure word of God. (Proverbs 30:5). Take Heed What You Read and Hear “Take heed what you hear” (Mark 4:24): …