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A Blessed Prayer Day
What a solemn scene is displayed before us in the above words! The history is known well enough. Elijah, the prophet of the Lord, has been instructed, after three-and-a-half years of waiting out the judgments of the Lord upon the land, to appear. He has been sustained by the hand of th ...
The Life of Moses (4)
What Moses saw at Horeb was a mystery; an insignificant bramble bush was burning but was not consumed. “And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush” (verse 4a). The Lord knew what Moses needed, and that was instruction. Therefore, ...
The Complaint of the Suffering Surety
In the Garden of Eden, Adam stood as the jewel of God’s Creation, formed out of the dust of the earth, adorned with God’s image, and having a chaste soul. Although he did not wear any clothing, nevertheless, Adam was not naked, for he was adorned with the glory of God. His heart and th ...
For the Righteous and Those Who Live Without God in the World
At all events, it shall be well with the righteous. Rejoice, believers, in the Lord. You may be assured, upon the warrant of His faithful promise, either that He will preserve you from the evils which our sins give us such cause to apprehend; or, if He should appoint you to share in a ...
A Friend Who Never Sends His People Away
We read about David in Psalm 77, “I remembered God, and was troubled” (Psalm 77:3a). There are people who seem to receive something every day. God’s poor people seldom receive anything. Do you know how much they receive? In general, as much as is needed to keep them from despair and to ...
The Spread of Christianity (2)
Nero accused the Christians of burning down the city of Rome. Many Christians were put to death. The Roman historian Tacitus wrote, “Their death was exacerbated with all kinds of mockery. Clothed with the skins of animals, they were torn apart by dogs, and in this way, they died, or th ...
The Fall (2)
Fall of man (continued)With his words the devil tried to raise doubt concerning the Lord’s commandment and to cast suspicion upon God as if He did not seek the glory of man. Satan asked: “Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden…? For ...
Arius vs. Athanasius
I am pleased to find interest regarding the doctrines of the Truth. The student in question need not be concerned that I would think ill of his question; on the contrary, I appreciate his desire to increase knowledge. Now to the matter at hand.Arius was a Presbyter (m ...
Eventual Outcome of Athanasius’ Work
D issensions arose soon amongst the Arians themselves, by which their strength was considerably broken; at the second general Council of Constantinople in the year 381 A.D., their doctrine was again condemned, and the decisions of the Council at Nicaea renewed.Athanas ...
The Song of a New Heart (1)
Some ask the question whether the prophet Isaiah or someone else wrote this song. Perhaps the question should be, “May it be my song?”“In that day thou shalt say…” What a wonderful day it is in the life of God’s children when they may say what the Lord has made known ...
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