Smith – Life of William Carey

Posted on December 2, 2023 by WL

Smith – Life of William Carey
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Best Christ Emptied Himself

Posted on November 24, 2023 by WL

Best Christ Emptied Himself

The Lord Jesus Christ is one Person with two Sonships. He is both the Son of God and the Son of Man. The Son of God in the bosom of the Father was pleased to condescend to become the Son of Man. He willingly assumed human nature in order to reveal the Father, redeem the elect, and communicate the knowledge of God to His people. Christ, during the days of His humiliation, did not consider His future honor of equality with God before men something to be seized.

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Chitwood, Arlen-Mysteries of the Kingdom

Posted on November 22, 2023 by WL

CONTENTS

FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

I. ISRAEL’S REJECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EVENTS IN MATT. 12, LEADING INTO MATT. 13 II. I WILL RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ISRAEL’S PRESENT RETURN, MAJOR PROBLEMS III. PARABLE OF THE SOWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SOWING, FRUIT-BEARING, THE KINGDOM IN VIEW IV. PARABLE OF THE TARES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SATAN SOWING TARES, TO STOP FRUIT-BEARING V. PARABLE OF THE MUSTARD SEED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CONDITIONS EVENTUALLY PRODUCED BY THE TARES VI. PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
CONDITIONS ULTIMATELY PRODUCED BY THE TARES VII. SOME SHALL DEPART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
A DEPARTURE OF CHRISTIANS FROM THE FAITH VIII. CHRIST AND THE CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
SEEN IN THE TYPOLOGY OF BOAZ AND RUTH IX. GOD AND ISRAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
SEEN IN THE TYPOLOGY OF AHASUERUS AND ESTHER X. PARABLE OF THE TREASURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
REDEMPTION OF THE INHERITANCE
XI. PARABLE OF THE PEARL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
SAVED FOR A PURPOSE, REALIZING AN INHERITANCE XII. PARABLE OF THE NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
PURPOSE FOR SALVATION REALIZED, NOT REALIZED XIII. INSTRUCTION IN THE KINGDOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
UNDERSTANDING THE WORD OF THE KINGDOM SCRIPTURE INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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Best Christ Could Not Be Tempted

Posted on November 19, 2023 by WL

Best Christ Could Not Be Tempted

We often hear about Jesus’ “temptation in the wilderness” or that He is “tempted just like we are.” The idea that Jesus Christ could be tempted is unfounded in the Biblical concept of Christ’s Person. Since Christ did not have a sin nature, solicitation to do something contrary to God’s will could not be entertained in His holy thought. The New Testament Greek verb for tempt can also mean to test or to try; and the Greek noun for temptation can also mean a test or a trial

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Guyon A Short Method Of Prayer

Posted on November 18, 2023 by WL

Guyon A Short Method Of Prayer
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Carson, Alexander-History of Providence As Manifested In Scripture

Posted on November 17, 2023 by WL

History of Providence,
AS
Manifested In Scripture;
or
FACTS FROM SCRIPTURE ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF GOD:
WITH
A Defence of the Doctrine of Providence,
And An Examination of the Philosophy of
Dr. Thomas Brown on that Subject.
By
Alexander Carson, A.M.

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Thomas On Prayer and The Contemplative Life

Posted on November 12, 2023 by WL

CONTENTS of Thomas On Prayer and The Contemplative Life

INTRODUCTION
QUESTION LXXXI OF THE VIRTUE OF RELIGION
QUESTION LXXXII OF DEVOTION
QUESTION LXXXIII OF PRAYER

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