"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

"Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow." -Psalm 51:7 [KJV] Here is majesty in misery: a king in penitence: a monarch of the earth at the footstool of mercy. David as a miserable sinner, polluted with the complicated crimes of adultery and murder, is here ascribing honour to the blood of the Lamb, by the pleading of faith. Had you now asked David, what he thought of the pleasures of sin? He would have read the most affecting lecture on its exceeding sinfulness, and that almost insupportable distress, terror, and horror it brought upon his soul. Though invested with the government of a kingdom, yet he could not command away its terrors from his mind, its burden from his conscience, nor its pollution from his soul. He now found the words of his son (-Solomon) fully verified, “Whoso breaketh through a hedge, a serpent shall bite him , ” (Ecclesiastes 10:8.)    He had broken through the hedge of God’s law, and that old serpent who tempted him, now stings and torm...

"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." -Hebrews 5:14 [KJV]   My soul! of what age art thou in the divine life? It is high time to inquire: high time to know. And the information is not far to attain, if thou dost wish it. A state of full age not only can receive, and relish the strong meat of the gospel, but really desires it, longs for it, and can be satisfied with nothing else. And what is the strong meat of the Gospel? Surely the person, the work, the glory, the grace, the love, the every thing that is in Jesus, which belongs to Jesus, and flows from Jesus .    And depend upon it, that if thy spiritual senses are so frequently exercised upon Jesus, as to relish this food, to delight in it, yea, to loath all else, there will be a sweet savour of Jesus in thy whole life and conversation. And in the exact proportion that thou takest a fulness of thi...

"Draw me; we will run after Thee."     -Song of Solomon 1:4 [KJV]   How many of us can take the words of the bride into our lips, or have ever been able at any one time of our life to use such an expression? We must have had some sight and sense of the preciousness and loveliness of Jesus before ever we can cry, "Draw me , " from the depth of a sincere heart. For the sincere soul is afraid to approach the holy Jehovah, whose eyes are as a flame of fire, and insult Him with mock petitions and words that it does not feel.   But if ever that desire has been kindled, and that prayer raised up in your soul, "Draw me, we will run after Thee , " it must have been the work of the Holy Ghost in your hearts, to raise up those feelings and to give you a living faith in the Son of God. And "he that believeth shall be saved . " Whatever doubts, whatever fears, whatever temptations, whatever exercises beset the path, "he that believeth sha...

More Gospel Truth, Part 1 by D G Miles McKee   Can a believer, a blood bought child of God, ever lose their salvation? According to a certain teaching, it seems yes indeed they can. Still others argue that no one can be certain of ever having salvation. But are these things true? In Romans 8:38-39 we read ; “ For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8: 35 asks the question; “ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”  Romans 8:38-39 is the inspired answer to that inquiry. Neither death nor life shall separate us from His love! Nor unseen powers can separate us from His love. Nor angel, nor principalities, nor powers whether good or evil can separate us from His love! Neither things present nor things to come can ...

  To fall into sin is a serious thing, even though the guilt of it be forgiven. A boy who had often been disobedient was made by his father to drive a nail into a post for each offense. When he was well-behaved for a day he was allowed to draw out one of the nails. He fought against his temper bravely, and at last all the nails were gone from the post, and his father praised him. “Alas, father,” said the lad, “the nails are all gone, but the holes are left!” Even after forgiveness it will require a miracle of grace to recover us from the ill effects of sin . -copied 

  TWO DIFFERING DOCTRINES REGARDING JESUS CHRIST’S ATONEMENT Limited Atonement (aka Particular Redemption, Substitutionary Atonement, Accomplished Atonement) Unlimited Atonement (aka General Atonement, Universal Atonement, Conditional Atonement) Christ died for “many”, not for all without exception (Isaiah 53:11, 12; Matthew 20:28; 26:28; Hebrews 9:28) . Christ died for all without exception, not for only “many”. Christ died for particular sinners identified by Jehovah as “My people” (Isaiah 53:8; cp. Matthew 1:21; John 15:13f; Acts 20:28 / Ephesians 5:25; John 10:11) . Christ died for all in general, for no one in particular. Christ died to redeem sinners “out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9) . Christ died to redeem everyone in every tribe and tongue and people and nation. Jehovah declares Christ died as the substitute for the “many” who are “My people” and that He justified them all (Isaiah 53:8, 11) . Christ died as the substitute for all witho...