Would You Have Peace?
Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; for the future of that man is peace. Psalm 37:37. The peace of Christ is not a boisterous, untamable element made manifest in loud voices and bodily exercises. The peace of Christ is an intelligent peace, and it does not make those who possess it bear the […]
Two Vital Lessons
Gather my saints together to Me, those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice. Psalm 50:5. If the soul is to be purified and ennobled and made fit for the heavenly courts, there are two lessons to be learned—self-sacrifice and self-control. Some learn these important lessons more easily than do others, for they […]
Walk in Christ
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him. Colossians 2:6. “Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” … Obedience to the law of God is sanctification. There are many who have […]
Christ in Light of the Law
Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good. Romans 7:12. Those who desire salvation should fix their mind upon the cross of Calvary. It is there that sinners may behold what sin has done. There they can see the infinite sacrifice that has been made to redeem them from the […]
The Impact of Truth
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely. 1 Thessalonians 5:23. Christ represents the truth as a treasure that is hid in the field, for which, if men and women would possess it, they must search diligently. In the field of revelation are hid the unsearchable riches of Christ…. Every part of the […]
The Purpose of Grace
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8. The purpose and plan of grace existed from all eternity. Before the foundation of the world it was according to the determinate counsel of God that humanity should be created, endowed with power […]