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THE POWER OF GOD ~ An Impregnable Garrison

"Who are kept by the power of God, through faith, unto salvation."   -I Peter 1:5 [KJV] The wicked, who are totally ignorant of the doctrine of grace, assert this truth by their common saying, “They only are well kept, whom God keeps.” Many, who profess to preach the gospel, do not hold forth such sound divinity as this. Consider, these three points: Who are thus kept? How are they kept? Unto what are they kept?    (1st.) Who are kept? St. Paul tells us, they are the elect according to the foreknowledge of God.    (2d.) “Sanctified by the Spirit unto obedience.” They obey the Father’s voice: they hear and believe on His beloved Son. Hence,    (3d.) Sprinkled by the blood of Christ from the guilt of sin in their consciences.    (4th.) “Begotten to a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, to an inheritance reserved in heaven for them.” The work of the glorious Trinity has passed upon them.    (5th.) Christ calls them, “M...
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Hail JESUS, Thou Glorious Light & Life of My Soul

"The day-dawn, and the day-star." -II Peter 1:19 [KJV]   And what is "the day-dawn, and day-star," arising in the hearts of God's people, but Jesus, "the dayspring from on high, visiting us?" Is not Jesus "the bright and morning star, the light and the life of men?" Yea, is He not "the Sun of righteousness arising with healing in His wings?" And when He ariseth on our benighted minds, may He not be called, "the day-dawn, and the day-star?" Pause, my soul, over the sweet thought. It was all darkness in the creation of God, until Jesus arose. And His coming was as the breaking forth of the morning, the sure harbinger of day. Indeed, Jesus was "the day-dawn, and the day-star," in the light of redemption, before the world was formed: for in the council of peace, as man's light and salvation, He carne up, at the call of God, from all eternity. And in time, during all His eventful ministry upon earth, was no...
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Vital Godliness

"But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation." -I Thessalonians 5:8 [KJV] Sobriety in religion is a blessed gift and grace. In our most holy faith there is no room for lightness. The things which concern our peace are solemn, weighty matters, and if they lie with any degree of weight and power on our spirit, they will subdue that levity which is the very breath of the carnal mind. But sobriety implies not merely the absence of all unbecoming levity in speech and conduct, but the absence also of all wild, visionary imaginations in the things of God. It denotes, therefore, that "spirit of a sound mind" which the apostle says is the gift of God.    Vital godliness, it is true, has its mysteries, its revelations and manifestations, its spiritual and supernatural discoveries and operations; but all these come through the word of truth, which is simple, weighty and solid, and as far rem...
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Audio Gospel Sermon ~ "Can You Believe God?"

Can You Believe God? / What Is Saving Faith? / Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ!  Message preached by Henry Mahan (28 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV0FOdUXJsw Can you truly believe God? What does it mean to have genuine saving faith? In this message, “Can You Believe God?,” the focus is on the biblical meaning of faith and what it means to truly believe, trust, and rest in the Lord Jesus Christ. Using Abraham as an example, the message shows that “Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness” (Romans 4:23 –24) .  This sermon explores the difference between simply believing that God exists and actually believing God, trusting His Word, relying on His promises, and committing your life to Christ. The message explains that genuine saving faith is not merely an outward profession. True faith knows Christ, trusts Christ, receives Christ, rests in Christ, and produces a life of obedience. As James teaches, faith without works is dead . The...
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Receiving Christ JESUS the Gift of GOD

"But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of GOD."   -John 1:12 [KJV] Man lost paradise by receiving a gift from Satan: there is no way to regain it, but by receiving Christ, the gift of God. Am I one of the many, who have received Christ? This question is of eternal moment. If I have not, no matter what I profess, by what name I am called, what I think of myself, or others think concerning me; for I am certainly in a state of wrath, exposed to eternal damnation. What answer does conscience return to this important question? God may this night require my soul. I may be in eternity before the morning light. Have I received Christ or not? What is it to receive Christ? Many precious souls are sadly perplexed and greatly distressed here.    But why should they? St. John plainly tells us, to receive Christ, is to believe on His name, that He is the anointed Saviour of lost sinners. Do you receive this truth into your heart? Does your mind go out af...
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IN CHRIST Our King ~ What Gifts, Graces & Pardons at His Banquet

"And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed ." -Esther 5:6 [KJV] My soul, thou hast lately been at the banquet of wine indeed, even of the Redeemer's blood, which Jesus holds at His table; and didst thou not behold the numberless petitioners who attended there with thyself? Surely, if the Persian king made so generous an offer to Esther, to perform her petition, be it what it might, to the half of his kingdom; thy Jesus, thy heavenly King; with Whom are all the treasures, and the unsearchable riches of grace and glory, did not suffer a poor humble petitioner to go empty away.    Tell me, ye that attended there, did ye not find the King most gracious? How went the matter with you? I pray you tell me. Did the poor man find Jesus indeed rich; and did the trembling sinner, under the apprehensions of wrath, find himself delivered by Him...
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PASSED FROM DEATH UNTO LIFE!

"We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren." -I John 3:14 [KJV] The Lord's people in their early days have a measure of heavenly love. Though perhaps they cannot say that Jesus is theirs; though they dare not declare they shall certainly go to heaven when they die; though they sometimes cannot even assert that the work of grace is really begun upon their souls; yet there is love manifested in them to God's word, God's people, God's servants, and God's truth. There is in them, in their weakest and tenderest days, a separation from the world, a casting-in of their lot amongst the people of God, a going-out in the tenderness of their heart and affection towards them. We see this in Ruth: though she was a poor heathen idolatress, no sooner was her heart touched by the finger of God, than she clave to Naomi. Divine love can only spring from the teachings and operations of God upon the heart.    Our "carnal mind is enmi...
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