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

"... THE TRUTH IS IN JESUS ." -E PHESIANS 4:21 [KJV] Without truth there is no regeneration; for it is by " THE WORD OF TRUTH " that we are begotten and born again (J AMES 1:18; I P ETER 1:23) . Without truth there is no justification; for we are justified by faith, which faith consists in crediting God's truth, and so gives peace with God. Without the truth there is no sanctification; for the Lord H imself says, "Sanctify them through T hy truth: THY WORD IS TRUTH ." And without the truth there is no salvation; for "God hath chosen us to salvation through SANCTIFICATION OF THE SPIRIT and BELIEF OF THE TRUTH ." And as the truth is the instrumental cause of all these blessings, the divinely-appointed means whereby they become manifested mercies, so truth enters into and is received by all the graces of the Spirit as they come forth into living exercise. Thus, without the truth, there is no faith; for the work of faith i...

Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands (12-14APR19) Heads-Up --- Please find enclosed encouragement in SO GREAT SALVATION by the perfect and finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ in saving poor, needy and wretched sinners by His sovereign free grace - God's unmerited favor - from their sins and from Hell: IS YOUR GOD ABLE?   I ask you the same question that king Darius asked Daniel, “Is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?” (Daniel 6:20). Is the God you worship able to do as He pleases, when He pleases, with whom He pleases?  The true and living God is (Psalm 115:3, Daniel 4:35). Is the God you worship able to save sinners by Himself without any input from the sinner whatsoever?  The true and living God is (Hebrews 7:25 & 10:14). Is your God able to give a dead sinner spiritual life in the new birth? The true and living God is (Ephesians 2:1, James 1:18). Is the God you worship able to comfort your...