He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. Proverb 12:11, New International Version >>> We've Moved This Discussion To The Forum...Comments (0)

If we are wise, we will live for God and eternity; we will get outside of ourselves, and care nothing for the honor and glory of this world. -- DL Moody

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. -- 1 John 4:14

Lam 2:1 How the Lord has clouded over the daughter of Zion in His anger! He cast the beauty of Israel down from the heavens to the earth, and did not remember His footstool in the day of His wrath. Lam 2:2 The Lord swallowed up all of Jacob's dwelling-places, and did not pity. In His wrath He has thrown…

__________________________________________________________________ Title: The Snares of the Devil. Creator(s): Gerson, John (1336-1429) Print Basis: London: Thomas Richardson and Son. (1883) CCEL Subjects: All __________________________________________________________________ THE Snares of the Devil. BY JOHN GERSON, CHANCELLOR OF PARIS, Surnamed the Most Christian Doctor. TRANSLATED BY BETA. London: THOMAS RICHARDSON AND SON. 28, King Edward Street, City; and Derby. 1883. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ John Charlier Gerson,…

Gen 30:1 And Rachel saw that she did not bear to Jacob, and Rachel was jealous of her sister. And she said to Jacob, Give me sons; and if there is none, I shall die. Gen 30:2 And Jacob's anger glowed against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's place, who has kept back from you the fruit of…

     The everlasting God ... fainteth not, neither is weary.      -- Isaiah 40:28 Exhaustion means that the vital forces are worn right out. Spiritual exhaustion never comes through sin but only through service, and whether or not you are exhausted will depend upon where you get your supplies. Jesus said to Peter - "Feed My sheep," but He gave…

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. ~ M.K. Gandhi

Two Kinds of Vessels "In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and earthenware, and some for noble use, some for ignoble. If any one purifies himself from what is ignoble, then he will be a vessel for noble use, consecrated and useful to the master of the house, ready for…

Bible Commentary > Wesley’s Explanatory Notes > 1 John > 1 John 5 John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes (Read all of 1 John Chapter 5) Verse 1 [1] Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. The scope and sum of this…

8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground- trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life…

God's Good News Concerning His Son May 03, 1998 | by John Piper | Scripture: Romans 1:1-4 | Topic: The Gospel Series: Romans: The Greatest Letter Ever Written Romans 1:1-4 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3…

I appeal to any old Christian who keeps their eyes open, and knows what is going on in the Churches. I ask them whether it be not true that nothing damages the cause of religion so much as “the world”? It is not open sin, or open unbelief, which robs Christ of His professing servants – so much as .…

"Modern apostasy and false teaching that prevents men from being saved." The earliest notion of sinners prayer is less than 500 years old. It wasn't formalized as a theology until around the time of Billy Graham. No one in the Bible ever prayed for their initial salvation. They did however believe, repent, confess Jesus and be immersed in water for…

2Ti 4:1 Then I solemnly witness before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, He being about to judge the living and dead at His appearance and His kingdom: 2Ti 4:2 preach the Word, be urgent in season, out of season, convict, warn, encourage with all long-suffering and teaching. 2Ti 4:3 For a time will be when they will not endure…

Psalm 1:1-6 Psalm 7:8 Proverb 20:7 Proverb 12:17-19 Psalm 112:5-7 Psalm 101:2-8 Psalm 7:8 Job 31:5-6 Job 27:5-6 Psalm 119:1-8

He that is not afraid of sinning has good need to be afraid of damning. - Charles Spurgeon

Gen 20:1 And Abraham pulled up stakes from there to the land of the Negeb, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. Gen 20:2 And Abraham said with regards to his wife Sarah, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. Gen 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream…

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4:13, New International Version >>> We've Moved This Discussion To The Forum...Comments (0)

Sin tends to be immoral; religion tends to be very moral. Sin tends to be disobedient; religion tends to be very obedient. #sinandreligion

An unguarded strength is a double weakness. -- Gordon McDonald

NR The life of a slave was a life of suffering. Who can fathom the brutal humiliation of being treated like an animal? Every day the slave was degraded and dehumanized. Every day the slave endured toil and hardship. Every day the slave was tempted to abandon hope. Every day, life began to look less attractive and death more appealing.…

by John Piper | August 17, 2009 This is my confession: I was born into a believing family through no merit of my own at all. I was given a mind to think and a heart to feel through no merit of my own at all. I was brought into the hearing of the gospel through no merit of my…

1. Expect that God can use the conflict for good. 2. Refuse to use the world's ways of responding to conflict. 3. Forgive before you enter into the conflict. 4. Work toward a resolution without escalation. 1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Jer 22:1 So says Jehovah, Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak this Word there, Jer 22:2 and say, Hear the Word of Jehovah, O king of Judah who sits on the throne of David, you and your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates. Jer 22:3 So says Jehovah, Do justice…

Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him. Romans 4:8, New International Version

Gen 12:1 And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out from your land and from your kindred, and from your father's house, to the land which I will show you. Gen 12:2 And I will make of you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great; and you will be a blessing. Gen 12:3 And…

The billows may come surging and rolling up against us, but if we find refuge and shelter under the cross of Jesus Christ we have peace. -- D.L. Moody

"They go from strength to strength." -- Psalms 84:7 They go from strength to strength. There are various renderings of these words, but all of them contain the idea of progress. Our own good translation of the authorized version is enough for us this morning. "They go from strength to strength." That is, they grow stronger and stronger. Usually, if…

Gloria in Excelsis Deo For the cantata of Bach with a similar title s. Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191 "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Latin for "Glory to God in the highest") is the title and beginning of a hymn known also as the Greater Doxology (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri) and the Angelic Hymn.[1] The…