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Fire! Fire!
By J.C. Ryle When a house is on fire, what ought to be done first? We ought to give the alarm and wake the inhabitants. This is true love to our neighbor. This is true charity. Reader, I love your soul, and want it to be saved. I am therefore going to tell you something […]
The Fruits of Repentance
September 1, 2010
By A.W. Pink To help the exercised reader identify true repentance, consider the fruits that demonstrate godly repentance. A. A real hatred of sin as sin, nor merely its consequences. A hatred not only of this or that sin, but also of all sin, and particularly of the root itself: self-will. “Thus saith the Lord […]
Do You Glorify God in Your Movie Watching?
August 21, 2010
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From Desiring God What is the last movie that you went to see at the theater? Why did you go see it, really? Were you glorifying God as you watched it? Is it possible to glorify God through the enjoyment of music, movies, literature, etc. produced by secular artists? Yes. I assume the computer you […]
Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit – Part 2
August 20, 2010
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In Part 1 of Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit it was mentioned that the Bible gives us information that describes what a born again Christian looks like as well as what an unbeliever looks like, whether that means there is no profession of faith or a false profession. When one […]
Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit – Part 1
August 19, 2010
One of the evidences Christians have in their tool box for assurance of salvation is whether the fruit of the Spirit is manifest in them. This fruit includes 9 characteristics: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Contrarily, the works of the flesh are evident in the unregenerate, unsaved person, which are: […]
The Unfruitful Works of Darkness vs the Fruit of Light
August 19, 2010
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By Mike Ratliff Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the […]
Fighting Sin
August 13, 2010
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By Ken Silva Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you obey its passions. (Romans 6:12) Sin is not to be king over your mortal bodies. Sin is not to be obeyed. Your body is to be used for righteousness since you have been brought from death to life. Sin must […]
The Day Is at Hand – Awake from Your Slumber
August 6, 2010
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By Justin Edwards And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put […]
True Salvation Through Jesus Christ
July 26, 2010
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By Justin Edwards The following message from John MacArthur was one of many tools God used to finally bring me to my knees in March 2009. As I shared in my testimony HERE, my professed Christian life prior to last year was one where I was not ready to give all control to God. I […]
Is Heaven in You?
July 23, 2010
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An old Scotchman was asked whether he expected to get to heaven. “Why, man, I live there,” was his quaint reply. Let us all live in those spiritual things which are the essential features of heaven. Often go there, before you go to stay there. It was said of an old Puritan, that heaven was […]
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