Dying Wilberforce Learned Slaves Were Freed No man fought harder to abolish slavery than William Wilberforce. A member of Parliament, he introduced antislavery measures year after year for 40 years until he retired in 1825. On this day July 26, 1833, as he lay dying, word was brought him that the bill to outlaw slavery everywhere in … More Today in Church History
knowledge with self-control,† self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness (CSB) A few weeks ago I published an article I entitled God’s Tool Box based upon one of my favorite verses 2 Peter 1:3. I made the statement In my opinion this should be a verse every new believer learns early on because it is … More Adding To God’s Tool Box Part II
I am guessing everyone has some basic knowledge of the story of Jonah. In the lead up to Chapter 4 God has asked Jonah to God to Nineveh and warn the people there to repent. Jonah of course does everything he can to avoid this task against his sworn enemies but eventually ends up there … More Am I More Righteous than God?
LBC of Faith 1689 Chapter 7 Of God’s Covenant 2._____ Moreover, man having brought himself under the curse of the law by his fall, it pleased the Lord to make a covenant of grace, wherein he freely offereth unto sinners life and salvation by Jesus Christ, requiring of them faith in him, that they may be … More Coming to Christ
by Cameron Buettel / Friday, July 12, 2019 In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from that series originally appeared on September 30, 2015. -ed. … More Is It God’s Goodness that Leads to Repentance?
This verse comes towards the end of what most bibles headline something like ‘future persecutions’ (Matthew 10:16-25). Jesus is instructing the Apostles on what to expect as they go forth into the world. If they think that life will be easy they are wrong, If they think that just because they have been endowed with … More Matthew 10:24
Because of the surpassing greatness and extraordinary nature of the revelations [which I received from God], for this reason, to keep me from thinking of myself as important, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, to torment and harass me—to keep me from exalting myself! 8 Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times … More Power Through Weakness
If you have never read this classic, I highly recommend you use the link I provided to do so. – Mike Dan Graves, MSL Edwards Preached on Sinners in God’s Angry Hands All you that never passed under a great change of heart by the mighty power of the Spirit of God upon your souls; … More Edwards Preached on Sinners in God’s Angry Hands
Ephesians 2:4-5 (KJV) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) Here we have another But, in the bible demanding that we look at previous verses to get the proper … More But God
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not … More The Love of God
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