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

"And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them." -G ALATIANS 6:16 [KJV] And what is this rule we walk by? The law? It is this, "God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" [GALATIANS 6:14 ] . Truly, this is the believer's rule of life. This is our standard of measurement. Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This is our rule for understanding the Scriptures. All Scripture points to Him. This is the rule of our faith. He is the object of our faith. This is the rule of our assurance. Any assurance derived anywhere but simply glorying in the cross is a false assurance. This is the rule of our motives. Any motive other than His glory is a wrong motive. This is the rule of our doctrine. All of our doctrine finds Christ crucified as its sum and substance. This is the rule of our motivation. His love to us "constraineth us." He is our rule in everything. He is that "one pearl of great price ,

"My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God." - PSALM 42:2 [KJV] Has your heart ever panted after the Lord Jesus as the hart panteth after the water brooks? Do you ever lie in the dust mourning over your sins against such bleeding, dying love? Do you ever ask God to kindle in your soul an intense desire to have Jesus as your Christ, that He may be your delight here and your portion for ever? Surely there is that in Him which is not in anything below the skies, and which if not found here will not be found hereafter. If you have no love or affection for Him, why is it but because He has not endeared Himself to your soul? But if He has manifested Himself to you, you have seen and felt enough of His blessedness to convince you that there is no real peace or happiness out of Him. It is true that you may have many trials and temptations to encounter; many perplexities and sorrows may be spread in your path; but be not dismayed, for the love of Christ, if you

W HERE MUST A MAN GO FOR PARDON ? Where is forgiveness to be found? There is a way both sure and plain, and into that way I desire to guide every inquirer’s feet. That way is simply to trust in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It is to cast your soul, with all its sins, unreservedly on Christ. It is to cease completely from any dependence on your own works or doings, either in whole or in part, and to rest on no other work but Christ’s work, no other righteousness but Christ’s righteousness, no other merit but Christ’s merit, as your ground of hope. Take this course and you are a pardoned soul. "To Christ," says Peter, "give all the prophets witness, that through His Name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins" [ACTS 10:43 ] . "Through this Man," says Paul at Antioch, "is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins, and by Him all that believe are justified from all things" [ACTS 13:38] . "In