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

  "Living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be." - Zechariah 14:8 [KJV] My soul, was not this fulfilled in part when the gospel went forth from Jerusalem? And is it not now fulfilling, while the same blessed gospel is going forth from sea to sea, and from the river even unto the ends of the earth? Surely neither the summer's drought, nor the winter's frost, shall dry up or congeal those living waters. But, my soul, hast thou asked of Jesus, as the woman of Samaria did in the moment of Jesus's promise, for those living waters? Oh if thou knowest, my soul, this gift of God, and wilt daily, hourly, ask of Him both in summer and in winter, He will give thee these living waters. Oh contemplate their property, and then, my soul, ask and receive, that thy joy may be full. Jesus Himself is this well of living waters; and wherever He comes, like the waters in Eze...

  HOW GOD GETS US TO HEAVEN! Part 1 D.G. Miles McKee Today, let’s consider the grand truth of Justification. Luther called it – ‘ the truth by which the church stands or falls .’  If this is true, it means it is also the truth by which you and I stand or fall. What a vital doctrine!  If we think that we can be truly saved and lost, we have no understanding of Justification.  Likewise, if we think that getting to heaven depends upon whether or not we die in a state of grace then, again, we have no understanding of Justification. Here’s a good definition of Justification, ‘ God out of His mercy and grace for Christ’s sake acquits us of sin and declares us righteous.’ So, let’s consider this truth of Justification.  May we, in doing so, profit in our understanding and come to appreciate and love the Lord Jesus even more. The first thing we notice is, We are justified by God. Romans 8:33  “Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect?  It is God th...