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

"...b ut some are fallen asleep." -I Corinthians 15:6 [KJV] It is the united testimony of faithful witnesses, that Jesus is risen indeed. But what is this truth of a risen Saviour, to a dead sinner? He hears it, but without any affections of heart, joy of soul, desires to rise with Christ, or hopes of enjoying Him. But when, by the grace of Christ, the soul is quickened to know Him, then the believer rejoices inHis resurrection, as the best news that ever saluted his ears, or reached his heart.  Then, he delights to read the testimony of the witnesses, to this glorious event. Yea, he also becomes a witness of it himself, for he has an inward testimony of it by faith. My heart has felt joy on seeing Charity-children at Easter, with this label upon their breast, He is risen . It is this blessed truth, which changes the king of terrors, into an angel of comfort: turns that frightful monster, death, into the image of sweet sleep.  For Christ died for OUR sin, and r...

"God’s act of giving life to the spiritually dead is distinct from His truth, just as the faculty of sight is distinct from light.  Since quickening is an immediate and creative act, no instrumental and secondary causes are connected with it.  Scripture is effective only in those who are renewed (I Corinthians 2.12-14) ; it cannot produce life.  Man sees only because he is born of the Spirit (John 3:3) . Once the faculty of sight is given, the recipient is guided by the Word which is indispensable to conversion."   -preacher W. E. Best

What do you think of Christ? Part 5 “What think ye of Christ? is the test To try both your state and your scheme; You can­not be right in the rest, Unless you think right­ly of Him.” -John Newton In parts 1- 4 we discovered that  no one was ever born like Jesus, no one ever lived like Jesus, no one ever worked like Jesus, and no one ever dealt with sinners like Jesus.  This time we will consider how no one ever died like Jesus. The Lord Jesus didn´t have to die! He voluntarily dismissed His Spirit.  In John 10:18 He claimed He had power to lay down His life and power to take it up again and He did just that. When He had made atonement for our sins, He called out, “It is Finished” and gave up the ghost (Matthew 27:50). He died at will! No one else ever died at will.  You can´t do that and nor can I.  “Ah wait a minute” you say,  ” There have been people who have been so downhearted that they just wanted to die and they did die.”  Yes that´s...