Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. (Psalm 3:8) This verse contains the sum and substance of Calvinistic doctrine. Search Scripture through, and you must, if you read it with a candid mind, be persuaded that the doctrine of salvation by grace alone is the great doctrine of the word of God: “Salvation belongeth unto the Lord.“ This…

There are two kinds of people who are candidates for heaven. Those who have little faith and those who have much faith. Little faith will take our souls to heaven, but much faith will bring heaven to us. The important thing is for us to begin living in heaven now. In order for us to accomplish this we must stop the sighs…

Are you terrified by our own weakness, insufficiency, and sin? Does Satan sometimes whisper in your ear, “you are sinking, you will prove a hypocrite at last, you will soon be mine”? Are you afraid? The Saviour says, “Behold my hands!” These are the hands of our security, safety, and mercy. We see this beautifully illustrated in Matthew 14:25-31. When Peter was…

Faith endures as seeing Him who is invisible (Heb. 11:27); endures the disappointments, the hardships, and the heart-aches of life, by recognizing that all comes from the hand of Him who is too wise to err and too loving to be unkind. But so long as we are occupied with any other object than God Himself, there will be neither rest for…

Christian, let God’s distinguishing love to you be a motive to you to fear Him greatly. He has put His fear in your heart, and may not have given that blessing to your neighbor, perhaps not to your husband, your wife, your child, or your parent. Oh, what an obligation should this thought lay upon your heart to greatly fear the Lord!…

O Thou, at whose almighty word, The glorious light from darkness sprung! Thy quick’ning influence afford, And clothe with pow’r the preacher’s tongue. Though ’tis thy truth he hopes to speak, He cannot give the hearing ear; ’Tis thine, the stubborn heart to break, And make the careless sinner fear. As when of old, the water flowed Forth from the rock at…

“The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, says the Lord who has mercy on you.”–Isaiah 54:10  There is nothing true but heaven–none unchangeable but God. “The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed”–the lofty and the beautiful, the strong and the attractive…

Our Lord here makes a blanket, unconditional promise to every true believer. It takes into consideration all times, all circumstances, all contingencies, all events and all possibilities. This promise takes in all the flock. Not one of Christ’s sheep will ever perish no, not even one. If you are a believer, if you trust the Lord Jesus Christ, if you have received…

Pensive, doubting, fearful heart,Hear what CHRIST the Savior says;Every word should joy impart,Change thy mourning into praise:Yes, he speaks, and speaks to thee,May he help thee to believe!Then thou presently wilt see,Thou hast little cause to grieve. “Fear thou not, nor be ashamed,All thy sorrows soon shall endI who heav’n and earth have framed,Am thy husband and thy friendI the High and…

Many years ago, I heard Henry Mahan make several statements in a message he preached. As I sat in the congregation, listening to the message, I could easily have been convinced that he was preaching to no one but me. Like barbed arrows, these five statements pierced my heart. I wrote them down because I hope never to forget them. Why can’t…