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Biblical Christianity
Jan 11, 2021Jan 2021

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But I am a worm and not a man, reproached by others and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 11, 2021Jan 2021

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O MY distrustful heart, How small thy faith appears! But greater, Lord, Thou art Than all my doubts and fears
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 11, 2021Jan 2021

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11 JANUARY (PREACHED 12 JANUARY 1868) Lingerers hastened ‘And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand … the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.’ Genesis 19:16 SUGGESTED FURTHER ...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 10, 2021Jan 2021

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10 JANUARY (1869) Unsound spiritual trading 'All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. ' Proverbs 16: 2 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING (Spurgeon): Psalm 51: 1–19 Let us pray that instead of thinking our ...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 9, 2021Jan 2021

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We love the stroke that breaks our chain, The sword by which our sins are slain.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 9, 2021Jan 2021

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9 JANUARY (1870) Voices from the excellent glory ‘And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’ Matthew 3:17 ‘and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 8, 2021Jan 2021

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Go, now, my little Book, to every place Where my first Pilgrim has but shown his face: Call at their door: if any say, Who’s there? Then answer thou, Christiana is here.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 8, 2021Jan 2021

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“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”—JOHN 3:3
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 8, 2021Jan 2021

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In like manner, the same God who did not abandon the Prophet Jonas even in the belly of a monster did not desert His faithful ones in the power of a barbarous people, who were, at least, human.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 8, 2021Jan 2021

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8 JANUARY (1871) Rest, rest ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, ...
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Jan 7, 2021Jan 2021

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What are you going to do now?
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Jan 7, 2021Jan 2021

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Trump supporter speaks frustration from his own experience at the Capitol
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 7, 2021Jan 2021

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Tidings, glad tidings from above, To every age and nation; Tidings, glad tidings,—God is love;
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 7, 2021Jan 2021

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7 JANUARY (1872) The glorious Master and the swooning disciple ‘And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not.’ Revelation 1:17 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Daniel 10:1–19 Was not ...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 6, 2021Jan 2021

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This is the Christ who was the inspiration of his church ever since the days of Paradise. This is the Christ who felt oppressed in all the oppressiveness that his people experienced. This is the Christ who from of old comforted his faithful as “the...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 6, 2021Jan 2021

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6 JANUARY (UNDATED SERMON) A holy celebration ‘It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD.’ Exodus 12:42 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Isaiah 45:18–23 I want you to remember now those blessed days when we began to live spiritually. I think...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 5, 2021Jan 2021

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Here, sinners, you may heal your wounds, And wipe your sorrows dry; Trust in the mighty Saviour’s name. And you shall never die.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 5, 2021Jan 2021

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5 JANUARY (1873) The man greatly beloved ‘O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong.’ Daniel 10:19 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Daniel 6:1–16 There was one crowning token of God’s love to Daniel, and that...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 5, 2021Jan 2021

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The way to heaven is to all a narrow way, and the gate that leads into it, a strait gate; but it is particularly so to rich people. More duties are expected from them than from others, which they can hardly do; and more sins do easily beset them, ...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 4, 2021Jan 2021

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JANUARY—4 And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?—1 Sam. 18:23. Did David indeed set by so high an honour in being allied to the family of an earthly ...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 4, 2021Jan 2021

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The glorious ending of Christians journey.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 4, 2021Jan 2021

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From those same writers we learn to our profit how rich can be the reward for the charity we practice toward those who are alive and conscious, since God takes into full account whatever respect and care we bestow upon the lifeless members of the ...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 4, 2021Jan 2021

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And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 4, 2021Jan 2021

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4 JANUARY (PREACHED 5 JANUARY 1868) Creation’s groans and the saints’ sighs ‘We know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, ...
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Jan 3, 2021Jan 2021

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New York Senate 4 authorizes quarantine of individuals or groups who “potentially pose a threat to public health,” including forced testing and vaccinations. This must stop now.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 3, 2021Jan 2021

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A costly funeral can do no more good to a villain than a cheap one or none at all can harm a saint.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 3, 2021Jan 2021

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God hath made His saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 3, 2021Jan 2021

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3 JANUARY (1869) Jesus Christ immutable ‘Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.’ Hebrews 13:8 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Philippians 3:1–11 I have preached from this text before, but we need not be at all afraid of ...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 2, 2021Jan 2021

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You can safely add that God’s children have learned that from the time Christ first laid his hands on them they’ve known that they still carry around an ungodly heart in their chests. They know that their souls are graves filled with dry bones. ...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 2, 2021Jan 2021

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This much I know: that not one person died who was not destined sooner or later to die. Moreover, life’s ending abolishes all difference between a long and a short life.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 2, 2021Jan 2021

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Now, a little below these mountains, on the left hand, lieth the country of Conceit, from which country there comes into the way in which the pilgrims walked, a little crooked lane.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 2, 2021Jan 2021

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Praise and bless my Lord, and give him thanks, And serve him with great humility.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 2, 2021Jan 2021

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2 JANUARY (1870) Assured security in Christ ‘I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.’ 2 Timothy 1:12 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Proverbs 3:1–8 Young people,...
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 1, 2021Jan 2021

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An uplifting message from my favorite preacher.
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 1, 2021Jan 2021

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SALVATION! oh, the joyful sound!
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Biblical Christianity
Jan 1, 2021Jan 2021

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1 JANUARY (1871) Life in Christ ‘Because I live, ye shall live also.’ John 14:19 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING (Spurgeon): Colossians 3:1–4 This truth instructs us in many ways: let us hint at three. It instructs us to admire the condescension ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 31, 2020Dec 2020

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"Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments." ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 31, 2020Dec 2020

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Leave Thy footstool, take Thy throne; Thence return and reign forever; Be the kingdom all Thine own!
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 31, 2020Dec 2020

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31 DECEMBER (1871) The joy of the Lord, the strength of his people ‘The joy of the Lord is your strength.’ Nehemiah 8:10 ‘Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 31, 2020Dec 2020

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We may have fair weather at the beginning of our voyage, and yet meet with storms before we arrive at the port we are bound for. Therefore, let not him that girdeth on the harness boast as he that puts it off, but after a long calm expect some storm ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 30, 2020Dec 2020

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These mountains are Emmanuel’s land, and they are within sight of his city; and the sheep also are his, and he laid down his life for them.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 30, 2020Dec 2020

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But, O my soul! forever praise, Forever love His name
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 30, 2020Dec 2020

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Like a good servant, Job regarded his Lord’s will as his greatest wealth. Following Him, he grew rich in spirit and was not saddened by having to abandon in life those things which he would shortly have to abandon in death.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 30, 2020Dec 2020

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30 DECEMBER (PREACHED 29 DECEMBER 1867) A song, a solace, a sermon, and a summon ‘For his mercy endureth for ever.’ Psalm 136:1–26 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Matthew 18:21–35 ‘His mercy endureth for ever.’ Then, let our mercy endure. ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 24, 2020Dec 2020

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Joy born at Bethlehem ‘And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.’ Luke ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 23, 2020Dec 2020

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So it is that, under the weight of the same affliction, the wicked deny and blaspheme God, and the good pray to Him and praise Him.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 23, 2020Dec 2020

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Now I saw in my dream, that Christian went not forth alone; for there was one whose name was Hopeful, (being so made by the beholding of Christian and Faithful in their words and behavior, in their sufferings at the fair,) who joined himself unto ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 23, 2020Dec 2020

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“Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven; Earth is with its fullness stored; Unto Thee be glory given, Holy, holy, holy Lord!”
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 23, 2020Dec 2020

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The great mystery of godliness ‘And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.’ 1 ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 23, 2020Dec 2020

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“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him."
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 23, 2020Dec 2020

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Do we serve a fickle God?
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 22, 2020Dec 2020

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NOT for the works which we have done, Or shall hereafter do, Hath God decreed on sinful worms Salvation to bestow.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 22, 2020Dec 2020

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The hexapla of mystery ‘And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 22, 2020Dec 2020

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The seat of true repentance is in the soul.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 21, 2020Dec 2020

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First in a series of devotions on the psalms by Abraham Kuyper.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 21, 2020Dec 2020

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All the destruction, slaughter, plundering, burning, and distress visited upon Rome in its latest calamity were but the normal aftermath of war. Note chapter 8 is also now published.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 21, 2020Dec 2020

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"Then Christian looked, and said, It is my good friend Evangelist. Aye, and my good friend too, said Faithful, for ’twas he that set me on the way to the gate. Now was Evangelist come up unto them, and thus saluted them."
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 21, 2020Dec 2020

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“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” This call to repentance was an urgent appeal to sinners.
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Dec 20, 2020Dec 2020

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Mary's Boy
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Dec 20, 2020Dec 2020

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Don't forget to get your shot
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 20, 2020Dec 2020

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Good cheer for Christmas ‘And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.’ Isaiah 25:6 SUGGESTED FURTHER ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 19, 2020Dec 2020

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Jesus, the King of truth ‘Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world.’ John 18:37 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Luke 1:26–33...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 19, 2020Dec 2020

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All human beings are in a covenant relationship to God, either as covenant breakers or covenant keepers.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 18, 2020Dec 2020

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Sinners, wrung with true repentance, Doomed for guilt to endless pains, Justice now revokes the sentence, Mercy calls you—break your chains
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 18, 2020Dec 2020

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No man may be said to have real faith who is not concerned that faith may be found in the hearts of his fellow men.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 18, 2020Dec 2020

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The Bible is the only apostolic authority for us today.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 18, 2020Dec 2020

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The ultimate artist is God. When He fashioned the universe, He left His own mark upon it in such a way that the heavens declare His glory and the firmament shows forth His handiwork.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

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Sinner, man or woman, mark that! no salvation without this new birth!
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

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“How Talkative at first lifts up his plumes! How bravely doth he speak! How he presumes . . ."
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

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When his secretary asked him what was to be done with the many sacred images that had been captured, he spiced his mercy with a touch of malice.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

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Salvation by Grace in Christ
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Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

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‘He that winneth souls is wise.’ Proverbs 11:30
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

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Commentary on Revelation 22:6-21 “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 16, 2020Dec 2020

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“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 16, 2020Dec 2020

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Lecture 77, Assurance of Salvation, Part 2: This Lecture is from the Teaching Series Handout Theology.
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Dec 16, 2020Dec 2020

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"And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 16, 2020Dec 2020

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All that I am, I owe to Thee, My gracious God, alone.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 16, 2020Dec 2020

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If you have been long in the dark and come into the light at once, your eyes smart and you cannot bear it; you need to come to it by degrees; and thus it is with the Lord’s children.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 15, 2020Dec 2020

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"Charge them that are rich that they be not high-minded,"
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 15, 2020Dec 2020

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Commentary on Revelation 20:1-6
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 15, 2020Dec 2020

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Lecture 76, Assurance of Salvation, Part 1: This Lecture is from the Teaching Series Handout Theology.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 15, 2020Dec 2020

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Free grace hath all the shades broke through, And caused the light to shine.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 15, 2020Dec 2020

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Wanted, a guest chamber ‘The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?’ Mark 14:14 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Isaiah 57:15–19 Where is there room for him? He will bring the feast: the chamber ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

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Now the monster was hideous to behold: he was clothed with scales like a fish, and they are his pride; he had wings like a dragon, and feet like a bear, and out of his belly came fire and smoke; and his mouth was as the mouth of a lion. ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

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But, I suppose, they were also villains and traitors to their country.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

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Lecture 75, Perseverance: This Lecture is from the Teaching Series Handout Theology.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

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Angels rejoiced and sweetly sung, At our Redeemer’s birth
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

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Rivers possess a sort of sovereignty; you cannot bid them flow in a straight line or order them by rules of geometry; they will have their own sweet will.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

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"Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”
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Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

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Commentary On Revelation 19:5-10
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Dec 13, 2020Dec 2020

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"At the core of it all, there is a cultural difference: Europeans (and nevermind their US bosses!) are not really afraid of war. That is why they are not really prepared for it at all. The Russians are very, very afraid of war, because they know and ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 13, 2020Dec 2020

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"To judge of the justice of a cause by the success is a most unjust way of judging. Many a just business has miscarried. If I get well into the other world, such censures will be a small matter in my eye; and they are not great now. God will accept ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 13, 2020Dec 2020

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Bless’d be the Father of our Lord, From whom all blessings spring! And bless’d be the Incarnate Word, Our Saviour and our King!
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 13, 2020Dec 2020

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Consecration to God is a command to the Christian (Romans 12:1)
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Dec 13, 2020Dec 2020

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How much does God love His children? Read and understand:
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 12, 2020Dec 2020

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'Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 12, 2020Dec 2020

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“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the LORD of hosts."
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 12, 2020Dec 2020

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They applied themselves with vigor to destroy all the monuments of idolatry.
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 11, 2020Dec 2020

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Now I saw in my dream, that the highway up which Christian was to go, was fenced on either side with a wall, and that wall was called Salvation. Isaiah 26:1. Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, ...
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Biblical Christianity
Dec 11, 2020Dec 2020

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They chose a temple consecrated to a high goddess, not as a holy place from which it was forbidden to remove captives, but as a prison house to encage them.
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