Test All Things
Earnestly Contending For The Faith Which Was Once Delivered Unto The Saints
For any who are under the false illusion that they are somehow growing in perfection and holiness, consider carefully the following excerpt taken from a letter by John Newton (preacher and...
I’ve never met a Christian who desired too much of himself; but I have met some who, for some reason or another, expected too much of themselves. I mean this: they...
True spiritual mortification does not consist in sin not being in you, nor in its being put upon the cross daily, nor yet in its being kept upon it. There must...
Preached in Gower Street Chapel, London, on Lord’s Day Morning, May 9th, 1841 – By William Gadsby —————————— “Sanctified in Christ Jesus.” (1st Corinthians 1:2) —————————— No doubt there are some...
Sanctification may be taken in a three fold sense. What is the first sense of sanctification? To sanctify is to appoint, consecrate, or set apart any person or thing to a...
If I reason from what I am in myself, instead of from what I am in Christ, I must of necessity arrive at a wrong conclusion. The moment the sinner comes...
A Sermon by William Tiptaft (1803-1864). ——————————— “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord...
The Grace of the Doctrines My dear Friends, It is with much fear, I trust godly fear, and trembling of heart that I venture to speak to you on such...
The child of God must face all the afflictions that is common to the whole human race. We are not immune to family, health, financial and social problems. We all have...
It is gloriously honoring to the Triune God for His people to be sanctified (set apart unto holiness) through the truth concerning Christ (Who is truth Himself — John 14:6). The...
“So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell...
“Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 13:14) What does it mean to put on the Lord Jesus? It doesn’t mean that we can put Him on, and take him...
In listening to a message I heard a preacher say there are a lot “of sub par Christians”. I do not believe that for a moment. Gods holy word says “we...
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh.” (John 3:6) There is no promise made that in this life, we shall be set free from the indwelling and the in-working...
The same Gospel of the grace of God in our Lord Jesus Christ, which saved sinners, also sanctifies them and makes them obedient sons. A faith which does not produce obedience...
“Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwells in me.” (Romans 7:20) The entire testimony of God’s word, and...
It is a very significant circumstance, and no less sad than significant, that the very words “holy” and “holiness” seem almost lost out of the churches of truth. If the correctness...
“But one of the soldiers pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.” (John 19:34) John here evidently refers to what his own eyes saw as Jesus hung...
I heard of a man who during the Great Depression lost his job, his wife, his home, and his fortune. He hung on tightly to the one thing he did have...
“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck,...
“And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God.” (Luke 9:43) That God is omnipotent, or all-powerful, is a fact of which surely, all believers are aware. In fact,...
“And He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” (Luke 12:15) Often we hear...
“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” (John 15:3) The direct words of Jesus Christ along with the rest of inspired Scripture have a powerful...
“He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.” (Isaiah 40:29) The Lord’s people are often in the state that they have no might....
“And I will give them an heart to know Me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God: for they shall return...
“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the...
Among those branches of divine truth which, without special teaching, we cannot enter into, is, that of the two natures in a believer. And yet, though every child of God must...
“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.” (Psalm 92:12) First, who are the “righteous”? They are sinners saved by the grace of...
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” (Romans 8:14) To be “led by the Spirit of God” is to be led...
“And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.” (Titus 3:14) For true believers obedience to God and good works are not options....
When the Holy Spirit regenerates and converts a sinner, He imparts to our minds and hearts a new, holy desire. This desire, however, is much more than merely to “be good.”...
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5:6) Whenever we are born again by the Spirit of God we are given a...
2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification...
“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the...
Romans 7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised...
As from the cross flows all salvation, so from the cross flows all sanctification. What have not men done, to make themselves holy; and by this means render themselves, as they...
Test All Things 