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THE HIDDEN LIFE. "For ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God" Col_3:3 The military campaigns of the last two generations have demonstrated to the world the absolute importance of combatants in modern warfare keeping out of sight. This is a lesson the soldiers of the Cross would do well to … Continue reading “0208. THE HIDDEN LIFE.”

JOSHUA’S CONQUEST. Jos_10:7-14. The whole land of Canaan was the gift of God to His people Israel, but they were slow to go in and possess. God is ever more ready to give than we are to take- I. The Work to be Done. Five kings of the Amorites, with all their hosts, had encamped … Continue reading “0205. JOSHUA’S CONQUEST.”

REASONS FOR LOVING THE LORD. A wee girlie was playing with her doll in a room where her mother was busily engaged in some literary work. When mother had finished she said, "You can come now, Alice!" The child ran to her, exclaiming, "I am so glad, for I wanted to love you so much." … Continue reading “0206. REASONS FOR LOVING THE LORD.”

THE BELIEVER’S EQUIPMENT. John 16. The Lord is here warning His disciples that times of trial and suffering were before them. "These things have I told you, that when the time shall come ye may remember" (Joh_16:1-4). But He did not leave them with their "sorrow-filled hearts," without giving them many encouraging promises, which we … Continue reading “0203. THE BELIEVER’S EQUIPMENT.”

THE BELIEVER’S RESPONSIBILITIES. John 17. Here we have what is emphatically "The Lord’s Prayer" offered at the close of that solemn meeting with His disciples, before He went out to face the last great storm of human and diabolical hatred. The words are simple, but the thoughts are perhaps the most profound in all Scripture. … Continue reading “0204. THE BELIEVER’S RESPONSIBILITIES.”

THE BELIEVER’S PRESENT PRIVILEGES. John 14. These words of our Lord, spoken at His last Passover, contains a revelation of the precious privileges conferred on His believing people. There is- I. A Cure for Trouble. "Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in Me" (Joh_14:1). It is possible to believe … Continue reading “0201. THE BELIEVER’S PRESENT PRIVILEGES.”

THE BELIEVERS THREEFOLD RELATIONSHIP. John 15. This chapter is a continuation of our Lord’s last words to His bewildered disciples, and reveals- I. Our Relationship to Christ. Our union with Him implies- 1. Oneness of Life. "I am the Vine, ye are the branches" (Joh_15:5). The life that is in the branch is the same … Continue reading “0202. THE BELIEVERS THREEFOLD RELATIONSHIP.”

THE CHRISTIAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORLD. It is important to note that the word "world" in the New Testament does not always mean "people," as in Joh_3:16 and 1Jn_2:2, but frequently means "age;" as when we read, "The god of this world (age)," "Be not conformed to this world (age)," "The harvest is the end … Continue reading “0199. THE CHRISTIAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORLD.”

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? The Thessalonian Church had turned to God from idols to serve the living God, and to "wait for His Son for Heaven" (1Th_1:10). On the Great Day of Atonement the High Priest went within the veil-not without blood, and the congregation waited without looking for his reappearing. Now Christ, our … Continue reading “0200. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?”

THE MIND OF CHRIST. "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus" (Php_2:5). The mind of Christ has been a mystery in every age. It is expected that all Christ’s followers should have the same disposition as their Master. "I have given you an example, that ye should do as I … Continue reading “0197. THE MIND OF CHRIST.”