Abiding in Christ
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4. As the severed branch, leafless, and apparently lifeless, is ingrafted into the living stock, and, fiber by fiber, and vein by vein, drinks […]
Fruit-bearing Branches
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. John 15:1, 2. The Saviour … points out the sign of discipleship: “Herein is my Father glorified, […]
An Enlightened Conscience
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. Acts 24:16. In the Word of God we read that there are good and bad consciences…. Take your conscience to the Word of God, and see if your life and character are in accordance with the […]
Pathway to Purity
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1 John 3:3. Does this text mean that the human agent can remove one stain of sin from his soul? No. Then what does it mean to purify himself? It means to look upon the Lord’s great moral standard […]
Blending the Law and Gospel
Do we then make void the law of God through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Romans 3:31. We hear so many who are deceived by the enemy constantly claiming, “I am saved”; but … they show such contempt of God’s rule of righteousness that we know that they … know nothing of […]
Heart Allegiance
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. Ephesians 6:6. The law of Jehovah is exceedingly broad. Jesus … plainly declared to His disciples that this holy law of God may be violated in even the thoughts and feelings and desires, as well as […]
