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THE FAITH OF ENOCH
In Genesis 2 it is written, that the Lord spoke to man: “Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” The Lord made the Covenant of works with man, w ...
THANKSGIVING DAY
On Monday, October 10, the annual Thanksgiving Day was observed in Canada. In the United States it will be observed as usual on the fourth Thursday in November.The Lord has given fruitfulness, although there was more in one place than in another. Some dairy farmers had great difficulties b ...
EDIFYING MEDITATION
Matthew, whose name signifies, “A gift of Jehovah” was the son of Alpheus and belonged to the publicans or tax collectors. He lived in Capernaum, and was called out of the toll house by the Lord Jesus, and was appointed as a disciple by Him. After the Lord Jesus had ascended into heaven, Matthew ...
THE OTHER DISCIPLE OUTRAN PETER
Part IThere is, indeed, no book in the entire world which can be placed upon the same line with the Word of God.That Word has a Divine Authority, and eternity is in it.From word to word, it has been inspired by the Holy Spirit.The contents are so deep that we shall nev ...
THE OTHER DISCIPLE OUTRAN PETER John 20:4
Part II God converts people, not characters or natures. Although they receive a blow, yet they are not converted. Formerly, in his natural state, Peter must have been that way too, and now that same character was also manifested in the life of grace. Yet it was not ...
PENTECOST
THE CHURCH OF THE NEW TESTAMENTThe church of Jesus Christ was not to be built by angels; it was not to be built in the first place by men; the Holy Christian Church (the assembly of those who are saved by the grace of God in Christ) is founded from eternity. On the day of Pentecost the New ...
NOAH’S FAITH IS VISIBLE IN THE BUILDING OF THE ARK
PART IIn the form for the administration of Holy Baptism the Lord is called the God of Noah and Moses. These two persons and their history out of the Old-Testament are mentioned to show the unity between the Old and new-Testament. Holy Baptism is of the New-Testament, but we find the same ...
NOAH’S FAITH IS VISIBLE IN THE BUILDING OF THE ARK
Our second thought:CONDEMNS THE WORLD.In the previous part we have seen that Noah, by faith, prepared the ark. This was also a condemnation of the world, as it is stated in our text: “By the which he condemned the world.” So it is clear that we cannot make the building of the ark lo ...
ABRAHAM’S FAITH
Part IMankind lives and works for his future. He directs his thoughts to the time that yet must come. Especially young people have many ideals which they will try to realize. These expectations urge them to fulfill their calling, wherefore, when they are ambitious, they are willing to work ...
ABRAHAM’S FAITH
Part II 2) By Faith Abraham Sojourned In A Strange Country We all understand that it was an extraordinary deed of faith in the life of Abraham to leave his country; this becomes a greater wonder when we read that he went out, not kno ...
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