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 […]
Weighing in for Heaven
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Job 31:6. True measure is everything. It is the very law of God. He puts His law into the least of men’s acts and dealings, that learning and living it they may be elevated, ennobled, and sanctified in heart and affection—faithful […]
A Complete Rule of Life
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament. Revelation 11:19. Our Redeemer testifies: “Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it.” Revelation 3:8. Through this open door into the temple of God, we see the […]
God’s Law a Wall of Protection
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Psalm 119:1. God, the great governor of the universe, has put everything under law. The tiny flower and the towering oak, the grain of sand and the mighty ocean, sunshine and shower, wind and rain, all obey nature’s laws. But […]
