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

" Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." — John 3:7 [KJV] Spiritual doctrines ever appear to the judgment of carnal reason, foolishness. Marvel not to find the wisdom of natural men ever crying out, "How can these things be?" and explaining away their spiritual meaning by corrupt reasonings. We are not to expect a total freedom from our own carnal objections. The old man is yet alive; the kingdom of his residence, the flesh, is at war against that kingdom into which the soul is spiritually born. Many souls see clearly the nature of the doctrine of a new-birth of the soul, and are convinced of the necessity of it, in order to see the kingdom of God. But how are they straitened, pained, and perplexed to know whether it be accomplished in them or not!  And indeed, many have so unscripturally treated of the new birth, as sadly to puzzle and grievously distress simple hearts. Is it not marvellous to find men gravely telling us how many s...

Bathed in the Gospel, Part III by D.G. Miles McKee Gospel faith is mighty, not in itself, but mighty because of its object, the Lord Jesus Christ .  Just as the Spirit of God always points away from Himself, so too, gospel faith always points away from itself towards the Lamb of God (see John 16:13-14) .  A faith-filled Church will be a Christ-centered Church and a Christ-centered Church will be a faith-filled Church.  If the gospel, however, is not the center of the church, there will be no genuine exploits done for God.  Without a Christ center, service in His cause becomes an inconvenient chore.  The Pastor will continually plead for volunteers to help with evangelism and other forms of service and yes, he’ll get plenty of ‘volunteers’ if he can make them feel guilty enough … but what a mess they can make of the cause of Christ.  If the Gospel does not hold first place in our churches, it holds no place. Unfortunately, in much of today’s ch...